University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Bulldogs Conclude Day Two of the Georgia Tech Invitational
04.23.2016 | Track and Field
THE RUNDOWN
2016 Georgia Tech Invitational
End Day Two
Location: George C. Griffin Track & Field Facility /Atlanta, Ga.
Date: April 22-23
ATLANTA – The UNC Asheville Men's and Women's Track and Field teams completed a full weekend of competition at the 2016 Georgia Tech Invitational.
NOTABLES
-Day two for Asheville was highlighted by Alyssa Lashway's performance in the 800m. The senior placed eighth overall with a time of 2:14.88 for the highest finish for the Bulldogs this weekend. She was followed closely by her teammate Kelsie Rubino who placed twelfth with a time of 2:15.79.
-The women's 4x100m relay recorded another top ten finish for the Bulldogs landing in ninth place. The team of Nateja Hale, Argia Gibson, Kayli Nichols and Anna Gelbach recorded a time of 48.71 with a slight change in the order after last weekend's meet at Western Carolina.
-In the men's 400m, Kimani Anderson bettered his mark in fourth place on the Asheville All-time list with a time of 50.15. Anderson also competed in the men's 200m dash, recording a time of 22.69.
-Kayli Nichols bettered her time in second place on the program's All-time list in the women's 400m hurdles, posting a time of 62.49.
-In the men's 800m, the Bulldogs were led by Chase Stevens who posted a time of 1:55.82 to place 28th of 62 runners. Stevens was joined in the top half of the pack by his teammate Patrick Osborne who recorded a time of 1:56.81.
QUOTABLES FROM HEAD COACH JESSE NORMAN
On the weekend- “Some of our highlights for the weekend were Alyssa's performance in the 800m, along with our ladies 4x100m relay. It's good to see those ladies going out and running competitive races in a high caliber meet. There are a few things we still need to sharpen up as we move closer to conference. We've got a few athletes who are running consistently well, and with a few adjustments we're looking at some really good performances down the stretch.”
UP NEXT
Following this weekend's meet, Asheville will send split squads to either Western Carolina University on Friday, April 29 or Appalachian State University on Saturday, April 30. These will be Asheville's last competitions before the Big South Conference Championships on May 10-12.
