REPEATERS IN MEAC TRACK: The Hampton Lady Pirates and Norfolk State Spartans won the 2008 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Hughes Stadium on the campus of Morgan State last weekend.

The Lady Pirates scored 123 points en route to their unprecedented sixth consecutive outdoor title. Hampton freshman Raquel Vassell tallied 35.25 points and earned outstanding performer. Vassell won the 100 meters (11.69), 200 meters (23.50) and also finished among the top three in the 100 meter hurdles (14.09), 4x100 meter relay (47.23) and 4x400 meter relay (3:40.52).

"I came into this program knowing that they had won many championships and I did not want to stop that streak," explained Vassell. Hampton Head Coach Maurice Pierce was named the outstanding coach of the championship.

Maryland Eastern Shore tallied 118 points to finish second. North Carolina A&T (94), Morgan State (80) and Norfolk State (76) rounded out the top five.

On the men's side the Norfolk State posted 162 points to capture their third straight title and fifth overall. Sophomore Marlon Woods earned outstanding performer after tallying 28 total points. Woods won the long jump with a 7.95m (26-01 ft.) leap and the high jump with a 2.19 (7-02.25 ft.) jump. He was second in the triple jump with a 15.47m (50-09.25 ft.) leap. Spartans' Head Coach Kenneth Giles earned Outstanding Coaching honors.

North Carolina A&T posted 95 points to finish second. Hampton (76), Delaware State (70) and Morgan State (68) completed the top five.

It was a record setting day for both the men and women. Hampton's Francena McCorory broke a meet record in the 400 meters with a time of 51.54. The previous record of 52.10 was set by Michelle Felder of Howard in 1989. Maryland Eastern Shore's Peter Sang set a new MEAC record in the 3,000 meter steeplechase with a time of 9:20.07. Sang held the previous record of 9:32.08 that he posted at last's year's championship.

T'BELLES TAKE OVC TRACK: The Tennessee State Tigerbelles surged from a fourth place first-day finish to overwhelm the field t0 win the 2008 Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Track and Field title Saturday at Southeast Missouri State in Cape Girardeau, Mo. The Tigerbelles won their third outdoor title, adding this title to their Indoor Championship in 2008.

TSU coach Chandra Cheeseborough was named 2008 OVC Female Coach of the Year, her third such title, which also adds to her 2008 OVC Indoor Coach of the Year designation. Senior Dominique Ward-Holmes, the 2008 OVC Female track Athlete of the Year, qualified for the NCAA Regional in the 200 meters (23.57) and the 400 meters (53.25) setting a new OVC record in the 400 meter event. She also anchored the first place finishing Tigerbelle 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams.

The anatomy of the Tigerbelles' victory is as follows: <

100 meter dash - 1 - Martinique Guice (12.14) - 2 - Tierra Boyd (12.17) - 5- Richesa McCaleb (12.25) 200 meter dash - 1-Dom. Ward-Holmes (23.57)R - 2 -Tierra Boyd (24.81) - 4-Richesa McCaleb (24.95) 400 meter dash - 1-Dom. Ward Holmes (53.25) Rc - 4-Danielle Exum (57.61) - 8-Brittanny Jackson (1:00.08) 800 meter run - 2-Danielle Abraham (2:10.53) - 4-Felecia Jeffers (2:16.36) 400 hurdles - 1-Salisha Marryshow (1:01.16) - 8-Gladys Williams (1:10.52)

4x100 relay - 1-TSU - 45.96 (Richesa McCaleb, Tierra Boyd, Martinique Guice, Dom. Ward-Holmes) 4x400 relay - 1-TSU - 3:45.10 (Salisha Marryshow, Tierra Boyd, Danielle Abraham, Dom. Ward-Holmes) High Jump - 2-Lanika Horn (5-06.00 misses) - 3-Gladys Williams (5-04.25) Long Jump - 6-Martinique Guice (18-09.25) Triple Jump - 2-Lanika Horn (41.00.50) - 7-Toya Sessoms (38:06.00) Discus - 4-Tanesha Campbell (135-07) - 7-Ebonie Jackson (129-10) Shot Put - 2-Tanesha Campbell (46-05.25) - 3-Kathy Onwu (45-08.50)

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