University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville Cross Country Teams Honored for Sportsmanship by Big South
09.14.2017 | Cross Country
Big South Conference Official Release
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville men's and women's cross country teams were both honored with Big South Sportsmanship Awards for the 2016-17 season.
"This is really cool to be recognized among our conference peers," UNC Asheville cross country head coach Jesse Norman said. "This goes back to what Janet R. Cone and everybody has talked about in recruiting the right individuals. We are getting more of those student-athletes and they are doing some good things for us."
The Bulldogs finished off last season with the UNC Asheville men's cross country team finishing sixth at the 2016 Big South Cross Country Championship and the women finishing fifth at the championship hosted by the UNC Asheville athletics department at Asheville Christian Academy. Dominic Collichio earned All-Conference honors for the Bulldogs with a seventh-place finish at the championship with a time of 25:43.40.
Gardner-Webb, which was honored with 10 team sportsmanship awards in 2016-17, was tops among the Big South membership with a 43.15 percentage of the maximum points received in its sponsored league sports. The Runnin' Bulldogs were voted by Big South student-athletes as the top sportsmanship team in baseball, women's cross country, men's golf, men's indoor and outdoor track & field, women's outdoor track & field, women's soccer, softball, women's tennis and volleyball.
UNC Asheville finished second in the Institutional Sportsmanship standings with a 21.24 percentage, followed by Liberty at 20.65 percent.
UNC Asheville cross country will next have a chance to get an advance look at the championship course for the Big South Cross Country Championships by competing in the Liberty Big South Preview on Saturday, Sept. 16. The meet in Lynchburg, Va. is slated to start at 9 a.m.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville men's and women's cross country teams were both honored with Big South Sportsmanship Awards for the 2016-17 season.
"This is really cool to be recognized among our conference peers," UNC Asheville cross country head coach Jesse Norman said. "This goes back to what Janet R. Cone and everybody has talked about in recruiting the right individuals. We are getting more of those student-athletes and they are doing some good things for us."
The Bulldogs finished off last season with the UNC Asheville men's cross country team finishing sixth at the 2016 Big South Cross Country Championship and the women finishing fifth at the championship hosted by the UNC Asheville athletics department at Asheville Christian Academy. Dominic Collichio earned All-Conference honors for the Bulldogs with a seventh-place finish at the championship with a time of 25:43.40.
Gardner-Webb, which was honored with 10 team sportsmanship awards in 2016-17, was tops among the Big South membership with a 43.15 percentage of the maximum points received in its sponsored league sports. The Runnin' Bulldogs were voted by Big South student-athletes as the top sportsmanship team in baseball, women's cross country, men's golf, men's indoor and outdoor track & field, women's outdoor track & field, women's soccer, softball, women's tennis and volleyball.
UNC Asheville finished second in the Institutional Sportsmanship standings with a 21.24 percentage, followed by Liberty at 20.65 percent.
UNC Asheville cross country will next have a chance to get an advance look at the championship course for the Big South Cross Country Championships by competing in the Liberty Big South Preview on Saturday, Sept. 16. The meet in Lynchburg, Va. is slated to start at 9 a.m.
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