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Saturday, September 16
Lynchburg, VA
9:00 AM
UNC Asheville
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Liberty Big South Preview
UNC Asheville Cross Country Posts Strong Finishes at Liberty Big South Preview
09.16.2017 | Cross Country
Results
LYNCHBURG, Va. - Both the UNC Asheville men's and women's cross country teams put together strong team performances at the Liberty Big South Preview on Saturday, Sept. 16.Â
The UNC Asheville men's cross country team finished in second in the 8K at the Liberty Big South Preview with a point total of 71. Liberty took top honors in the men's race with a total of 19 points.Â
Senior Dominic Collichio was the top finisher for the Bulldogs with a time of 28:20.5. The time earned him a 14th-place finish. The Bulldogs had three runners finish in the top-20 in total with sophomore Zach Boone finishing 18th with a time of 28:28.8 and sophomore Hunter Newman taking 20th with a time of 28:33.2. UNC Asheville junior David Hager just missed on a top-20 finish with a 21st-place finish with a time of 28:35.4. UNC Asheville freshman Quin Meyer was right behind in 22nd with a time of 28:46.7, while junior Blanton Gillespie finished 25th with a time of 28:57.9.
In the women's 5K, the Bulldogs closed things out with a third place finish as a team. The Bulldogs ended their efforts with 84 points. High Point claimed top honors with 19 total points, while Liberty was in second with 43 total points.
UNC Asheville sophomore Kamryn DeCarmo picked up a top-10 finish with a time of 19:52.2 to finish 10th overall. Three Bulldogs finished in the top-20 overall with junior Kelley Coleman's time of 19:54.6 giving her a 13th-place finish. Senior Phoebe Schneider finished in 17th with a time of 20:10.7.
BULLDOG BITES
The Field
The Liberty Big South Preview featured host Liberty, High Point, Radford and Longwood in addition to the Bulldogs. The meet was the debut of Liberty's new cross country course, which is located adjacent to the Liberty Indoor Track Complex. The meet was the first home meet for Liberty since 2008. The same 5K and 8K courses utilized in the preview will be used for the 2017 Big South Cross Country Championships on Oct. 28.
League Award Winners
The UNC Asheville men's and women's cross country teams were both honored with Big South Sportsmanship Awards for the 2016-17 season.
"This is really cool to be recognized among our conference peers," UNC Asheville cross country head coach Jesse Norman said. "This goes back to what Janet R. Cone and everybody has talked about in recruiting the right individuals. We are getting more of those student-athletes and they are doing some good things for us."
The Bulldogs finished off last season with the UNC Asheville men's cross country team finishing sixth at the 2016 Big South Cross Country Championship and the women finishing fifth at the championship hosted by the UNC Asheville athletics department at Asheville Christian Academy. Dominic Collichio earned All-Conference honors for the Bulldogs with a seventh-place finish at the championship with a time of 25:43.40.
Quotable
"I am super-excited about our finishes today. Both teams did a great job of following the race plan and we had some good team results as a result. Now we get back to work to get even better for the conference championships." - Head Coach Jesse Norman
Home Sweet Home
The Bulldogs will host their lone home meet of the year to close out their efforts in the month of September in the Asheville Cross Country Invitational. The meet to be held at 8:45 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23, at Asheville Christian Academy will be part of UNC Asheville's annual Homecoming celebration.
LYNCHBURG, Va. - Both the UNC Asheville men's and women's cross country teams put together strong team performances at the Liberty Big South Preview on Saturday, Sept. 16.Â
The UNC Asheville men's cross country team finished in second in the 8K at the Liberty Big South Preview with a point total of 71. Liberty took top honors in the men's race with a total of 19 points.Â
Senior Dominic Collichio was the top finisher for the Bulldogs with a time of 28:20.5. The time earned him a 14th-place finish. The Bulldogs had three runners finish in the top-20 in total with sophomore Zach Boone finishing 18th with a time of 28:28.8 and sophomore Hunter Newman taking 20th with a time of 28:33.2. UNC Asheville junior David Hager just missed on a top-20 finish with a 21st-place finish with a time of 28:35.4. UNC Asheville freshman Quin Meyer was right behind in 22nd with a time of 28:46.7, while junior Blanton Gillespie finished 25th with a time of 28:57.9.
In the women's 5K, the Bulldogs closed things out with a third place finish as a team. The Bulldogs ended their efforts with 84 points. High Point claimed top honors with 19 total points, while Liberty was in second with 43 total points.
UNC Asheville sophomore Kamryn DeCarmo picked up a top-10 finish with a time of 19:52.2 to finish 10th overall. Three Bulldogs finished in the top-20 overall with junior Kelley Coleman's time of 19:54.6 giving her a 13th-place finish. Senior Phoebe Schneider finished in 17th with a time of 20:10.7.
BULLDOG BITES
The Field
The Liberty Big South Preview featured host Liberty, High Point, Radford and Longwood in addition to the Bulldogs. The meet was the debut of Liberty's new cross country course, which is located adjacent to the Liberty Indoor Track Complex. The meet was the first home meet for Liberty since 2008. The same 5K and 8K courses utilized in the preview will be used for the 2017 Big South Cross Country Championships on Oct. 28.
League Award Winners
The UNC Asheville men's and women's cross country teams were both honored with Big South Sportsmanship Awards for the 2016-17 season.
"This is really cool to be recognized among our conference peers," UNC Asheville cross country head coach Jesse Norman said. "This goes back to what Janet R. Cone and everybody has talked about in recruiting the right individuals. We are getting more of those student-athletes and they are doing some good things for us."
The Bulldogs finished off last season with the UNC Asheville men's cross country team finishing sixth at the 2016 Big South Cross Country Championship and the women finishing fifth at the championship hosted by the UNC Asheville athletics department at Asheville Christian Academy. Dominic Collichio earned All-Conference honors for the Bulldogs with a seventh-place finish at the championship with a time of 25:43.40.
Quotable
"I am super-excited about our finishes today. Both teams did a great job of following the race plan and we had some good team results as a result. Now we get back to work to get even better for the conference championships." - Head Coach Jesse Norman
Home Sweet Home
The Bulldogs will host their lone home meet of the year to close out their efforts in the month of September in the Asheville Cross Country Invitational. The meet to be held at 8:45 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23, at Asheville Christian Academy will be part of UNC Asheville's annual Homecoming celebration.
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