University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Pearson Takes First in the 200 Meters at Appalachian
01.17.2009 | Track and Field
BOONE, N.C. - Junior sprinter Natalie Pearson finished in first place in the 200 meters and second in the 55 meters to highlight the UNC Asheville women's indoor track and field effort at the Appalachian Open on Saturday.
Pearson took first in the 200 with a time of 25.52 and earned a second spot in the 55 at a time of 7.13.
On the men's side, senior Andrew Burnette finished in third place in the 800 with a time of 1:57. He was joined by freshman Sam Maynard who came in 16th at 2:05. Bobby Abrahamson finished with a time of 2:26
Highlights in the distance events from the women's squad came from freshman Emma Bussard, who finished in second place in the 3000 meters with a time of 11:04.
Morgan Weeks set a personal record in the 55-meter hurldes with a time of 9.89.
In field events, Corrie Trotter came in fifth in the high jump with a jump of 1.52 meters. Leading the way for the men's team in sprint events was senior Dane Corriher. He finished fourth in the 400 meters with a school-record time of 49.98.
In distance events, Adam Matthews came in 12th in the mile with a time of 4:45. Freshman Kent Rankin also came in 12th in the 3000 meters at a time of 9:32.
On the field events side for the men's squad, Will Beasley took 14th in the long jump (6.24m), while Daniel Corriher took 12th in the shot put (12.07) and 21st in the weight throw (12.30).
"Overall, I was very pleased with how we performed at Appalachian State," commented UNC Asheville coach Jesse Norman. "I thought we had some great performances in some areas where we thought we should do well. There's some areas we need to work on but overall it was a good effort. We'll get better aind improve from Saturday's performance."
UNC Asheville competes next weekend at the Liberty Fast Times,
