University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Harding Tabbed as Honorable Mention All-American by USTFCCCA
06.13.2017 | Track and Field
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NEW ORLEANS – Matthew Harding of UNC Asheville officially closed out his impressive freshman year by being tabbed an NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field All-American by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
Harding garnered Honorable Mention All-America accolades in the 800 meters.
"I think it's a great cap to his year to be an Honorable Mention All-American," UNC Asheville track and field head coach Jesse Norman said. "It's super-exciting for him as a freshman and for us as a program. It's already paying off big for us as a program with everyone seeing him and UNC Asheville in the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene on ESPN. The other exciting element about it is that we can show everybody else on our team that you can go to UNC Asheville and be an All-American. I am excited to see how this all plays out during the fall and the coming years."
Honorable Mention accolades went to those that finished 17th through 24th in their event at the 2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. First-team honors went to the student-athletes from individual events and relay teams that finished first through eighth, while those who finished ninth through 16th earned second-team honors.
Running in heat three in the national semifinals of the 800 meters that were carried live on ESPN, Harding posted a time of 1:49.71 to finish sixth in his heat.
Harding originally advanced to the national semifinals by posting a personal-record time of 1:47.92 in the national quarterfinals of the 800 meters on Friday, May 26, at the NCAA East Regional Preliminary in Lexington, Ky. His time in the national quarterfinals is a school-record and the second-best time in Big South Conference history in the 800 meters.
The Big South Indoor and Outdoor Freshman of the Year and the league's 2017 indoor and outdoor 800m champion, Harding enters his sophomore season owning two of the three top times in the 800 meters in conference history.Â
The season may officially be over now for the Conwy, North Wales native, but he is quick to point out that "it's still been far and away the best year of my life in sport."
To learn more about UNC Asheville track and field and cross country, please visit uncabulldogs.com. You can also like UNC Asheville track and field and cross country on Twitter at @UNCABulldogXCTF and on Instagram at @uncaxctf.
NEW ORLEANS – Matthew Harding of UNC Asheville officially closed out his impressive freshman year by being tabbed an NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field All-American by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
Harding garnered Honorable Mention All-America accolades in the 800 meters.
"I think it's a great cap to his year to be an Honorable Mention All-American," UNC Asheville track and field head coach Jesse Norman said. "It's super-exciting for him as a freshman and for us as a program. It's already paying off big for us as a program with everyone seeing him and UNC Asheville in the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene on ESPN. The other exciting element about it is that we can show everybody else on our team that you can go to UNC Asheville and be an All-American. I am excited to see how this all plays out during the fall and the coming years."
Honorable Mention accolades went to those that finished 17th through 24th in their event at the 2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. First-team honors went to the student-athletes from individual events and relay teams that finished first through eighth, while those who finished ninth through 16th earned second-team honors.
Running in heat three in the national semifinals of the 800 meters that were carried live on ESPN, Harding posted a time of 1:49.71 to finish sixth in his heat.
Harding originally advanced to the national semifinals by posting a personal-record time of 1:47.92 in the national quarterfinals of the 800 meters on Friday, May 26, at the NCAA East Regional Preliminary in Lexington, Ky. His time in the national quarterfinals is a school-record and the second-best time in Big South Conference history in the 800 meters.
The Big South Indoor and Outdoor Freshman of the Year and the league's 2017 indoor and outdoor 800m champion, Harding enters his sophomore season owning two of the three top times in the 800 meters in conference history.Â
The season may officially be over now for the Conwy, North Wales native, but he is quick to point out that "it's still been far and away the best year of my life in sport."
To learn more about UNC Asheville track and field and cross country, please visit uncabulldogs.com. You can also like UNC Asheville track and field and cross country on Twitter at @UNCABulldogXCTF and on Instagram at @uncaxctf.
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