University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Track and Field in Winston-Salem on Saturday
02.10.2012 | Track and Field
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - The UNC Asheville men's and women's indoor track and field teams are in action on Saturday when the Bulldogs travel to Winston-Salem to take part in the Fast Track Invitational that will be held at the newly-constructed JDL Castle Fast Track facility near downtown Winston-Salem. The meet will be the first collegiate gathering held at the facility.
Both Bulldogs teams had some solid moments last week in Chapel Hill at the Kent Taylor Invitational. Sophomore sprinter Milan Ristic took second place in the 60-meter hurdles. Against a tough field, took second in the event with a time of 8.06. He also qualified for the 60 meters and finished in sixth at a time of 7.10.
Asheville had highlights from both teams throughout the day. In the field events, Kurt Hibert came in third in the weight throw with a toss of 14.78 meters.
In the triple jump, John Bellard finished sixth with a leap of 12.89 meters. Delano Loritts came in ninth at 12.61 meters.
Sam Maynard took seventh in the 800 meters with a time of 1:59.54. Aaron Martin finished ninth at 2:00.
Highlighting the women's team performance was a fourth-place finish by the 4x400 relay team. The foursome of Sarah Gentry, Molly Harkavy, Emily Pineda and Alyska Kalmeijer posted a time of 4:07.20.
In the 800 meters, Melanie Kulesz finished in sixth place at 2:23.10. Emma Bussard took 12th with a time of 2:25.
Gentry finished sixth in the 400 meters at 1:00.06. In the 3000 meters, Kylie Smith came in sixth at 10:47. Rachel Carson was seventh at 10:48.
Harkavy competed in the 60-meter hurdles s and had a time of 9.44. She also ran in the 200 meters and posted a time of 27.36.
Meredith Foster finished ninth in the high jump with a leap of 1.55 meters. Corey McClintock took seventh in the weight throw at 13.50 meters. Ashlei Clodfelter came in ninth in the triple jump with a leap of 9.98 meters.
"We had some good results in Chapel Hill," stated Asheville coach Jesse Norman. "Our team had gotten better throughout the year. We just want to peak in two weeks at the Big South Conference Meet."
