FAIRFAX, Va. -- Jessica Collins qualified for the ECAC Championship Meet in the mile run to highlight East Carolina's day at the Patriot Games indoor track and field meet, hosted by George Mason University on Saturday.

Collins, a sophomore from Goldsboro, N.C., turned in a time of 5:00.86, finishing fourth in the event. She is the third Lady Pirate to qualify for the ECAC meet, to be held March 6-7 in Boston.

Collins was among a select group of ECU men and women to compete in Saturday's meet, which came as a late change of schedule after the team was originally slated to run at Chapel Hill, N.C. Other Pirate men and women will run on Sunday at the Gator Invitational in Gainesville, Fla.

Also competing in Saturday's Patriot Games were teams from William & Mary, Norfolk State, Maryland, Morgan State, and George Mason. It was not a team-scored meet.

The Lady Pirates also got top-five finishes from Nicole Callaham in the 60-meter hurles (9.49) and Jessica Georgio in the weight throw (45-4.5).

A group of distance runners were on hand from the ECU men's team. Highlighting their performance was a third place finish (10:31.94) in the distance medley relay by Kristian Jorgensen, Wes Ricci, Kyle Yunaska, and Craig Schmidt.

Patriot Games
1/31/04 at George Mason University

ECU RESULTS - WOMEN

60 Meters
 6. Darneshea Jones    7.86
    Darneshea Jones    7.87 (prelims)
    Kelsey Walker      8.20 (prelims)

60-Meter Hurdles
 4. Nicole Callaham    9.49
 6. Sharon Heilig      9.84
    Nicole Callaham    9.57 (prelims)
    Sharon Heilig      9.81 (prelims)

200 Meter
 6. Darneshea Jones    26.13
 7. Jenee Moore        26.48
12. Kelsey Walker      27.63

400 Meters
 9. Brie Berkowitz     1:04.59

800 Meter
12. Lauren Miller      2:25.86

Mile
 4. Jessica Collins    5:00.86*
10. Johanna Allen      5:16.65

3000 Meters
13. Rebekah Bishop     11:46.03

Long Jump
 7. Alisha Hopkins     16-8 (5.08m)
 8. Sharon Heilig      16-3 (4.95m)
10. Jenee Moore        16-1.5 (4.91m)

Weight Throw
 5. Jessica Georgio    45-4.5 (13.83m)
 7. Emily Thompson     39-3 (11.96m)
 9. Chelsea Salisbury  37-4 (11.38m)

Shot Put
 7. Emily Thompson     39-5.25 (12.02m)

* denotes ECAC qualifying mark

ECU RESULTS - MEN

400 Meter
10. Wes Ricci          55.75

800 Meter
 8. Kristian Jorgensen 2:00.51
15. Kyle Yunaska       2:05.47

Mile
12. Greg Macri         4:40.27
13. James McLellan     4:40.56

3000 Meters
10. Steven Tausend     9:16.77

Distance Medley Relay
 3. Jorgensen, Ricci,  10:31.94
    Yunaska, Schmidt