ANNAPOLIS, Md. - In the first meet of the indoor season, seniors Calisa Emerson (Wilmington, Del.) and Krystina Muhammad (Newark, Del.) each finished first in their respective events as the Delaware State women's track and field team finished tied for third place with 25 points at the Navy Lid-Lifter Invitational, held at Wesley Brown Fieldhouse Thursday evening.

Emerson competed in two individual events, finishing first in the 200-meter dash (25.95) for five points and second in the 60-meter dash (7.97) for three points.  She also led the DSU 'A' team to a first place finish in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:55.98.  Also running for the 'A' squad was senior Ayanna Kelly (Atlanta, Ga.), sophomore Ketsia Dornevil (Philadelphia, Pa.) and junior Dashera Richardson (Philadelphia, Pa.).

Muhammad finished first in the triple jump with a distance of 11.55m for five points and second in the long jump with a distance of 5.30m, good for three points.

Senior Tracey Fan Fan (Maplewood, N.J.) also recorded points for the Hornets in the 200-meter dash with a fourth place time of 26.58.  Although she didn't earn points, Fan Fan finished fifth in the 60-meter dash with a time of 8.14.  Additionally, she was a member of the 'B' squad that placed sixth in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 4:10.57.

Coming off of a strong cross country season, Dornevil and Richardson tallied points for DSU in the 800-meter run with respective third (2:20.28) and fourth place (2:20.39) finishes.

Host Navy dominated the meet and finished first with 71.50 total points.  Towson followed in second with 33 points.  Morgan State tied DSU with 25 points while Mount St. Mary's finished fifth with 10.50 points.  Rounding out the meet was American with three points.

The Hornet women next compete in the Ursinus Bow-Tie Track Classic on Saturday.

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