May 15, 2006

Complete Results

GREENSBORO, NC - Winston-Salem State University track and field student-athletes Sandy Harrison (Rocky Mount, NC) and Irene Jeptolo (Kapsabet, Kenya) both ran well at the North Carolina A&T State University Last Chance Track and Field Invitational over the weekend as Harrison earned a 16^th place finish in the women's 400 meters, and Jeptolo earned a third place finish in the 1500 meters and a first-place finish in the women's 5000 meters.

Harrison, a freshman sprinter from Rocky Mount, NC (Nash Central High School) turned in a time of 58.90 seconds in the women's 400 meters for an impressive 16^th place finish.

Jeptolo, the United States Track And Field And Cross-Country Coaches Association's Division II Southeast Region Female Student-Athlete of the Year once again turned in another impressive distance-running performance.

With a time of 4:56.34 she earned a third-place finish in the women's 1500 meters.  She would follow that up with a first-place finish in the women's 5000 meters as she turned in a time of 16:56.03, good enough to earn her a NCAA National Championships Qualification.  The NCAA Championship berth marks the second season in the 2005-06 academic year in which Jeptolo has qualified for the national championships as she qualified for, and placed (59^th) in the 2005 Women;'s Cross-Country National Championships.

Jeptolo will compete in the 2006 NCAA Track and Field National Championships which will be held May 24-28, 2006 in Emporia, KS at Emporia State University.

For additional information on WSSU track and field, contact the WSSU Office of Sports Information at (336) 750-2143 or log on to the Official Website of WSSU Athletics at www.WSSURAMS.com

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