University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
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Bulldogs Set to Open Outdoor Season at Yellow Jacket Invite
03.16.2017 | Track and Field
THE MEET
Yellow Jacket Invite
Location: George C. Griffin Track / Atlanta, Ga.
Dates:Â March 17-18
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ASHEVILLE, N.C.—The UNC Asheville track and field teams will travel to Atlanta, Ga., to compete in the Yellow Jacket Invite beginning this Friday, March 17, at the George C. Griffin Track.
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BULLDOG BITES
ABOUT THE TRACK: The George C. Griffin Track is 400m with a Mondo surface. There are eight 42" lanes. LI, TJ, JT, HJ and PV approaches are Mondo. SP, HT, and DT circles are concrete.
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TEAMS COMPETING: Twelve schools have registered for the meet this weekend including: Asheville (M/W), Belmont (M/W), Florida State (M/W), Franklin Pierce (M/W), Georgia (M/W), Georgia State (W), Georgia Tech (M/W), Louisville (M/W), Mercer (W), Middle Tennessee State (M/W), Pittsburgh (M/W) and Vanderbilt (W).
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LAST TIME OUT: The last time the UNC Asheville track and field team competed was nearly three weeks ago when the Bulldogs traveled to Winston Salem, N.C. for the Big South Indoor Championships.
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BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE AWARDS: Two Bulldogs picked up big awards at the conclusion of the Big South Indoor Championship with Matthew Harding tying for league Freshman of the Year accolades and Hunter Koike being tabbed as the men's track and field Scholar Athlete of the Year.
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TOP FIVE FINISH: Kayli Nichols had a great championship weekend highlighted with a top-5 finish in the 60 meter hurdles, posting a time of 8.89 seconds.
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BRINGING HOME THE GOLD: Matthew Harding posted a first place finish in the men's 800 meters, leading the race wire to wire, with a time of 1:52.57 to bring the first place gold medal back to Asheville for the Bulldogs.
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UP NEXT: Following this weekend's competition, the Bulldog men and women will head to Columbia, S.C. to compete in the Weems Baskin Relays. The meet will be hosted by the University of South Carolina on March 24-25.
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QUOTABLES
"We are excited for our first outdoor meet of the season. Opening up at Georgia Tech is a new venture for us but this is one of our best trips of each year. Our kids love going down to Atlanta to compete against some high level competition and at a great track facility. Hopefully we'll come away with some new top five performances and/or personal records this weekend!" – Head Coach Jesse Norman
Yellow Jacket Invite
Location: George C. Griffin Track / Atlanta, Ga.
Dates:Â March 17-18
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ASHEVILLE, N.C.—The UNC Asheville track and field teams will travel to Atlanta, Ga., to compete in the Yellow Jacket Invite beginning this Friday, March 17, at the George C. Griffin Track.
Â
BULLDOG BITES
ABOUT THE TRACK: The George C. Griffin Track is 400m with a Mondo surface. There are eight 42" lanes. LI, TJ, JT, HJ and PV approaches are Mondo. SP, HT, and DT circles are concrete.
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TEAMS COMPETING: Twelve schools have registered for the meet this weekend including: Asheville (M/W), Belmont (M/W), Florida State (M/W), Franklin Pierce (M/W), Georgia (M/W), Georgia State (W), Georgia Tech (M/W), Louisville (M/W), Mercer (W), Middle Tennessee State (M/W), Pittsburgh (M/W) and Vanderbilt (W).
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LAST TIME OUT: The last time the UNC Asheville track and field team competed was nearly three weeks ago when the Bulldogs traveled to Winston Salem, N.C. for the Big South Indoor Championships.
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BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE AWARDS: Two Bulldogs picked up big awards at the conclusion of the Big South Indoor Championship with Matthew Harding tying for league Freshman of the Year accolades and Hunter Koike being tabbed as the men's track and field Scholar Athlete of the Year.
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TOP FIVE FINISH: Kayli Nichols had a great championship weekend highlighted with a top-5 finish in the 60 meter hurdles, posting a time of 8.89 seconds.
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BRINGING HOME THE GOLD: Matthew Harding posted a first place finish in the men's 800 meters, leading the race wire to wire, with a time of 1:52.57 to bring the first place gold medal back to Asheville for the Bulldogs.
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UP NEXT: Following this weekend's competition, the Bulldog men and women will head to Columbia, S.C. to compete in the Weems Baskin Relays. The meet will be hosted by the University of South Carolina on March 24-25.
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QUOTABLES
"We are excited for our first outdoor meet of the season. Opening up at Georgia Tech is a new venture for us but this is one of our best trips of each year. Our kids love going down to Atlanta to compete against some high level competition and at a great track facility. Hopefully we'll come away with some new top five performances and/or personal records this weekend!" – Head Coach Jesse Norman
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