Freshman pole vaulter Katie Wright cleared 10 feet, 10? inches to set a new Norfolk State record in the event on
Friday at the Virginia Tech Hokie Invitational. The previous record of 10-6 held by former Spartan Christina Zuniga.

Wright finished third behind Caroline Kennedy of Clemson (12-3?) and Katie Darraugh of Virginia (11-6?).

Sprinter Shanneka Claiborne ran a personal-best 7.57 in the preliminaries of the 60-meter dash and finished fourth in the finals in 7.63. Tierra Flowers also qualified for the 60-meter finals, finishing fifth in 7.63.

The distance medley team of Jennifer Chichester, Shaniqua Moore, Syeeda Gee and Tia Miles finished seventh in 12:57.97.

Janet Brown (38-4), Alaina Hite (38-2?) and Tanisha Jenkins (37-6?) competed in the triple jump, while Tiphani Harris hit a mark of 38-8? in the weight throw.