University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
The Bulldogs Wrap up Day One at ETSU
01.15.2016 | Track and Field
THE MEET
East Tennessee State University Track and Field Invitational
End Day One
Location: Johnson City, TN.
LIVE RESULTS (Timing Inc.)
JOHNSON CITY – The UNC Asheville Men's and Women's track and field teams traveled to ETSU to compete in day one of the two-day ETSU Track and Field Invitational.
The Bulldogs posted solid performances throughout the day starting out with the men's and women's 60 meter hurdles. Sophomore, Kayli Nichols just missed making finals in 12th place with a time of 9.28. Freshman sprinter, Hunter Koike clocked a time of 9.02.
NOTABLES
-In the 200 meter dash, Asheville had two Bulldogs break into the program record books. On the women's side, Kayli Nichols took over the number five spot on the all-time list with a time of 26.31. For the men, freshman Kimani Anderson moved to number four in Asheville program history with a time of 22.62.
-The Bulldogs were well represented in the Women's 5,000 meter run. Junior, Sarah Heisner placed 6th in a field of 38 athletes posting a time of 18:21.95. Phoebe Schneider and Marissa Banks took first and second place in the second heat.
-In the Men's 800 meter run, junior, Chase Stevens set a new indoor personal best. Stevens placed 12th overall and clocked a time of 1:58.91.
-In the Men's 5,000 meter run the Bulldogs were led by junior, Jacob Fink. Fink placed 5th in his heat and posted a time of 16:37.34.
QUOTABLES FROM HEAD COACH JESSE NORMAN
On Day One- “I was happy to see we had some good performances today coming out of our winter training. We had a few athletes with marks that were ahead of where they were last year, and a couple of underclassmen that moved up into the all-time list. The meet this weekend is a good indicator of where we are as a team, and I'm looking forward to see what we can do tomorrow.”
UP NEXT
Following today's events, Asheville will be back in action tomorrow, for day two of the ETSU Track and Field Invitational, starting at 8:00 a.m. with the Women's 3,000 meter run.
