March 21, 2008

Results

WINSTON-SALEM, NC - The Winston-Salem State Lady Rams showed the hometown crowd just what the team was made of with some stellar performances on day one of the 2008 Wake Forest Open, Friday. The Lady Rams had a number of top finishes at the event, highlighted by WSSU senior Irene Jeptolo, who took her third straight first place finish in the women's 3000m steeplechase.

Jeptolo, a senior from Kapsabet, Kenya ran her best time of the season in the event with a time of 11:18.80. With the win, she remains undefeated in the event this season. Not to be outdone, WSSU junior sprinter Wykeita Barnett continued her strong of impressive performances, placing seventh overall in the preliminaries of the women's 100m dash and qualifying for the finals of the event. With a time of 12.06, she left 51 runners in her wake, including sprinters from UNC-Chapel Hill, North Carolina A&T, Georgia Tech, Morgan State, Hampton, and Appalachian State.

The Lady Rams will return to action tomorrow when they complete the two-day event. Barnett will return to take part in the finals of the women's 100m dash at noon, while Jeptolo will return to action in the women's 3000m run at 4:15 p.m.