University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
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Bulldogs Ready to Compete at Buccaneer Invitational
02.01.2017 | Track and Field
THE MEET
Buccaneer Track & Field Invitational
Location: Mountain States Health Alliance Athletics Center / Johnson City, Tenn.
Dates:Â Feb. 2-4
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — The UNC Asheville track and field teams will travel just down the road to compete in the Buccaneer Track & Field Invitational this weekend. The invitational will be a three-day event from Feb. 2-4 hosted by East Tennessee State University.
BULLDOG BITES
FAMILIAR LOCATION: UNC Asheville's squads are no strangers to competing in Johnson City. In fact, the Bulldogs competed there to kick off their 2017 indoor season in the ETSU Track & Field Invitational.
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BREAKING RECORDS: Junior Kayli Nichols turned in a pair of strong performances last time out, establishing school bests in both the 60 meter hurdles and the 500 meter dash.
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RUNNING HARD(ING): Matthew Harding continued his early collegiate success, last weekend at the Darius Dixon Invitational, with another top five finish, in the 400 meter dash. Harding had two top three finishes the previous weekend as well, one in the 500 meter dash and another in the 1000 meter run.
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UP NEXT:Â Following this weekend's competition, the Bulldog men and women travel to Huntington, W. Va. to compete in the Chipotle Marshall Invitational, next weekend, Feb. 10-11.
QUOTABLES
"Looking forward to the meet. At this point, for this weekend, we are looking at getting all our kids healthy and ready for our big meet at Marshall next weekend. We will be leaving some people at home to get healthy and competing some people in select events to start getting a better picture of our conference squad. This meet looks to be a good size with teams similar to us in size and competitiveness, a good chance for our kids to compete well." - Head Coach Jesse Norman
Buccaneer Track & Field Invitational
Location: Mountain States Health Alliance Athletics Center / Johnson City, Tenn.
Dates:Â Feb. 2-4
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — The UNC Asheville track and field teams will travel just down the road to compete in the Buccaneer Track & Field Invitational this weekend. The invitational will be a three-day event from Feb. 2-4 hosted by East Tennessee State University.
BULLDOG BITES
FAMILIAR LOCATION: UNC Asheville's squads are no strangers to competing in Johnson City. In fact, the Bulldogs competed there to kick off their 2017 indoor season in the ETSU Track & Field Invitational.
Â
BREAKING RECORDS: Junior Kayli Nichols turned in a pair of strong performances last time out, establishing school bests in both the 60 meter hurdles and the 500 meter dash.
Â
RUNNING HARD(ING): Matthew Harding continued his early collegiate success, last weekend at the Darius Dixon Invitational, with another top five finish, in the 400 meter dash. Harding had two top three finishes the previous weekend as well, one in the 500 meter dash and another in the 1000 meter run.
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UP NEXT:Â Following this weekend's competition, the Bulldog men and women travel to Huntington, W. Va. to compete in the Chipotle Marshall Invitational, next weekend, Feb. 10-11.
QUOTABLES
"Looking forward to the meet. At this point, for this weekend, we are looking at getting all our kids healthy and ready for our big meet at Marshall next weekend. We will be leaving some people at home to get healthy and competing some people in select events to start getting a better picture of our conference squad. This meet looks to be a good size with teams similar to us in size and competitiveness, a good chance for our kids to compete well." - Head Coach Jesse Norman
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