University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
Winthrop Invite
Bulldog Women Fourth at Royals Challenge
10.09.2015 | Cross Country
THE MEET
Royals Challenge
Results:
WOMEN: 4th - ASHEVILLE
Location: Charlotte, N.C.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville women's cross country team raced competitively for the first time in nearly a month Friday afternoon, with the Bulldogs finishing fourth overall in a field of 37 teams with a total of 164 points.
THE TURNING POINT
The Bulldogs placed one runner in the top 10 and two in the top 20 finishers, while first place Davidson placed six runners in the top 20, second place College of Charleston had three in the top 20 and third place finisher Coastal Carolina had three top 10 finishers.
NOTABLES
-Sarah Heisner led the Bulldogs with a eighth place finish and a time of 18:28.5. Erin Dalton followed her up with a time of 18:55.6 to finish 20th overall.
-Kelsie Rubino (37, 19:20.0), Scarlett Beamon (41, 19:23.2) and Megan Brewer (58, 19:41.1) rounded out the Asheville top five finishers.
-Friday's race was the first competitive meet for the Bulldogs in 20 days after last week's USC Upstate Invitational was washed away by rain. The last Asheville competition prior to Friday was at the UNC Asheville Invitational on September 19.
QUOTABLES
“I thought the ladies did a great job competing tonight. Our times were slightly off for the majority of the team but they went out, followed the race plan and ended up running successfully as a team. To finish fourth at that meet is a good team result and going to set us up for a successful run at the end of the month.” – Head Coach Jesse Norman
UP NEXT
-Following this weekend's split team races, the Bulldog women will come back together with the men's team to prepare for the Pre-Nationals race next Saturday in Louisville, Kentucky.
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