University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Cross Country At SE Regionals on Friday
11.13.2014 | Cross Country
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The UNC Asheville men's and women's country teams finish up the 2014 season when both Bulldog teams compete in the Southeast Regional that will be held at Tom Sawyer State Park. The women's 6K race starts at Noon, while the men's 10K race begins at 1 p.m.
Both Bulldog teams have been off since competing at the Big South Conference Championships on Nov. 1. The men took fifth place, while the women finished in sixth.
Andy Thornburg led the Bulldog men's team with a 20th-place finish at the Big South meet. He posted a time of 26:36.80 over the 8K course.
Caleb Smith took 23rd at a time of 26:41.70. Nathan Kirse placed 36th with a mark of 27:40.90. Patrick Osborne was right behind Kirse with a time of 27:49.50
Senior Brent Schouler rounded out Asheville's top five as he posted a mark of 27:52.40.
In the women's race, Erin Dalton earned All-Conference honors for the second straight year as she ran the 5K course at a time of 18:53.23. Sarah Heisner was right behind Dalton as she posted a time of 18:55.34 and also made the All-Conference team in 12th place.
Adrian Etheridge came in 26th place on the day with a time of 19:28.59. Freshman Phoebe Schneider came in 28th at a mark of 19:33.88. Kasey Briggs was the Bulldog final runner placing on the day at 19:36.41.
