University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Bulldogs Gear Up for Conference at High Points' VertCross Invitational
10.15.2016 | Cross Country
THE MEET
VertCross Invitational
Place: MEN- 15th
WOMEN- 13th
Teams: Appalachian State, Campbell, Charleston Southern, Coastal Carolina, College of Charleston, Davidson (M), Duke, East Tennessee State, Elon, Gardner-Webb, George Mason, High Point, Longwood, Marshall, NC State, Northern Kentucky, Radford, Richmond, UNC Asheville, UNC Wilmington, USC Upstate, The Citadel, VMI, Western Carolina, Wofford
Location: Ivey M. Redmon Sports Complex - 808 Beeson Rd, Kernersville, N.C. 27284
Time: Friday October 14, 4:30 p.m. (M), 5:15 p.m. (W)
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville men's and women's cross country teams competed in the VertCross Invitational in Kernersville, N.C. on Friday afternoon. The meet, hosted by High Point University was Asheville's last chance to prepare for the 2016 Big South Conference Championship on October 28.
In team competition, the men finished 15th out of 24 teams, while the women's team finished 13th out of 22 teams.
NOTABLES
-Of seven Big South Conference teams, Asheville finished third on the men's side and third out of six BSC teams on the women's side.
-Dominic Collichio was the highest finisher on the men's side in fourteenth with a time of 25:28.84 (8k). Zach Boone was the men's next highest finisher in 76th with a time of 26:36.31(8k).
-Asheville highest finisher on the women's side was Sarah Heisner in 73rd with a time of 23:42.47(6k). Sophomore Kelly Coleman finished behind her in 78th with a time of 23:49.32(6k).
QUOTABLES
"Super excited about Dom finishing 14th overall in the individual competition. That's the highest individual finish we've had at a meet at this caliber. He put himself in the race from the start and raced all the way through the finish. If we can improve on a few more spots we can have a much better team result at the Conference Championship. On the women's side, we had one of the best 1-3-5 spread that we've had (about 35 seconds), we just didn't do a great job of getting out at the start. Our whole group ran well, and we had a good tight spread, we were just in the wrong place. There were definitely some good things, and we have some time to work on a few more things before Conference."– Head coach Jesse Norman
UP NEXT
-Following this weekend's meet, Asheville will return to their home course of Asheville Christian Academy for the Big South Conference Championship meet on October 28.
