Cross Country Finishes Season at SE Regional

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The UNC Asheville men's and women's cross country teams finished up the 2014 season with solid efforts at the Southeast Regional at Tom Sawyer State Park.

The women's team had five runners race in the 6K event, while the men's squad had two runners compete in the 10K race.

“I thought we had a good meet overall,” commented Bulldog coach Jesse Norman. “We brought seven runners to the meet and five improved their scores significantly from last year.

“Our women didn't quite have the team finish we wanted to but they ran a good race with just a 65-second separation from first-to-fifth,” added Norman. “It was a good way to end the season.”

Caleb Smith ran for the men and posted a PR with a time of 32:46. Andy Thornburg had a mark of 32:53.

On the women's side, Erin Dalton had a PR and was Asheville's top runner at 22:26. Senior Adrian Etheridge also had a PR in her final cross country race at 23:12.

Sarah Heisner recorded a time of 23:21. Phoebe Schneider had a PR of 23:24. Casey Briggs also had a PR with a mark of 23:31.