University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Bulldogs Post Record Times on Day One of Big South Outdoor Track and Field Championships
05.10.2017 | Track and Field
Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships Central page (Click Link to Access)
Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships Central page (Click Link to Access)
Day One Results (Click Link to Access)
CHARLESTON, S.C. – It was a strong first day for the UNC Asheville men's and women's track and field teams at the 2017 Big South Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships presented by UCS and Musco Lighting on Wednesday, May 10, at the Bagwell-Settle Stadium Track on the campus of Charleston Southern.
The day opened with Argia Gibson finishing seventh overall in the long jump finals with a 5.47m jump. Already the school-record holder in the category at 5.73m, the mark was the second-best of her career and in program history.
In the men's 400m hurdles trials, Patrick Johnston recorded a time of 55.99 to advance to the finals in the event on Friday, May 12. The time is the fourth-best in the event in school history.
In the women's 400m hurdles trials, Kayli Nichols with a time of 1:02.48 advanced to the event finals on Friday, May 12. Nichols' time is the third-fastest in program history.
Hunter Koike posted the fastest qualifying time in the 200 meters trials to advance to the finals in the event on Friday. His time of 21.73 is the second-fastest time in the event in program history.
In the men's 10,000 meters, UNC Asheville's Zach Boone collected an impressive fifth-place finish with a time of 32:57.07.
The Bulldogs just missed on a top-eight finish in the women's 10,000 meters with UNC Asheville claiming the ninth (Amy Castle – 39:37.62) , 10th  (Phoebe Schneider – 39:50.10) and 11th (Sarah Heisner – 40:01.55) spots.
BULLDOG BITES
GEARING UP FOR DAY TWO: The second day of the Big South Outdoor Track and Field Championships for the Bulldogs will officially get underway at 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 11, with Johnston and Nichols competing in the 100 and 110 hurdles trials. The day will close at 6:20 and 6:40 p.m. with the Bulldogs competing in the men's and women's 3K Steeplechase.
DAY THREE – THE FINALS: Day two of the Big South Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Thursday, May 11, for the Bulldogs other than the Steeplechase will mainly feature trials for qualification for Friday's day of finals.
QUOTABLES
"We did some good things. I think we only missed on a couple of different events. We've got a couple of people sick, so we're trying to get them healthy over the next couple of days and see what we can do. Hunter (Koike) did a great job in the 200 with the second-fastest time in school history, so that's a really good start right there. Getting Pat (Johnston) through in the hurdles was a huge one for us today and a big PR for him. Kayli also came through and she ended up having the third-fastest in school history. It was a good day. We just didn't execute as well as we could have. We've just got to clean that up, get recovered and get ready to go for the rest of the championship." – Head Coach Jesse Norman
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Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships Central page (Click Link to Access)
Day One Results (Click Link to Access)
CHARLESTON, S.C. – It was a strong first day for the UNC Asheville men's and women's track and field teams at the 2017 Big South Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships presented by UCS and Musco Lighting on Wednesday, May 10, at the Bagwell-Settle Stadium Track on the campus of Charleston Southern.
The day opened with Argia Gibson finishing seventh overall in the long jump finals with a 5.47m jump. Already the school-record holder in the category at 5.73m, the mark was the second-best of her career and in program history.
In the men's 400m hurdles trials, Patrick Johnston recorded a time of 55.99 to advance to the finals in the event on Friday, May 12. The time is the fourth-best in the event in school history.
In the women's 400m hurdles trials, Kayli Nichols with a time of 1:02.48 advanced to the event finals on Friday, May 12. Nichols' time is the third-fastest in program history.
Hunter Koike posted the fastest qualifying time in the 200 meters trials to advance to the finals in the event on Friday. His time of 21.73 is the second-fastest time in the event in program history.
In the men's 10,000 meters, UNC Asheville's Zach Boone collected an impressive fifth-place finish with a time of 32:57.07.
The Bulldogs just missed on a top-eight finish in the women's 10,000 meters with UNC Asheville claiming the ninth (Amy Castle – 39:37.62) , 10th  (Phoebe Schneider – 39:50.10) and 11th (Sarah Heisner – 40:01.55) spots.
BULLDOG BITES
GEARING UP FOR DAY TWO: The second day of the Big South Outdoor Track and Field Championships for the Bulldogs will officially get underway at 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 11, with Johnston and Nichols competing in the 100 and 110 hurdles trials. The day will close at 6:20 and 6:40 p.m. with the Bulldogs competing in the men's and women's 3K Steeplechase.
DAY THREE – THE FINALS: Day two of the Big South Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Thursday, May 11, for the Bulldogs other than the Steeplechase will mainly feature trials for qualification for Friday's day of finals.
QUOTABLES
"We did some good things. I think we only missed on a couple of different events. We've got a couple of people sick, so we're trying to get them healthy over the next couple of days and see what we can do. Hunter (Koike) did a great job in the 200 with the second-fastest time in school history, so that's a really good start right there. Getting Pat (Johnston) through in the hurdles was a huge one for us today and a big PR for him. Kayli also came through and she ended up having the third-fastest in school history. It was a good day. We just didn't execute as well as we could have. We've just got to clean that up, get recovered and get ready to go for the rest of the championship." – Head Coach Jesse Norman
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