University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
Auburn Invitational
Bulldogs Wrap Up Day Two of the Auburn Tiger Track Classic
04.09.2016 | Track and Field
THE MEET
Auburn University Tiger Track Classic
Location: Hutsell-Rosen Track / Auburn, Al.
Date: April 8-9
AUBURN– The UNC Asheville Men's and Women's track and field teams completed day two of the Tiger Track Classic hosted by Auburn University.
NOTABLES
DAY ONE
-Friday's action was highlighted by a top ten performance in the men's 5,000m from junior Dominic Collichio. Collichio clocked a time of 14:45.23 to finish fourth on Asheville's All-time list and seventh overall. He was the highest finisher for the Bulldogs over the weekend.
DAY TWO
-Asheville's Kelsie Rubino just missed a spot in the top ten in the women's 1,500m. Rubino posted a time of 4:40.88 for an eleventh place finish.
-Bulldogs Nathan Kirse (10:12.07) and Ryan Catrine (10:31.35) went 11th and 12th in the 3,000m steeplechase. Kirse is in his first season competing in the steeplechase.
-Asheville saw performances for the record books in both the men's and women's 4x400 meter relay. The women's team of Kayli Nichols, Alyssa Lashway, Argia Gibson and Anna Gelbach posted a time of 3:53.80 to earn second place on the Asheville All-time list and 13th overall. The men's team of Kimani Anderson, Chase Stevens, Patrick Osborne and David Hager recorded a time of 3:24.48 to achieve fourth on the Bulldogs' All-time list and 16th overall.
QUOTABLES FROM HEAD COACH JESSE NORMAN
On the Meet- “This weekend was a high-caliber meet, and it provided us with some really good competition at a great time in the season. We had a few highlights and a lot of people who were just off of their personal and season bests.
Looking Ahead- “We took a step in the right direction this weekend, and it will set us up well for the rest of our season. It was good preparation for our upcoming meets as we look ahead to conference.”
UP NEXT
Following this weekend's meet, Asheville will take a short trip up the mountain to Western Carolina University for the Beynon Sports Classic on April 15-16.
