GAINESVILLE, FLA. -- The Pirates' 4x100 squad, comprised of Reginald Williams, DeAndre Hyman, Thomas Lewis, and B.J. Henderson, recorded a fourth place finish at the Florida Relays with a time of 40.36 and qualified for the NCAA Regionals on Saturday.

The 4x400 relay team claimed a third place finish with a time of 3:05.93, which was also a NCAA Regional qualifying mark.

In the 400-meter dash, B.J. Henderson and Darrus Cofield placed in the top 10, with Henderson finishing eighth and Cofield placing ninth. Ricky Bell placed sixth in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:52.74.

The Pirates will return to action April 2-3 at the Duke Invitational in Durham, N.C.

Flordia Relays March 27-28, 2004

ECU RESULTS
110 Meter Hurdles 22. Hector Cotto 14.89

400 Meter Dash
8. B.J. Henderson 47.48
9. Darrus Cofield 47.50
23. Dominick Richmond 48.85

800 Meter Run
6. Ricky Bell 1:52.74
22. Trent Fuchs 1:56.81
23. Vance Stephenson 1:56.87

400 Meter Hurdles
8. Ronald Pollard 52.89
20. Hector Cotto 55.69
29. Jeffery Walls 57.15

200 Meter Dash
20. DeAndre Hyman 21.73

4x100 Relay
4. East Carolina 40.36 *

4x400 Relay
3. East Carolina 3:05.93 *

1600 Sprint Medley
5. East Carolina 3:25.58

* Denotes NCAA Regional Qualifying Mark