Track and Field Returns to Marshall on Friday

THE MEET

Chipotle Marshall Invitational

Location: Marshall University / Huntington, W.V.

Date: February 12-13

HUNTINGTON – The UNC Asheville Track and Field teams return to Huntington, West Virginia to compete in the Chipotle Marshall Invitational this Friday and Saturday.

NOTABLES

The first day of the Chipotle Marshall Invitational features eight events and opens with Men's Pole Vault at 5:00 p.m. The first event on the track will be the Women's Distance Medley Relay at 7:30 p.m.

Last Time Around: The Bulldogs last visit to Huntington earlier this season, they saw top performances from Hunter Koike in the Heptathlon, Kayli Nichols in the 60m Hurdles and Kimani Anderson in the 400m dash. Koike placed fourth overall with 4,481 total points, which ranks fourth in the Big South Conference so far this season. Nichols set a new program record in the hurdles with a time of 9.08. Anderson clocked a time of 50.67 to tie him for third on the Asheville all-time list.

Going the Distance: Asheville has two Bulldogs and a relay team with performances that put them on the All-Conference bubble. Senior, Erin Dalton is ranked fifth in the Big South Conference in the 3,000 meter run (10:27.81) and she is joined by teammate, Sarah Heisner who is currently ranked fourth in the 5,000 meter run at 18:21.95.

Bouncing Back: Junior, Argia Gibson comes into the season with an All-Conference finish in the women's long jump at the Outdoor Big South Conference Championships. Gibson's mark of 5.73 meters earned her a second place finish and new school record. Currently, Gibson is ranked eighth in the BSC with a mark of 5.35 meters.

QUOTABLES FROM HEAD COACH JESSE NORMAN

On Marshall - “We are excited about going to Marshall this weekend. The meet will have some good competition and will be our last test before the conference championships. After seeing the team compete this weekend we will be able to narrow down our conference team and focus our efforts for the next two weeks on getting everyone healthy and ready to go. This facility is one of the favorites for our team so a lot of our athletes are excited about going there and competing this weekend. We will be looking for everyone to continue cleaning up their technique and race tactics. Overall, it should be a great last test before our championships.

UP NEXT

-Following this weekend's competition, the Bulldogs will travel to Blacksburg, Virginia to compete in the Big South Championships on February 26-27 at Virginia Tech.