Women's Hepthathlon Final

LANDOVER, Md. – The  Hampton’s women’s track and field team won the 2011 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Indoor Track and Field titles Saturday afternoon at the Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex in Landover, Maryland.

Hampton posted 188.50 points to win their ninth overall women’s MEAC indoor title. Their score breaks the Lady Pirates previous meet record of 179 points set in 2007.

Norfolk State finished in second with 102.50 points followed by Maryland Eastern Shore in third with 100 points.

Lady Pirates Head Coach Maurice Pierce was named the Women’s Outstanding Coach. “Our freshmen stepped up to the plate, ” said Pierce. “On top of Racquel Vassell’s performances, and our freshmen, it all came together today”. 

Hampton’s Teiara Denmark posted 20.05 points to earn Outstanding Field Performer honors, while Maryland Eastern Shore’s Cynthia Anais and Hampton’s Racquel Vassell shared Co-Outstanding Runner accolades. Both runners recorded 32.50 points.

Running a time of 2:10.47 in the 800m run, Maryland Eastern Shore’s Cynthia Anais broke the indoor record set by former Lady Hawk Merrecia James in 2007 (2:10.57).

In the field events, Norfolk State’s Katie Wright passed her previous 2009 MEAC indoor record in the pole vault of 3.36m (11-00.25 ft.) setting a new record of 3.41m (11-02.25 ft.).