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Bulldog Men Take Top Honors at Asheville Cross Country Invitational
09.23.2017 | Cross Country
Final Men's Results
Final Women's Results
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville men's cross country team won the 2017 Asheville Cross Country Invitational at Asheville Christian Academy on Saturday, Sept. 23.
The Bulldogs in the four-mile run picked up top honors at their lone home meet of the year with a team time average of 21:08.39. Western Carolina finished second with a team time average of 21:21.29. Lenoir-Rhyne was third with a team time average of 21:26.26.
The winner of last year's event, UNC Asheville's Dominic Collichio with a time of 20:38.88 finished fourth this year. He was just behind the top finisher in the men's four-mile run in Carson-Newman's Luke Greer, who finished with a time of 20:15.91. Montreat's Brien Lancaster was second with a time of 20:34.98, while Lenoir-Rhyne's Jacob Black was third with a time of 20:37.91.
Three Bulldogs ended their efforts in the top-10 in total with David Hager ninth with a time of 21:08.38 and Zach Boone 10th with a time of 21:08.79.
In the women's two-mile run, UNC Asheville finished fourth with a time average of 12:17.20 as a team. Wofford picked up two honors with a team time average of 11:49.34. Western Carolina was second with an 11:58.00 team time average and Milligan was third with a team time average of 12:08.02.
UNC Asheville's Kamryn DeCarmo had the top individual finish for the Bulldogs with a fourth-place finish with a time of 11:52.68. Wofford's Hannah Steelman picked up top honors with a time of 10:51.21. Western Carolina's Hannah Lingard was second with a time of 11:37.28 and Christina Nikolaou of Western Carolina was third with a time of 11:48.92.
Two Bulldogs finished in the top-10 in total with Kelley Coleman ending her day in 10th with a time of 11:59.39.
BULLDOG BITES
Quotable
"I'm excited about the men's win today. It's nice to start Homecoming with a team win with a good-sized meet. This will set us up for a good training block to get ready for the ECU meet. On the women's side, I felt that we just put ourselves too far back to make up the ground needed. I thought we had some good individual results, and now we just need to finish it off as a team." – Head Coach Jesse Norman
The Field
In addition to the host Bulldogs, the 2017 Asheville Cross Country Invitational featured 11 teams in total with Auburn Montgomery, Carson-Newman, Gardner-Webb, Lenoir-Rhyne, Milligan, Montreat, Presbyterian, Warren Wilson, Western Carolina and Wofford all participating.
Welcome Back
A familiar face was at the Asheville Cross Country Invitational, but in different colors this time as former Bulldog Lauren Etheridge is now a graduate assistant for the cross country program at Auburn Montgomery.
League Award Winners
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.
Up Next
UNC Asheville will commence its efforts in the month of October by traveling to Greenville, N.C. to take part in the ECU Invitational on Friday, Oct. 13. The meet held at the Overton's Lake Kristi course will begin at 5:30 p.m.
Final Women's Results
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville men's cross country team won the 2017 Asheville Cross Country Invitational at Asheville Christian Academy on Saturday, Sept. 23.
The Bulldogs in the four-mile run picked up top honors at their lone home meet of the year with a team time average of 21:08.39. Western Carolina finished second with a team time average of 21:21.29. Lenoir-Rhyne was third with a team time average of 21:26.26.
The winner of last year's event, UNC Asheville's Dominic Collichio with a time of 20:38.88 finished fourth this year. He was just behind the top finisher in the men's four-mile run in Carson-Newman's Luke Greer, who finished with a time of 20:15.91. Montreat's Brien Lancaster was second with a time of 20:34.98, while Lenoir-Rhyne's Jacob Black was third with a time of 20:37.91.
Three Bulldogs ended their efforts in the top-10 in total with David Hager ninth with a time of 21:08.38 and Zach Boone 10th with a time of 21:08.79.
In the women's two-mile run, UNC Asheville finished fourth with a time average of 12:17.20 as a team. Wofford picked up two honors with a team time average of 11:49.34. Western Carolina was second with an 11:58.00 team time average and Milligan was third with a team time average of 12:08.02.
UNC Asheville's Kamryn DeCarmo had the top individual finish for the Bulldogs with a fourth-place finish with a time of 11:52.68. Wofford's Hannah Steelman picked up top honors with a time of 10:51.21. Western Carolina's Hannah Lingard was second with a time of 11:37.28 and Christina Nikolaou of Western Carolina was third with a time of 11:48.92.
Two Bulldogs finished in the top-10 in total with Kelley Coleman ending her day in 10th with a time of 11:59.39.
BULLDOG BITES
Quotable
"I'm excited about the men's win today. It's nice to start Homecoming with a team win with a good-sized meet. This will set us up for a good training block to get ready for the ECU meet. On the women's side, I felt that we just put ourselves too far back to make up the ground needed. I thought we had some good individual results, and now we just need to finish it off as a team." – Head Coach Jesse Norman
The Field
In addition to the host Bulldogs, the 2017 Asheville Cross Country Invitational featured 11 teams in total with Auburn Montgomery, Carson-Newman, Gardner-Webb, Lenoir-Rhyne, Milligan, Montreat, Presbyterian, Warren Wilson, Western Carolina and Wofford all participating.
Welcome Back
A familiar face was at the Asheville Cross Country Invitational, but in different colors this time as former Bulldog Lauren Etheridge is now a graduate assistant for the cross country program at Auburn Montgomery.
League Award Winners
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.
Up Next
UNC Asheville will commence its efforts in the month of October by traveling to Greenville, N.C. to take part in the ECU Invitational on Friday, Oct. 13. The meet held at the Overton's Lake Kristi course will begin at 5:30 p.m.
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