Indoor Track and Field Teams Ready for Big South Meet

ASHEVILLE, N.C. ? The UNC Asheville men's and women's Indoor Track and Field squads head to Clemson on Thursday for the New Balance Big South Conference Championships. The championships will be held on Thursday and Friday. Portions of the meet can be seen via video-streaming for a small fee on The Edge at www.bigsouthsports.com.

Both Bulldogs teams are looking for improvements from last year's results. The men's team captured 14 points and finished in seventh place, while the women's team came in eighth place with 11 points.

“We're looking to do much better than we did last year,” commented UNC Asheville coach Jesse Norman. “I like the way our teams have improved throughout, and hopefully we'll peak this weekend.”

Heading the list of Bulldogs to watch is sprinter Natalie Pearson. The junior from England has won three different sprint races this year and been very consistent the entire season. She'll compete for all-conference honors this weekend.

Freshman distance runners Michelle Busse and Emma Bussard have enjoyed successful indoor seasons and look to give Asheville some points over the weekend.

On the men's side, freshman distance runners Sam Maynard and Kent Rankin have posted solid results all year and hopefully that will continue at Clemson.

Daniel Corriher and Keith Scruggs have been improving each week in the shot put and hammer throw and both should make a run at the top in both events this weekend.

“We want to improve each year and this is another step for our program this weekend,” said Norman.