Results (Listed By Event)

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The Hampton University men's and women's track & field teams had a strong weekend at the 116th annual Penn Relays this past Thursday, Friday and Saturday, with the Pirates winning a pair of relay titles at Franklin Field.

The Pirates took the IC4A 4x100-meter relay – with Justin Battle (Somerset, N.J.), Aaron Anderson (Fort Washington, Md.), Devon Brown (Laurel, Md.) and Reggie Dixon (Plainfield, N.J.) running a 40.43 – before Dixon, Anderson, Battle and Brown teamed up to take the gold in the IC4A 4x200-meter relay with a time of 1:23.75.

Predist Walker (Suffolk, Va.) ran a season-best 14.20 in the heats of the 110-meter hurdles to come in 12th; he was also on the 110-meter shuttle hurdles team that finished 12th with a 1:03.83, and he led the sprint medley squad that ran a 3:31.26 to come in 32nd.

Racquel Vassell (Irvington, N.J.) and Petrice Richards (Manchester, Jamaica) turned in the best individual performances for the Lady Pirates; Vassell jumped a season-best 5.96 meters to finish seventh in the long jump college competition, while Richards finished seventh in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.82.

Vassell and Richards also joined Francena McCorory (Hampton, Va.) and Leah Richmond (Long Beach, Calif.) to finish sixth in the ECAC 4x200-meter relay with a 1:34.29. McCorory, Richards and Vassell teamed up with Margaret Harris (South Bend, Ind.) to finish eighth in the ECAC 4x100-meter relay after running a 48.19.

Kenya Jones (Chesapeake, Va.), Janean Morris (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Shaquanda Gainey (Camden, N.J.) and Jahlisa Smith (Plainfield, N.J.) ran an 8:59.45 in the 4x800-meter relay college event to finish fourth. Smith, Morris and Jones also teamed up with Benita Taylor (Philadelphia, Pa.) to finish 11th in the distance medley relay college event with an 11:47.34.

A total of 258 colleges competed in the historic event.

The Pirates and Lady Pirates will return to action on May 6-8, when they head to Greensboro, N.C. for the 2010 MEAC Outdoor Championships. The Lady Pirates will look to defend their outdoor crown, while the Pirates will look to improve on last year's second-place effort.

For more information on Hampton University track & field, please call the Office of Sports Information at (757) 727-5811, or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.