The Delaware State men’s indoor track & field team opened the 2008-09 season with two first-place finishes at the Navy Invitational Friday evening.

Donte Holmes, the reigning MEAC champion, was first in the 800-meter dash with a time of 1:54.42. Holmes also ran the third leg on Delaware State’s first-place 1600-meter relay team. He was joined by Burton Clarke, Andre Easton and Brandon Reeves on the winning team, which topped the field with a time of 3:15.97. Delaware State’s 1600-meter “B” team of Brycen Davis, Leslie Murray, Alan Laws and Derrhyl Duncan was second in the race at 3:18.44.

Murray and Easton also placed second and third in 400-meter dash. Murray was runner-up to Morgan State’s Kevin Bowen with a time of 48.72. Easton was third at 49.52.

Delaware State also received third place finishes from Larrone Moore in the 60-meter dash and 200-meter dash, Isaiah Briscoe in the 60-meter hurdles and Darius Sivels in the long jump.

Moore posted a time of 6.91 seconds in the 60-meter dash and 21.88 seconds in the 200. Briscoe, a freshman from Delaware’s Cape Henlopen High School, was clocked at 8.46 seconds in the 60 hurdles. Sivels had a top leap of 7.01 meters in the long jump.

Kevin Muhammad was fourth in the long jump, while Ryan Agan was fifth in the pole vault and Derrhyl Duncan fifth in the 400-meter dash.

DELAWARE STATE FINISHERS AT NAVY INVITATIONAL (DEC. 5, 2008)

Pole Vault - 5. Ryan Agan (3.96m)

Men’s Long Jump -  3. Darius Sivels (7.01m); 4. Kevin Muhammad (6.83m)

60-meter hurdles ? 3. Isaiah Briscoe (8.46 sec.)

60-meter dash ? 3. Larrone Moore (6.91 sec.)

Mile Run ? 11. Aaron Moon (4:40.20); 13. Sean Guy (4:44.39)

400-meter dash ? 2. Leslie Murray (48.72); 3. Andre Easton (49.52); 5. Derrhyl Duncan (50.26); Brycen Davis (50.81)

800-meter run ? 1. Donte Holmes (1:54.42); 11. Kelli Thibou (1:58.91); 14. Alan Laws (1:59.64)

200-meter dash ? 3. Larrone Moore (21.88); 12. Isaiah Briscoe (23.04); 14. Kevin Muhammad (23.20)