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Asheville Cross Country Invitational
Collichio Picks Up Another Win at Bulldogs' Home Opener
09.10.2016 | Cross Country
THE MEET
2016 UNC Asheville Invitational
Results:
MEN: 4th
WOMEN: 3rd Â
Location: Asheville Christian Academy, Asheville, N.C.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Dominic Collichio is two-for-two with first place finishes this season after winning the UNC Asheville Invitational hosted by the Bulldogs at Asheville Christian Academy this morning.
The Bulldogs welcomed six teams: Montreat, Wofford, Western Carolina, Indiana Fort Wayne, King and Gardner-Webb to their home course at ACA that will also host the Big South Conference Cross Country Championships later this season on October 28.
The men's team finished fourth with a total of 80 points, while Western Carolina University took first place on the men's side with 48 points. Asheville women finished third with 59 points. The WCU women also took first place.
NOTABLES
-Collichio captured first place with a time of 26:25.73, almost a full 10 seconds ahead of King University's Tanner Cook in second place.
-Asheville highest finisher on the women's side was senior Sarah Heisner in third place with a time of 19:28.85.
-The Bulldog men combined for a total time of 2:17:02.88, averaging 27:24.58 as a team.Â
QUOTABLES
"I'm happy for our top couple of athletes on both sides today. I feel like they did a good job of executing the race plan. Happy with Dom getting another win today. We need to work on better running from the back end of our groups to have some team success in the future. We've got a good two and half weeks to work on getting better and putting on a better show as a team at our next meet on October 1st.." – Head coach Jesse Norman
UP NEXT
-Following this weekend's meet, the Bulldogs will be back in action on their home course of Asheville Christian Academy on October 1, for the Asheville Cross Country Challenge.Â
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