HAMPTON WINS 10 EVENT TITLES AT GOTHAM CUP
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The Hampton University men's and women's track & field teams had a strong showing at the New York City Gotham Cup on Friday at the Armory Track & Field Center, combining to win 10 event titles.
The Lady Pirates took home eight of those titles, with senior Francena McCorory accounting for three of them. McCorory ran a 7.51 to win the 60-meter dash, before taking the 500-meter dash with a school-record time of 1:10.74. She was also part of the 4x400-meter relay team - along with Leah Richmond, Racquel Vassell and Claudia Calder - that took the gold with a 3:40.79.
Vassell also won the 60-meter hurdles after running an 8.62.
Kenya Jones ran a 5:08.26 to take the mile run, while Calder won the high jump with a height of 1.70 meters and Margaret Harris jumped 5.36 meters to take the long jump title. Kristal McGreggor won the weight throw with a distance of 15.68 meters.
Janean Morris finished second in the unseeded 800-meter run with a time of 2:15.41, while the 4x800-meter relay team and distance medley squad each finished second. Calder, Richmond, Harris and Shaquanda Gainey teamed up to run a 9:35.89 in the 4x800-meter relay, while Jones, Harris, Morris and Jahlisa Smith combined to run a 12:24.24 in the distance medley.
Freshman Xavier Fraction won his first event title at Hampton, winning the seeded 800-meter run with a time of 1:54.69. Predist Walker won the other event title for the Pirates, taking the 60-meter hurdles in 7.93.
Damon Dixon finished second in the high jump with a height of 2.01 meters, while the distance medley team - with Mike Davenport, Christopher Williams, Bryan Brown and Barien White - came in second with a time of 10:21.93.
Aaron Anderson ran a 6.93 in the 60-meter dash to finish fifth, while Devon Brown came in sixth with a 6.95. Justin Battle ran a 7.04 to come in eighth. Lawrence Campbell finished eighth in the 500-meter dash with a 1:05.29.
The Pirates and Lady Pirates will return to action on Saturday, when they head to Chapel Hill, N.C. for the UNC Classic.