University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Friday, August 31
Boone, NC
UNC Asheville
at
Covered Bridge Open
Photo by: Adrian Etheridge
Bulldogs Open Season Strongly at Covered Bridge Open
08.31.2018 | Cross Country
Final Women's Results
Final Men's Results
BOONE, N.C. – UNC Asheville cross country kicked off its 2018 season strongly at the Covered Bridge Open at the Don Kennedy Trails.
In the women's 5K, UNC Asheville finished fourth as a team with an average time of 19:13.94, while the Bulldog men in the 8K ended their efforts in seventh with an average time of 27:25.86.
UNC Asheville's Clara Wincheski started off her career strongly by finishing seventh overall individually with a freshman record time of 17:58.06.
The UNC Asheville women had four finish in the top-50 individually with India Appleton (19:14.52 – 39th), Kelley Coleman (19:14.77 – 40th) and Madeline Nichols (19:29.29 – 48th) also registering top-50 finishes.
On the men's side, UNC Asheville had four register top-50 performances with Thomas Little (26:43.53 – 28th), Sage Turner (26:50.79 - 29th), Zach Boone (27:36.98 – 41st) and Graham Parker (27:53.06 – 45th) all notching top-50 individual finishes.
BULLDOG BITES
Quotable
"We are excited about the start of the women's season," UNC Asheville cross country head coach Jesse Norman said. "To finish fourth with a team average of 19:13 is an exciting start. I believe that is one of the fastest team averages we've opened up at in my time here. One of the highlights on the women's side was the performance of Clara, setting our freshman record and recording the fourth fastest time in school history.
"On the men's side we need to work on being tougher in the middle part of the race. Once we get that better we'll be able to perform at the level that we want."
Up Next
The Bulldogs will continue their 2018 campaign on Friday, Sept. 21, 2018, by hosting the Asheville Invitational. The UNC Asheville men's cross country team won the 2017 Asheville Cross Country Invitational at Asheville Christian Academy on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017.
Final Men's Results
BOONE, N.C. – UNC Asheville cross country kicked off its 2018 season strongly at the Covered Bridge Open at the Don Kennedy Trails.
In the women's 5K, UNC Asheville finished fourth as a team with an average time of 19:13.94, while the Bulldog men in the 8K ended their efforts in seventh with an average time of 27:25.86.
UNC Asheville's Clara Wincheski started off her career strongly by finishing seventh overall individually with a freshman record time of 17:58.06.
The UNC Asheville women had four finish in the top-50 individually with India Appleton (19:14.52 – 39th), Kelley Coleman (19:14.77 – 40th) and Madeline Nichols (19:29.29 – 48th) also registering top-50 finishes.
On the men's side, UNC Asheville had four register top-50 performances with Thomas Little (26:43.53 – 28th), Sage Turner (26:50.79 - 29th), Zach Boone (27:36.98 – 41st) and Graham Parker (27:53.06 – 45th) all notching top-50 individual finishes.
BULLDOG BITES
Quotable
"We are excited about the start of the women's season," UNC Asheville cross country head coach Jesse Norman said. "To finish fourth with a team average of 19:13 is an exciting start. I believe that is one of the fastest team averages we've opened up at in my time here. One of the highlights on the women's side was the performance of Clara, setting our freshman record and recording the fourth fastest time in school history.
"On the men's side we need to work on being tougher in the middle part of the race. Once we get that better we'll be able to perform at the level that we want."
Up Next
The Bulldogs will continue their 2018 campaign on Friday, Sept. 21, 2018, by hosting the Asheville Invitational. The UNC Asheville men's cross country team won the 2017 Asheville Cross Country Invitational at Asheville Christian Academy on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017.
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