Sept. 16, 2004

Charlotte, NC - LaToya Armstrong led the Lady Rams' cross-country team with an 11th place finish as she crossed the finish line in 29:47 at the Johnson C. Smith University Cross-Country Invitational en route to helping Winston-Salem State University earn a fourth place finish on Wednesday in Charlotte, NC.

The Rams, running in their second event in three days, saw runners place in the 11th, 15th, 16th, 17th and 20th places en route to placing fourth as a team.

The host team Lady Golden Bulls captured the top two slots as Tiana Pope crossed the finish line in 25:07 and her JCSU teammate Annie DeRoy finished in 26:15. The Lady Blue Bear tandem of Chela Madden (26:17) and Neia Smith (26:19) finished only moments later to earn the third and fourth place finishes.

The Rams' top finisher was Armstrong who completed the three-mile course in 29:47. Armstrong's WSSU teammates finished in the 15th and 16th position as Bobbi Barnes and Shamika Bobbitt both finished in 33:34.

Despite the solid showing, the Lady Rams would earn themselves 79 points, good enough for a fourth place finish as the host team Golden Bulls earned 31 points placing first as a team while the Broncos of Fayetteville State tallied 64 points and the Blue Bears of Livingstone were saddled with only 36 points.

The Lady Rams are in action again on September 22nd, 2004 as they travel to Salisbury, NC to compete in the Salisbury 8K run at 3:00 pm.

NAME 		SCORE 	FINISHERS 			PLACE

Tiana Pope	25:07 		Johnson C. Smith		1
Annie DeRoy	26:15		Johnson C. Smith		2
Chela Madden	26:17		Livingstone		3
Neia Smith	26:19		Livingstone		4
Monica Mason	26:45		Fayetteville State		5
Lakeisha Bryant	26:47		Johnson C. Smith		6
Ronerra Nash	26:50		Livingstone		7
Jessica Howard	26:51		Livingstone		8
Passion Phillip	28:10		Fayetteville State		9
Judene Wright	29:06		Johnson C. Smith		10
Latoya Armstrong	29:47		Winston-Salem State	11
Shimeka Jones	31:58		Johnson C. Smith		12
T. Johnson	32:31		Fayetteville State		13
Marshelene Davis	32:48		Livingstone		14
Bobbi Barnes	33:34		Winston-Salem State	15
Shamika Bobbitt	33:34		Winston-Salem State	16
Chans. Ballentine	33:45		Winston-Salem State	17
Kelicia Dowell	34:27		Fayetteville State		18
Lee		34:33		Fayetteville State		19
Dominique Corbitt	37:05		Winston-Salem State	20

Johnson C. Smith	31
Livingstone	36
Fayetteville State	64
Winston-Salem St.	79

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Lady Ram Cross-Country Places Fourth At JCSU Invitational