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Bulldogs Travel to Charleston This Week for Big South Outdoor Track and Field Championships
05.08.2017 | 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)
FOLLOW LIVE (Click Link to Access)
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The UNC Asheville men's and women's track and field teams will next compete in the 2017 Big South Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships presented by UCS and Musco Lighting.
This year's championship will be held at the Bagwell-Settle Stadium Track on the campus of Charleston Southern Wednesday, May 10-Friday, May 12.
Admission is free for all three days of the championships.
The men's portion of the league championships is slated to commence at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 10, with the start of the decathlon, while the women's events will start with the heptathlon at 11:30 a.m. the same day.
BULLDOG BITES
STRONG OUTDOOR SEASON: It has been a solid outdoor campaign for the Bulldogs. UNC Asheville posted numerous record-breaking performances at all of their spring events in the Yellow Jacket Invite hosted by Georgia Tech, the Weems Baskins Relays on the campus of South Carolina, the VertKlasse Meeting hosted by fellow league rival High Point, the Duke Invite and two separate events on the campus of Western Carolina in Cullowhee, N.C. in the Beynon Sports Catamount Classic and the WCU Invitational.
LAST TIME OUT: The UNC Asheville track and field team concluded competition at the WCU Invitational hosted by Western Carolina at the Catamount Athletic Complex on Friday, April 28. Both the men's and women's 4 X 100 meter relay teams set school records with top-5 finishes for Asheville with the men running theirs in 42.67 and the women in 47.80. Jailah Grimes (12.45) had a top-10 finish in the women's 100 meter dash, setting the third-best time in program history. Jasmine Cox (12.65) was shortly behind her, setting the fifth-best mark in school history. Hunter Koike (55.32) claimed the third-best time in program history in the 400 meter hurdles. Patrick Johnston was shortly behind him, posting the fifth-best time in the event in Bulldog history with a time of 57.00.
VANDENBERGS FEATURED: Sisters Sydney Vandenberg and Alex Vandenberg have been featured in a recent Big South Conference MUSCO Spotlight, a video feature produced by the conference office that focuses on women's student-athletes and their personal stories during the 2016-17 year. Sydney Vandenberg is a sophomore on the UNC Asheville women's swimming team. Her sister, Alex Vandenberg, is a freshman on the women's cross country and track and field squads. In the video released by the Big South Conference office, the Vandenbergs talk about what it is like having each other at the same school, supporting each other in different sports as well as how their mother's battle with cancer has brought them closer and helped them appreciate the time they have together. Video (Click Link to Access)
QUOTABLES
"As a program we are super-excited about the upcoming championships hosted by Charleston Southern. This will be a fun business trip for us to go down and see how we perform as a program. This is the healthiest we've been so far this year and you can sense the excitement building within the program as it gets closer to championship time. We're hoping to finish the year on a high note with some individual championships and all-conference performances in a range of events." – Head Coach Jesse Norman
Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships Central page (Click Link to Access)
FOLLOW LIVE (Click Link to Access)
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The UNC Asheville men's and women's track and field teams will next compete in the 2017 Big South Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships presented by UCS and Musco Lighting.
This year's championship will be held at the Bagwell-Settle Stadium Track on the campus of Charleston Southern Wednesday, May 10-Friday, May 12.
Admission is free for all three days of the championships.
The men's portion of the league championships is slated to commence at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 10, with the start of the decathlon, while the women's events will start with the heptathlon at 11:30 a.m. the same day.
BULLDOG BITES
STRONG OUTDOOR SEASON: It has been a solid outdoor campaign for the Bulldogs. UNC Asheville posted numerous record-breaking performances at all of their spring events in the Yellow Jacket Invite hosted by Georgia Tech, the Weems Baskins Relays on the campus of South Carolina, the VertKlasse Meeting hosted by fellow league rival High Point, the Duke Invite and two separate events on the campus of Western Carolina in Cullowhee, N.C. in the Beynon Sports Catamount Classic and the WCU Invitational.
LAST TIME OUT: The UNC Asheville track and field team concluded competition at the WCU Invitational hosted by Western Carolina at the Catamount Athletic Complex on Friday, April 28. Both the men's and women's 4 X 100 meter relay teams set school records with top-5 finishes for Asheville with the men running theirs in 42.67 and the women in 47.80. Jailah Grimes (12.45) had a top-10 finish in the women's 100 meter dash, setting the third-best time in program history. Jasmine Cox (12.65) was shortly behind her, setting the fifth-best mark in school history. Hunter Koike (55.32) claimed the third-best time in program history in the 400 meter hurdles. Patrick Johnston was shortly behind him, posting the fifth-best time in the event in Bulldog history with a time of 57.00.
VANDENBERGS FEATURED: Sisters Sydney Vandenberg and Alex Vandenberg have been featured in a recent Big South Conference MUSCO Spotlight, a video feature produced by the conference office that focuses on women's student-athletes and their personal stories during the 2016-17 year. Sydney Vandenberg is a sophomore on the UNC Asheville women's swimming team. Her sister, Alex Vandenberg, is a freshman on the women's cross country and track and field squads. In the video released by the Big South Conference office, the Vandenbergs talk about what it is like having each other at the same school, supporting each other in different sports as well as how their mother's battle with cancer has brought them closer and helped them appreciate the time they have together. Video (Click Link to Access)
QUOTABLES
"As a program we are super-excited about the upcoming championships hosted by Charleston Southern. This will be a fun business trip for us to go down and see how we perform as a program. This is the healthiest we've been so far this year and you can sense the excitement building within the program as it gets closer to championship time. We're hoping to finish the year on a high note with some individual championships and all-conference performances in a range of events." – Head Coach Jesse Norman
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