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Records Continue to Fall for Bulldogs on Day Two of Big South Outdoor Track and Field Championships
05.11.2017 | 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 Two Results (Click Link to Access)
Watch Final Day Live
CHARLESTON, S.C. – UNC Asheville put together a special day on the second day of the the 2017 Big South Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships presented by UCS and Musco Lighting on Thursday, May 11, at the Bagwell-Settle Stadium Track on the campus of Charleston Southern.
Day two of the league championships for the Bulldogs was mainly trials, but UNC Asheville factored in heavily in both the 3,000m men's and women's Steeplechases.
In the women's Steeplechase, Kelley Coleman improved her original best time by 23 seconds to finish just off the podium in fourth. Coleman's time of 11:23.04 was the second-best time in program history in the event.
Chilton Birdwhitsell finished just off on the podium as well in fifth in the men's Steeplechase with a time of 9:48.18.
The 2017 Big South Indoor Track and Field champion in the 800 meters, Matthew Harding won his heat and picked up the top qualifying time to advance to the 800 meters finals on Friday, May 12. Harding posted a time of 1:54.17.
Two Bulldogs just missed on joining Harding in the 800 meters finals as Matthew Barrera's time of 1:57.26 was ninth-best and Chase Stevens' time of 1:57.44 was just behind Barrera in 10th.
In the men's 110m hurdles trials, Patrick Johnston advanced to the finals with a time of 16.76.
In women's 100m hurdles trials, Kayli Nichols posted her second-best and program second-best time of 14.56 to advance to the finals.
UNC Asheville's Tyree McFalling advanced to the 400 meters finals with a time of 49.95 in the trials. His time was the fourth-best in program history in the event.
In the women's 400 meters trials, Desire Brown claimed the last qualifying spot with a time of 58.34.
Hunter Koike advanced to the 100 meters finals with a time of 11.04 in the trials. The time was the fifth-best in the event in program history.
BULLDOG BITES
DAY THREE - THE FINALS: UNC Asheville track and field will be heavily featured on the third and final day of the 2017 Big South Outdoor Track and Field Championships with the Bulldogs starting action on the day at 12:40 p.m. with the men's and women's 4 x 100m races.
YOU ARE WATCHING LIVE: The final day of the 2017 Big South Outdoor Track and Field Championships will be streamed live by the Big South Network. Catch all of the action here. Â
QUOTABLES
"We got pretty much everybody through to the finals that we thought that we would. We had one hiccup, but other than that I think we got everybody through and I think overall it was a pretty huge day for us. We will have probably more people competing tomorrow than we've had in a long time, so that's going to be super-exciting for us as a program. It was a great finish to the day with Chilton Birdwhitsell having a huge breakout race and then Kelley Coleman's 23-second PR getting fourth was a great way to end the day and get us some excitement going into tomorrow." – Head Coach Jesse Norman
Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships Central page (Click Link to Access)
Day Two Results (Click Link to Access)
Watch Final Day Live
CHARLESTON, S.C. – UNC Asheville put together a special day on the second day of the the 2017 Big South Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships presented by UCS and Musco Lighting on Thursday, May 11, at the Bagwell-Settle Stadium Track on the campus of Charleston Southern.
Day two of the league championships for the Bulldogs was mainly trials, but UNC Asheville factored in heavily in both the 3,000m men's and women's Steeplechases.
In the women's Steeplechase, Kelley Coleman improved her original best time by 23 seconds to finish just off the podium in fourth. Coleman's time of 11:23.04 was the second-best time in program history in the event.
Chilton Birdwhitsell finished just off on the podium as well in fifth in the men's Steeplechase with a time of 9:48.18.
The 2017 Big South Indoor Track and Field champion in the 800 meters, Matthew Harding won his heat and picked up the top qualifying time to advance to the 800 meters finals on Friday, May 12. Harding posted a time of 1:54.17.
Two Bulldogs just missed on joining Harding in the 800 meters finals as Matthew Barrera's time of 1:57.26 was ninth-best and Chase Stevens' time of 1:57.44 was just behind Barrera in 10th.
In the men's 110m hurdles trials, Patrick Johnston advanced to the finals with a time of 16.76.
In women's 100m hurdles trials, Kayli Nichols posted her second-best and program second-best time of 14.56 to advance to the finals.
UNC Asheville's Tyree McFalling advanced to the 400 meters finals with a time of 49.95 in the trials. His time was the fourth-best in program history in the event.
In the women's 400 meters trials, Desire Brown claimed the last qualifying spot with a time of 58.34.
Hunter Koike advanced to the 100 meters finals with a time of 11.04 in the trials. The time was the fifth-best in the event in program history.
BULLDOG BITES
DAY THREE - THE FINALS: UNC Asheville track and field will be heavily featured on the third and final day of the 2017 Big South Outdoor Track and Field Championships with the Bulldogs starting action on the day at 12:40 p.m. with the men's and women's 4 x 100m races.
YOU ARE WATCHING LIVE: The final day of the 2017 Big South Outdoor Track and Field Championships will be streamed live by the Big South Network. Catch all of the action here. Â
QUOTABLES
"We got pretty much everybody through to the finals that we thought that we would. We had one hiccup, but other than that I think we got everybody through and I think overall it was a pretty huge day for us. We will have probably more people competing tomorrow than we've had in a long time, so that's going to be super-exciting for us as a program. It was a great finish to the day with Chilton Birdwhitsell having a huge breakout race and then Kelley Coleman's 23-second PR getting fourth was a great way to end the day and get us some excitement going into tomorrow." – Head Coach Jesse Norman
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