LOUISVILLE, KY -- The second day of the 2004 Conference USA Outdoor Track and Field Championship eight Pirates found themselves moving in the final heats on Saturday, with a chance to bring home some hardware. The evening portion of Friday's action at Louisville's Cardinal Park was contested under inclement weather, including 51-minute delay due to heavy rains. After two days of competition, Cincinnati is the men's team leader with 34 points, while USF holds the lead in the women's team standings with 38 points.

On the women's side, senior Tara DeBrielle recorded the second fastest time (2:14.45) on Friday and qualified for the finals, which will be held on Saturday. In the 400-meter hurdles, Nicole Callaham secured the last finals spot with a time of 1:04.87. Sophomore Chelsea Salisbury, placed sixth in the javelin throw with a mark of 123-06.50 (37.66m) and earned three points towards the team competition.

Junior sprinter Damarcus Fox posted a time of 10:62 in the 100 meter dash, the seventh fastest time of the day, to move onto the finals. In the 400 meter preliminaries, B.J. Henderson (47.36) and Darrus Coefield (47.84) both advanced. Other action saw Ricardo Bell (800 meter), Hector Cotto (110 meter hurdles), and Ronnie Pollard (400 meter hurdles) all advance to championship Saturday.

Championship action begins a 10 am with the men's high jump.

Women 100 Meter Dash (Prelims)
17. Darnesha Jones 12.27
18. Kelsey Walker 12.29

Women 200 Meter Dash (Prelims)
23. Darnesha Jones 25.50
27. Kelsey Walker 26.01

Women 400 Meter Dash (Prelims)
22. Simone Baptiste 58.66

Women 800 Meter Run (Prelims)
2. Tara DeBrielle 2:14.45 *

Women 100 Meter Hurdles (Prelims)
10. Nicole Callaham 14.57

Women 400 Meter Hurdles (Prelims)
9. Nicole Callaham 1:04.87 *
14. Erie Berkowitz 1:06.32

Women Long Jump (Finals)
13. Alisha Hopkins 5.51m
19. Jenee Moore 5.26m

Women Discus (Finals)
12. Emily Thompson 39.02m

Women Javelin (Finals)
6. Chelsea Salisbury 123-06.50

Men 100 Meter Dash (Prelims)
7. Damarcus Fox 10.62 *

Men 200 Meter Dash (Prelims)
11. DeAndre Hyman 21.77

Men 400 Meter Dash (Prelims)
4. BJ Henderson 47.36 *
7. Darrus Cofield 47.84 *
12. Domonick Richmond 48.53
17. Thomas Lewis 49.31

Men 800 Meter Run (Prelims)
2. Ricardo Bell 1:55.36 *
13. Vance Stephensen 1:57.30
14. Trent Fuchs 1:57.77

Men 1500 Meter Run (Prelims)
16. Kyle Yunaska 4:06.11

Men 110 Meter Hurdles (Prelims)
3. Hector Cotto 14.18 *

Men 400 Meter Hurdles (Prelims)
9. Ronnie Pollard 56.00 *

Men 3000 Meter Steeplechase (Finals)
15. Kristian Jorgensen 10:10.81

* Denotes Qualified for Finals

Men's Team Standings - After Day 2
1. Cincinnati - 34
2. Marquette - 32
3. Memphis - 31
4. Louisville - 27
5. USF - 22
6. Charlotte - 18
7. Houston - 15
8. DePaul - 12
9. East Carolina - 4

Women's Team Standings - After Day 2
1. USF - 38
2. Houston - 35
3. Tulane - 34
4. Cincinnati - 31
4. Southern Miss - 31
6. Louisville - 27
7. DePaul - 17
8. Marquette - 16
9. Charlotte - 15
10. TCU - 12
11. Memphis - 9
11. East Carolina - 9
13. UAB - 5