University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
JDL College Kickoff Classic
Indoor Track and Field Teams Open Season in Winston-Salem
12.07.2014 | Track and Field
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The UNC Asheville men's and women's indoor track and field teams opened the season on Saturday at the JDL College Kick-Off Invitational. Both team posted some solid results on the day.
On the women's side, the Bulldogs did some good work in their distance events. Amy Castle came in fourth in the 3,000 meters at a time of 11:05.76. Asheville went 5-6 in the 1,000 meters with Casey Greenwalt posted a time of 3:04.69 to take fifth, while Alyssa Lashway came in sixth at 3:11.47.
Freshman Maddie Lowe came in 12th in the mile with a mark of 5:26.17.
Kassie Pierre competed in the 400 meters and finished 11th at 1:00.19.
Argia Gibson led the way for Asheville in field events. She took fourth in the long jump with a leap of 5.51 meters and ninth in the triple jump at 10.76 meters.
On the men's side, the Bulldogs had three runners place in the top 10 in the mile. David Hager came in third as he posted a mark of 4:35.26. Chilton Birdwhitsell finished fourth at 4:37.52. Jacob Fink took 10th with a time of 4:55.17.
In the 1000 meters, Nathan Kirse finished eighth with a time of 2:44.22. Brent Schouler took ninth at 2:44.30.
Mario Thorpe competed in the triple jump and came in 10th with a jump of 13.13 meters.
