Hampton's women's cross country teams won the 2010 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Cross Country Championship titles Saturday morning at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in Princess Anne, Md.

The Hampton Lady Pirates scored 52 points to win their third cross country title and first since 2006.

Howard senior Ashley Hodges crossed the tape first with a time of 18:19.70 to earn Outstanding Performer honors. As a team the Lady Bison finished in sixth place.

"My strategy was to go out and be one of the top eight runners to put myself in a good position for later in the race," said Hodges "During the last kilometer, I really tried to kick it into a higher gear to push through."

Hampton's Maurice Pierce earned Outstanding Coach accolades in cross country for the third time in his career. "We didn't back off our training, we ran two outstanding meets prior to the championship and that helped us perform today." said Pierce

Second place accolades went to South Carolina State (85), Norfolk State (92), Delaware State (113) and Maryland Eastern Shore (121) completed the top five finishes.