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UNC Asheville Cross Country to Compete at Big South Championship on Friday
10.25.2018 | Cross Country
KERNERSVILLE, N.C. – UNC Asheville cross country will compete at the 2018 Big South Cross Country Championship presented by Musco Sports Lighting and UCS at the Ivey M. Redmon Sports Complex on Friday, Oct. 26.
The women's 5K race is scheduled to get underway at 10:30 a.m., while the men's 8K race is scheduled for 11:30 a.m.
You can follow all of the action live and learn much more about the event by visiting championship central HERE.
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Last Year at the Big South Cross Country Championship
The UNC Asheville women's cross country team finished fourth at the 2017 Big South Conference Cross Country Championship with a team time average of 19:47.
Kelley Coleman led the way for the Bulldogs in the 5K portion of the championship with an All-Conference 11th-place finish with a time of 19:11.8.
The UNC Asheville men's cross country team put together a strong finish at the Big South Cross Country Championship with the Bulldogs finishing fourth with a team time average of 26:57.
The Bulldogs were led in the 8K men's portion of the championship by Dominic Collichio, who finished in 15th place with a time of 26:32.6.
Best Finish Since 2003
The UNC Asheville men's cross country team with its fourth place finish last year garnered its best finish as a team at the Big South Cross Country Championship since also finishing fourth in 2003.
Top-6 Since 2012
With its fourth place finish as a team last year, UNC Asheville women's cross country has now finished in the top-6 every year since 2012. The Bulldogs finished third in 2013, and Asheville has finished fourth as a team in two of the last three years (2015 and 2017).
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The women's 5K race is scheduled to get underway at 10:30 a.m., while the men's 8K race is scheduled for 11:30 a.m.
You can follow all of the action live and learn much more about the event by visiting championship central HERE.
BULLDOG BITES
Last Year at the Big South Cross Country Championship
The UNC Asheville women's cross country team finished fourth at the 2017 Big South Conference Cross Country Championship with a team time average of 19:47.
Kelley Coleman led the way for the Bulldogs in the 5K portion of the championship with an All-Conference 11th-place finish with a time of 19:11.8.
The UNC Asheville men's cross country team put together a strong finish at the Big South Cross Country Championship with the Bulldogs finishing fourth with a team time average of 26:57.
The Bulldogs were led in the 8K men's portion of the championship by Dominic Collichio, who finished in 15th place with a time of 26:32.6.
Best Finish Since 2003
The UNC Asheville men's cross country team with its fourth place finish last year garnered its best finish as a team at the Big South Cross Country Championship since also finishing fourth in 2003.
Top-6 Since 2012
With its fourth place finish as a team last year, UNC Asheville women's cross country has now finished in the top-6 every year since 2012. The Bulldogs finished third in 2013, and Asheville has finished fourth as a team in two of the last three years (2015 and 2017).
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