University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
Western Carolina
Cross Country Finishes 3rd/4th at Western Carolina
09.04.2009 | Cross Country
Chirchir had a time of 16:19 in the 5K race and helped Asheville finish in third place in the meet. Big South rival Winthrop won the four-team meet with 34 points, followed by Western Carolina in second with 37 points. The Bulldogs edged out Gardner-Webb for third place with 77 points, while the Runnin' Bulldogs had 78.
"We rested some of our top runners today from both squads so we finished about where I expected," commented Asheville coach Jesse Norman. "The highlight of the day was the performances by Eliud and Alyska. They ran very well and are only going to get better."
On the women's side, Asheville finished in fourth place with 101 points. Freshman Alyska Kalmeijer led the Bulldogs as she came in 14th place with a time of 12:23 over the two-mile course.
The Bulldog men had Kent Rankin finish in 13th place (16:45), followed by Jay Barringer (16:49) in 14th. Adam Schnapp was in 22nd place (18:13) with freshman Chris Murray taking 24th (19:27).
Mackenzie Wheaton was Asheville's next runner on the women's side as she came in 20th place (13:21). Right behind her were Rachel Ambrosia (13:29) and Emma Bussard (13:33). Freshman Jennifer Black finished in 24th (13:48), Allison Shields came in 31st (14:00) and Aurelia Baca came in 34th (15:37).
Asheville runs again at the Big South Preview at High Point on Sept. 19.
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