Jamar Ross
1/21/07
Landover, Md. – Hampton senior Andrew
Peresta and junior Terrance Burton
captured first place in their signature
events then came back to close out the
day by leading the Pirates’ 4x400 meter
relay team to victory at the Terrapin
Invitational Saturday afternoon at the
Prince George’s Sports & Learning
Complex in Landover, Maryland.
Running on the same track that will be
the site of the upcoming MEAC
Championships (Feb. 16-17), Peresta led
a group of four Hampton athletes in the
finals of the 60-meter hurdles. After
posting an 8.18 in the preliminaries he
bettered that with an 8.09 in the
finals, while fellow Pirates Damon
Bailey (8.29), Barry Bostick (8.43) and
Dewayne Chandler finished seventh, ninth
and 10th respectively.
In
the 400-meter dash the Pirates brought
home first and second place as both
Burton and Peresta registered times
under 50 seconds in Heat 1. Burton led
the pack by turning in a season-best
49.17, while Peresta was just a step
behind at 49.37.
Senior sprinter John Bailey accounted
for the Pirates’ other top three finish
on the day by running a 6.91 in the
60-meter dash to place third.
Hampton’s 4x400 meter relay team
comprised of Peresta, Burton, Anthony
Easter and John Bailey ran away from the
field, finishing nearly two seconds
ahead of second place Maryland with a
time of 3:17.78