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Blanton Gillespie Named Big South Men’s Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year; Kelley Coleman Chosen to Women’s Cross Country All-Academic Team
10.26.2018 | Cross Country
KERNERSVILLE, N.C. – For the second time in his career, UNC Asheville senior Blanton Gillespie has been selected as a Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Gillespie was chosen as the 2018 Big South Men's Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year at the Big South Cross Country Championship presented by Musco Sports Lighting and UCS at the Ivey M. Redmon Sports Complex on Friday, Oct. 26.
The honor is just the latest for Gillespie, who was named the 2018 Big South Outdoor Track and Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year in May of 2018.
The Chemistry major with a minor in Neuroscience owns a 3.996 grade-point average.
The Shelby, N.C. native was selected to the 2018 Big South Men's Indoor Track and Field All-Academic Team following the conclusion of the Indoor Conference Championships on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018. He was also selected to the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-District® Men's Track & Field/Cross Country District 3 Team.
Gillespie finished 36th individually at the 2018 Big South Cross Country Championship with a time of 28:05.5.
In addition to Gillespie's honor, Kelley Coleman was tabbed to the 2018 Big South Women's Cross Country All-Academic Team.
Coleman is a senior Environmental Studies major at UNC Asheville. She boasts a 3.440 grade-point average.
Last year, the Cincinnati, Ohio native earned All-Conference honors in cross country with an 11th-place finish at the 2017 Big South Cross Country Championship. Coleman has finished in the top-40 in all Bulldog events this season, including a third place finish at the Asheville Cross Country Invitational. She secured a top-15 finish (14th) at the 2018 Big South Cross Country Championship with a time of 19:21.7.
Gillespie was chosen as the 2018 Big South Men's Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year at the Big South Cross Country Championship presented by Musco Sports Lighting and UCS at the Ivey M. Redmon Sports Complex on Friday, Oct. 26.
The honor is just the latest for Gillespie, who was named the 2018 Big South Outdoor Track and Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year in May of 2018.
The Chemistry major with a minor in Neuroscience owns a 3.996 grade-point average.
The Shelby, N.C. native was selected to the 2018 Big South Men's Indoor Track and Field All-Academic Team following the conclusion of the Indoor Conference Championships on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018. He was also selected to the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-District® Men's Track & Field/Cross Country District 3 Team.
Gillespie finished 36th individually at the 2018 Big South Cross Country Championship with a time of 28:05.5.
In addition to Gillespie's honor, Kelley Coleman was tabbed to the 2018 Big South Women's Cross Country All-Academic Team.
Coleman is a senior Environmental Studies major at UNC Asheville. She boasts a 3.440 grade-point average.
Last year, the Cincinnati, Ohio native earned All-Conference honors in cross country with an 11th-place finish at the 2017 Big South Cross Country Championship. Coleman has finished in the top-40 in all Bulldog events this season, including a third place finish at the Asheville Cross Country Invitational. She secured a top-15 finish (14th) at the 2018 Big South Cross Country Championship with a time of 19:21.7.
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