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Bulldogs Travel to Virginia to Compete in Liberty Kickoff
01.19.2017 | Track and Field
THE MEET
Liberty Kickoff
Location: Lynchburg, Va.
Dates:Â Jan. 20-21
ASHEVILLE, N.C.—The UNC Asheville track and field teams will continue their indoor season when they to travel Lynchburg, Va. to compete in the Liberty Kickoff, beginning this Friday, Jan. 20.
BULLDOG BITES
4000-METER DMR: On the final day of the ETSU Invitational, both Bulldogs' squads A and B finished top ten in the 4000-meter DMR. Squad A place third overall in the finals.
KOIKE CRUSHES RECORDS: Hunter Koike broke two Bulldog records on the first day of the invitational. He is now third all-time in the men's 60-meters (7.05) and second all-time in the 200-meters (22.17) after his performances Friday. Koike broke his own 200-meter record on Saturday with a time of 22:09.
RECORD-BREAKING WEEKEND: Several school records were broken when the Bulldogs competed at the JDL Kickoff in early December of 2016. On the women's side it was junior Kayli Nichols in the 60-meter hurdles who broke her own school indoor record by posting a time of 8.95. In fact, Nichols posted the new school-record in both the preliminaries and then again in the finals. Her new mark bested her original record time of 9.00. On the men's side it was freshman Matthew Harding who set the new school mark in the men's 800 meters with a time of 1:54.33. The time allowed him to place first overall and beat an individual who recorded a time of 1:48 last year as well.
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UP NEXT: Following this weekend's competition, the Bulldog men and women will travel to Huntington, W. Va. to compete in the Thundering Herd Invitational Jan. 27-28.
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QUOTABLES
"Looking forward to the meet at Liberty this upcoming weekend. This is the first week that we have everyone back training together. This meet will have a heavy focus on the distance side, while we rest a majority of our speed/power athletes. For some of our distance kids this will be the first meet since cross country season. It'll be a good opportunity to test ourselves against some good competition and run on a fast track."-Â Head Coach Jesse Norman
Liberty Kickoff
Location: Lynchburg, Va.
Dates:Â Jan. 20-21
ASHEVILLE, N.C.—The UNC Asheville track and field teams will continue their indoor season when they to travel Lynchburg, Va. to compete in the Liberty Kickoff, beginning this Friday, Jan. 20.
BULLDOG BITES
4000-METER DMR: On the final day of the ETSU Invitational, both Bulldogs' squads A and B finished top ten in the 4000-meter DMR. Squad A place third overall in the finals.
KOIKE CRUSHES RECORDS: Hunter Koike broke two Bulldog records on the first day of the invitational. He is now third all-time in the men's 60-meters (7.05) and second all-time in the 200-meters (22.17) after his performances Friday. Koike broke his own 200-meter record on Saturday with a time of 22:09.
RECORD-BREAKING WEEKEND: Several school records were broken when the Bulldogs competed at the JDL Kickoff in early December of 2016. On the women's side it was junior Kayli Nichols in the 60-meter hurdles who broke her own school indoor record by posting a time of 8.95. In fact, Nichols posted the new school-record in both the preliminaries and then again in the finals. Her new mark bested her original record time of 9.00. On the men's side it was freshman Matthew Harding who set the new school mark in the men's 800 meters with a time of 1:54.33. The time allowed him to place first overall and beat an individual who recorded a time of 1:48 last year as well.
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UP NEXT: Following this weekend's competition, the Bulldog men and women will travel to Huntington, W. Va. to compete in the Thundering Herd Invitational Jan. 27-28.
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QUOTABLES
"Looking forward to the meet at Liberty this upcoming weekend. This is the first week that we have everyone back training together. This meet will have a heavy focus on the distance side, while we rest a majority of our speed/power athletes. For some of our distance kids this will be the first meet since cross country season. It'll be a good opportunity to test ourselves against some good competition and run on a fast track."-Â Head Coach Jesse Norman
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