HOUSTON, Texas -- East Carolina's men's 4x400-meter relay team claimed a Conference USA gold medal to highlight Saturday's action for the Pirates at the 2004 C-USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.

The ECU men finished eighth in the team standings while the Lady Pirates placed ninth.

The Pirates' 4x400 squad, comprised of Michael Hillian, B.J. Henderson, DeAndre Hyman, and Darrus Cofield, outdistanced the competition with a time of 3:15.16, less than a second shy of a school record.

Also scoring for the Pirates on Saturday were Damarcus Fox, who placed third in the 60-meter dash (6.74); Cofield, who was seventh in the 400 (49.40); and Ricardo Bell (1:54.20) and Vance Stephenson (1:56.61), who placed third and fifth, respectively, in the 800.

After an encouraging start on Friday saw the Lady Pirates move into fifth place, Saturday brought just two scoring performances for ECU. Tara DeBrielle finished fourth in the finals of the 800 at 2:17.49, and Colleen McGinn placed second in the high jump, matching her own school record by clearing 5-8.

The meet was hosted by the University of Houston at the Yeoman Fieldhouse. Houston's men's team captured their second straight C-USA indoor title while TCU claimed the women's crown.

Next up for ECU is the ECAC Indoor Championships, to be held in Boston next weekend.

ECU WOMEN COMPLETE RESULTS:

60 Meters
    Darneshea Jones      7.95 (prelims)
    Kelsey Walker        8.16 (prelims)

60-Meter Hurdles
    Nicole Callaham      9.41 (prelims)

200 Meters
    Darneshea Jones      25.82 (prelims)
    Kelsey Walker        27.23 (prelims)

800 Meters
 4. Tara DeBrielle       2:17.49
    Tara DeBrielle       2:15.49 (prelims)
    Lauren Miller        2:27.99 (prelims)
    Brie Berkowitz       2:28.69 (prelims)

Mile
16. Rebekah Bishop       5:17.46

3,000 Meters
10. Johanna Allen        10:14.53

5,000 Meters
 9. Johanna Allen        17.51.90

4x400 Relay
11. Moore, Jones,        4:04.49
    Hopkins, Baptiste

Distance Medley Relay
 6. DeBrielle, Baptiste, 12:23.68
    Bishop, Collins

High Jump
 2. Colleen McGinn       5-8 (1.73m)

Pole Vault
 3. Lindsey Rosales      11-11.75 (3.65m)
 3. Tammie Mentzel       11-11.75 (3.65m)
 6. Kinsey Batts         11-5.75 (3.50m)
17. Nicole Marchewka     10-0 (3.05m)

Long Jump
 3. Alisha Hopkins       18-7.75 (5.68m)
24. Jenee Moore          16-10 (5.13m)

Shot Put
23. Emily Thompson       35-2 (10.72m)

Weight Throw
14. Jessica Georgio      45-10.75 (13.99m) 
15. Emily Thompson       44-4.25 (13.52m) 
19. Chelsea Salisbury    40-0.5 (12.20m)

Pentathlon
12. Sharon Heilig        2713 points


ECU MEN COMPLETE RESULTS:

60 Meters
 3. Damarcus Fox         6.74
    Damarcus Fox         6.78 (prelims)

60-Meter Hurdles
    Hector Cotto         8.35 (prelims)
    Ronnie Pollard       8.42 (prelims)

200 Meters
    DeAndre Hyman        22.46 (prelims)

400 Meters
 7. Darrus Cofield       49.40
 9. Michael Hillian      49.84
    Darrus Cofield       49.19 (prelims)
    Michael Hillian      49.37 (prelims)
    BJ Henderson         49.48 (prelims)

800 Meters
 3. Ricardo Bell         1:54.20
 5. Vance Stephenson     1:56.61
    Ricardo Bell         1:56.37 (prelims)
    Vance Stephenson     1:56.88 (prelims)
    Trent Fuchs          1:59.82 (prelims)
    Kyle Yunaska         2:05.42 (prelims)

Mile
10. Kristian Jorgensen   4:27.47

3,000 Meters
 9. Craig Schmidt        8:50.17

5,000 Meters
15. Stephen Tausend      16:06.78

4x400 Relay
 1. Hillian, Henderson,  3:15.16
    Hyman, Cofield

Distance Medley Relay
 4. Jorgensen, Walls,    10:22.63
    Stephenson, Schmidt

Long Jump
11. Renaldo Isaac        21-11.75 (6.70m)

Shot Put
 9. Eric Frasure         48-3.25 (14.71m)

Weight Throw
 2. Eric Frasure         57-0 (17.37m)
 7. Mayso Porch          47-10.5 (14.59m)