HICKORY, N.C. – The Winston-Salem State University women's outdoor track and field team capture second place at the Southside Power & Fitness Invitational hosted by Lenior-Rhyne.

The Rams finished a total of 106 points right behind Lenior-Rhyne who finished with 195. Belmont Abbey came in third with 84 points.

Charnessa Reid finished with a mark of 1.60m to capture second in the high jump.
Amiyah Murray came in 11^th place in the shot put (9.94m). Maeghan Wallace came in 13th (9.73m), Kyndall Barrow finished 17th (8.89m) and Alaina Moody finished 18th (7.90m).
Trinity Brooks finished in fourth place with a mark of 5.40m. Zaniah Field was ninth (4.93m). Jasmine Higgins was 20 with a mark of 4.56m.
Alaina Moody was 11^th in the javelin (24.92m), Maeghan Wallace was 14^th (20.93m), and Nia Hester was 15^th (19.97m).
Elicia Bryant came in sixth in the 1500m (4:52.53), Rainn Sheppard was seventh (5.07.43, Jaiyah Nelson was ninth (5:27.78), and Kayla Nobles was 11th (5:44.45).
Trinity Brooks also captured third in the triple jump (11.05m). Kyndall Barrow was sixth (10.46m).
In the discus throw, Nia Hester had a mark of 19.85m, Maeghan Wallace had a mark of 23.02m and Alaina Moody had a mark of 36.32m.
The foursome of Charnessa Reid, Lydia Chapple, Zaniah Field and Trinity Brooks captured first in the 4x100m relay with a time of 47.02.
Charnessa Reid also captured first in the 100m hurdles with a time of 13.54 and Amiyah Murray was fourth with a time of 14.94.
Asheika Smith came in second place in the 400m dash with a time of 55.48. Daijion Lee finished in sixth with a time of 57.89.
Rainn Sheppard finished in second place in the 800m run with a time of 2:17.95. Simone Kelly came in fifth (2:19.53), and Elicia Bryant finished in eighth (2:19.98). Kayla Nobles was 14th (2:31.85), and Jaiyah Nelson was 17th (2:35.65).
In the 400m hurdles, Tinasia Davis finished sixth with a time of 1:09.56.
Briana Benloss came in fourth place in the 200m dash (24.48), and Olivia Cosby came in sixth (24.95). Malaysia Gabriel came in 11th (25.63), Zaniah Field was 18th (26.60), Kelis Miller was 25th (27.25) and Lydia Chapple was 29th (29.54).
To end the event, the Rams (Simone Kelly, Asheika Smith, Daijion Lee and Olivia Cosby) captured first in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:45.13.

WSSU will be back in action next weekend, April 18-19 at the 2025 Aggie Invitational hosted by North Carolina A&T State in Greensboro, North Carolina.