Numerous Rams capture first during indoor season opener

The Winston-Salem State University indoor track and field team began its 24-25 indoor campaign at the Visit Winston-Salem College Kickoff on Saturday, Dec. 7, at the JDL complex.
Field Events
*Maeghan Wallace finished in 14th place in the shot put (11.04m 36-02.75). Alaina Moody had marks of 8.44m (27-08.25) to finish in 29th place.
Track Events
*Kelis Miller had a personal-record time of 8.18 to finish in ninth place in the 60m prelims.
*Jaynissa Cauthen came in ninth place in the 400m (1:03.15).
*Daijion Lee finished in seventh place in the 400m seeded with a time of 1:01.45.
*Layla Simpson came up huge for the Rams, finishing in first place in the 60m hurdles (8.81).
*Asheika Smith captured first place with a time of 1:40.59, while teammate Simone Kelly finished in third place in the 600m with a time of 1:41.65.
*It was a 1-2 finish in the 800m with Rainn Sheppard (2:27.27) and Elicia Bryant (2:27.38) coming in first and second, respectively. Tinasia Davis came in seventh (2:30.79), Jaiyah Nelson (2:38.70) came in 12th and Kayla Nobles (2:39.94) finished in 13th.
*Kelis Miller also ran in the 200m and came in 14th with a time of 27.02.
*Olivia Cosby captured first in the 200m seeded with a time of 25.51. Allysa Fryer saw ninth place (26.70) and Kamauree Randolph finished in 11th place (26.80).
*Kelly, Cosby, Smith and Simpson ran a time of 3:59.27 to capture first place in the 4x400m.
*Cauthen, Sheppard, Bryant and Davis captured fifth place in the 4x400m with a time of 4:06.48.
Up Next
The Rams will begin the new year at the Gamecock Opener on Jan. 11. The meet will take place on the campus of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina.