BLACKSBURG, Va. -- East Carolina's men's and women's track and field teams captured a dozen top-10 finishes as competition concluded Saturday at the Virginia Tech Challenge.

A full complement of Lady Pirates participated in the two-day meet, while select members of the ECU men's team saw action in Blacksburg. The rest of the Pirate men's team was in Boston, Mass., on Saturday to compete in the FasTrack Invitational.

Tara DeBrielle had the top collegiate finish and was second overall in the 800-meter run and teammate Tammie Mentzel tied her own school record in the indoor pole vault to highlight the women's day.

DeBrielle turned in a time of 2:14.22 in the 800, an event in which she already owns the school record.

Mentzel cleared 11-11.75 in the pole vault to finish third and match the school record she has set twice earlier this season. Freshman Lindsey Rosales placed ninth in the event by clearing 11-0.

"It was a good meet to get us ready for the conference meet in two weeks," women's track and field head coach Matt Munson said. "Everyone was at or near their season bests and we seem to be right where we want to be. We're excited about using the next couple of weeks to get ready for the C-USA competition."

Also on Saturday, the ECU men got a second-place finish in the 4x800-meter relay (7:51.92). Renaldo Isaac was 10th in the long jump, leaping 22-3.75.

The weekend served as the final tune-up for the 2004 Conference USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, which will be conducted in Houston, Texas, Feb. 27-28.

Virginia Tech Challenge
Feb. 13-14, 2004 - Complete Results

RESULTS: ECU WOMEN

60 Meters
    Darneshea Jones       7.79 (prelims)

60-Meter Hurdles
    Nicole Callaham       9.40 (prelims)
    Sharon Heilig         9.80 (prelims)

200 Meters
26. Darneshea Jones       25.51
40. Jenee Moore           26.02

500 Meters
10. Lauren Miller         1:20.52
11. Simone Baptiste       1:20.53
15. Brie Berkowitz        1:23.36

800 Meters
 2. Tara DeBrielle        2:14.22
30. Lauren Miller         2:24.93
37. Brie Berkowitz        2:30.04
38. Simone Baptiste       2:31.07

5,000 Meters
 8. Johanna Allen         18:24.33

High Jump
 8. Colleen McGinn        5-6.5 (1.69m)

Pole Vault
 3. Tammie Mentzel        11-11.75 (3.65m)
 9. Lindsey Rosales       11-0 (3.35m)
17. Kinsey Batts          10-0 (3.05m)

Long Jump
 4. Alisha Hopkins        18-4 (5.59m)
 5. Jenee Moore           18-1.75 (5.53m)
13. Sharon Heilig         17-0.5 (5.19m)

RESULTS: ECU MEN

60-Meter Hurdles
    Hector Cotto          8.26 (prelims)

400 Meters
30. Jeff Walls            50.82
41. Hector Cotto          51.81

800 Meters
11. Vance Stephenson      1:55.21
22. Kyle Yunaska          1:57.47
24. Trent Fuchs           1:57.60

Mile
23. Kristian Jorgensen    4:25.30

4x800 Relay
 2. ECU                   7:51.92

Distance Medley Relay
 3. ECU                   10:23.20

Triple Jump
12. Derrick Carr          44-2.75 (13.48m)

Long Jump
10. Renaldo Isaac         22-3.75 (6.80m)

Weight Throw
 8. Eric Frasure          56-11.5 (17.36m)
14. Mayso Porch           49-8.75 (15.16m)