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Bulldogs to Take Part in ECU Pirate Invitational on Friday
10.12.2017 | Cross Country
GRIMESLAND, N.C. – The UNC Asheville men's and women's cross country teams return to action on Friday, Oct. 13, by participating in the ECU Pirate Invitational at the Overton's Lake Kristi course.
The women's 6K portion of the event is scheduled to get underway at 5:30 p.m. with the men's 8K slated for a 6:05 p.m. start.
In addition to the Bulldogs and host ECU, the invitational will feature NC State, Duke, UNCG, USC Upstate, Elizabeth City State, Saint Augustine, The Citadel, College of Charleston, Winthrop and Norfolk State.
BULLDOG BITES
Quotable
"We are super-excited about racing this Friday. We've had two weeks off racing to work on fine-tuning our kids. I feel that they've done a good job and that they are pretty pumped up about running on the fastest course that we've run this year. Hopefully the team can take the great work they've done thus far and put the pieces together tomorrow with some big PR's." – Head Coach Jesse Norman
Last Time Out
The UNC Asheville men's cross country team won the 2017 Asheville Cross Country Invitational at Asheville Christian Academy on Saturday, Sept. 23.
The Bulldogs in the four-mile run picked up top honors at their lone home meet of the year with a team time average of 21:08.39. Western Carolina finished second with a team time average of 21:21.29. Lenoir-Rhyne was third with a team time average of 21:26.26.
The winner of last year's event, UNC Asheville's Dominic Collichio with a time of 20:38.88 finished fourth this year. He was just behind the top finisher in the men's four-mile run in Carson-Newman's Luke Greer, who finished with a time of 20:15.91. Montreat's Brien Lancaster was second with a time of 20:34.98, while Lenoir-Rhyne's Jacob Black was third with a time of 20:37.91.
Three Bulldogs ended their efforts in the top-10 in total with David Hager ninth with a time of 21:08.38 and Zach Boone 10th with a time of 21:08.79.
In the women's two-mile run, UNC Asheville finished fourth with a time average of 12:17.20 as a team. Wofford picked up two honors with a team time average of 11:49.34. Western Carolina was second with an 11:58.00 team time average and Milligan was third with a team time average of 12:08.02.
UNC Asheville's Kamryn DeCarmo had the top individual finish for the Bulldogs with a fourth-place finish with a time of 11:52.68. Wofford's Hannah Steelman picked up top honors with a time of 10:51.21. Western Carolina's Hannah Lingard was second with a time of 11:37.28 and Christina Nikolaou of Western Carolina was third with a time of 11:48.92.
Two Bulldogs finished in the top-10 in total with Kelley Coleman ending her day in 10th with a time of 11:59.39.
Up Next
UNC Asheville cross country will next compete in the Big South Cross Country Championships that will be held in Lynchburg, Va. on Saturday, Oct. 28. The championship will mark the second time on the year that the Bulldogs have competed on Liberty's home course. In fact, both the UNC Asheville men's and women's cross country teams put together strong team performances at the Liberty Big South Preview on Saturday, Sept. 16. The UNC Asheville men's cross country team finished in second in the 8K at the Liberty Big South Preview, while in the women's 5K, the Bulldogs closed things out with a third place finish as a team.
The women's 6K portion of the event is scheduled to get underway at 5:30 p.m. with the men's 8K slated for a 6:05 p.m. start.
In addition to the Bulldogs and host ECU, the invitational will feature NC State, Duke, UNCG, USC Upstate, Elizabeth City State, Saint Augustine, The Citadel, College of Charleston, Winthrop and Norfolk State.
BULLDOG BITES
Quotable
"We are super-excited about racing this Friday. We've had two weeks off racing to work on fine-tuning our kids. I feel that they've done a good job and that they are pretty pumped up about running on the fastest course that we've run this year. Hopefully the team can take the great work they've done thus far and put the pieces together tomorrow with some big PR's." – Head Coach Jesse Norman
Last Time Out
The UNC Asheville men's cross country team won the 2017 Asheville Cross Country Invitational at Asheville Christian Academy on Saturday, Sept. 23.
The Bulldogs in the four-mile run picked up top honors at their lone home meet of the year with a team time average of 21:08.39. Western Carolina finished second with a team time average of 21:21.29. Lenoir-Rhyne was third with a team time average of 21:26.26.
The winner of last year's event, UNC Asheville's Dominic Collichio with a time of 20:38.88 finished fourth this year. He was just behind the top finisher in the men's four-mile run in Carson-Newman's Luke Greer, who finished with a time of 20:15.91. Montreat's Brien Lancaster was second with a time of 20:34.98, while Lenoir-Rhyne's Jacob Black was third with a time of 20:37.91.
Three Bulldogs ended their efforts in the top-10 in total with David Hager ninth with a time of 21:08.38 and Zach Boone 10th with a time of 21:08.79.
In the women's two-mile run, UNC Asheville finished fourth with a time average of 12:17.20 as a team. Wofford picked up two honors with a team time average of 11:49.34. Western Carolina was second with an 11:58.00 team time average and Milligan was third with a team time average of 12:08.02.
UNC Asheville's Kamryn DeCarmo had the top individual finish for the Bulldogs with a fourth-place finish with a time of 11:52.68. Wofford's Hannah Steelman picked up top honors with a time of 10:51.21. Western Carolina's Hannah Lingard was second with a time of 11:37.28 and Christina Nikolaou of Western Carolina was third with a time of 11:48.92.
Two Bulldogs finished in the top-10 in total with Kelley Coleman ending her day in 10th with a time of 11:59.39.
Up Next
UNC Asheville cross country will next compete in the Big South Cross Country Championships that will be held in Lynchburg, Va. on Saturday, Oct. 28. The championship will mark the second time on the year that the Bulldogs have competed on Liberty's home course. In fact, both the UNC Asheville men's and women's cross country teams put together strong team performances at the Liberty Big South Preview on Saturday, Sept. 16. The UNC Asheville men's cross country team finished in second in the 8K at the Liberty Big South Preview, while in the women's 5K, the Bulldogs closed things out with a third place finish as a team.
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