University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
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Asheville Cross Country Challenge
Men's & Women's Cross Country Take Top Five Finishes
10.02.2016 | Cross Country
THE MEET
UNC Asheville Cross Country Challenge
Results:
MEN: 3rd
WOMEN: 5th
Location: Asheville Christian Academy, Asheville, N.C.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville men's and women's cross country teams both captured top five finishes at the Asheville Cross Country Challenge.
The men finished third overall with a combined score of 95 and the women finished fifth with an overall score of 134.
Saturday's meet served as a preview for the Big South Conference Championships featuring seven of the ten league teams. The Big South Championships will be held on the same course in just under a month.
NOTABLES
-Dominic Collichio and Zack Boone were the top finishers for Asheville on the men's side. Collichio finished sixth with a season-best time of 26:04.65 and Boone finished eighth with a time of 26:09.08.
-Asheville highest finisher on the women's side was senior Sarah Heisner with a time of 19:00.53, she finished sixth overall in the women's competition.
QUOTABLES
"Men's team - Super excited for Adam and the men's program. Saturday's result was an awesome step for the program. If we keep progressing I believe we could be a 3rd place team. Saturday was the first time we beat High Point University which is always near the top of the conference. I think today will give the men's team a huge boost of confidence going forward.
Women's team - Excited for the progression we had as a team. We had a team improvement of 22". We also did this while missing two of our top five, three of our top ten. We got caught with the illness bug this week. If we can continue trusting the training I believe the women's team can be a top four team by conference." – Head coach Jesse Norman
UP NEXT
-Following this weekend's meet, the Bulldogs will be back in action on the road at High Point for the VertCross Invitational on Friday October 14 at 4:30 p.m.
