University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Williamson Announces First Round of Signees to 2020-21 Roster
12.12.2019 | Track and Field
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – UNC Asheville track and field and cross country head coach Danny Williamson announced the addition of eight athletes to the 2020-21 roster, Thursday, December 12.
"We are super excited about this initial group of signee's that we have gathered for the future of the Bulldog Track & Field/Cross Country program," Williamson said. We have really been able to add to our quality and depth, and begin to raise the bar that will allow us to move forward towards the upper echelon of the Big South Conference. Our coaching staff has done an outstanding job of identifying top quality student-athletes that fit the mold of what we are looking for at UNC Asheville. Not only is this group outstanding student-athletes, but even more so they are first class individuals and citizens."
About the Bulldogs
Women:
Makenna Pallozzi – Distance / Cross Country
South Point High School
Belmont, NC
Makenna has current marks of:
1600m - 5:26.25
3200m - 11:37.91
5K Cross Country - 18:38
Leah Given – Middle Distance / Cross Country
Wake Forest High School
Wake Forest, NC
Leah has current marks of:
800m - 2:22.12
1000m - 3:06.10
5K Cross Country - 19:13
Mallory Haney – Sprints / Jumps
Spring Hill High School
Columbia, SC
Mallory has current marks of:
200m - 24.87
400m - 56.87
Triple Jump – 36'-0"
Amanda Orban – Middle Distance / Cross Country
Highland High School
Hinckley, OH
Amanda has current marks of:
100m - 12.97
200m - 26.61
400m - 59.93
800m - 2:18.29
5K Cross Country - 20:05
Elyse Myles - Sprints
Kenston High School
Chagrin Fall, OH
Elyse has current marks of:
60m - 8.13
100m- 12.56
200m - 25.84
400m - 61.56
Men:
Daniel Hopkins – Distance / Cross Country
Lincolnton High School
Lincolnton, NC
Daniel has current marks of:
1600m - 4:27.82
3200m - 9:27.49
5K Cross Country - 15:33
Jackson Core – Distance / Cross Country
Morgantown High School
Morgantown, WV
Jackson has current marks of:
1600m - 4:31.58
3200m - 9:42.20
5K Cross Country - 15:40
Yates Hockaday – Distance / Cross Country
North Buncombe High School
Weaverville, NC
Yates has current marks of:
1600m - 4:28
3200m - 9:55
5K Cross Country - 16:04
"We are super excited about this initial group of signee's that we have gathered for the future of the Bulldog Track & Field/Cross Country program," Williamson said. We have really been able to add to our quality and depth, and begin to raise the bar that will allow us to move forward towards the upper echelon of the Big South Conference. Our coaching staff has done an outstanding job of identifying top quality student-athletes that fit the mold of what we are looking for at UNC Asheville. Not only is this group outstanding student-athletes, but even more so they are first class individuals and citizens."
About the Bulldogs
Women:
Makenna Pallozzi – Distance / Cross Country
South Point High School
Belmont, NC
Makenna has current marks of:
1600m - 5:26.25
3200m - 11:37.91
5K Cross Country - 18:38
Leah Given – Middle Distance / Cross Country
Wake Forest High School
Wake Forest, NC
Leah has current marks of:
800m - 2:22.12
1000m - 3:06.10
5K Cross Country - 19:13
Mallory Haney – Sprints / Jumps
Spring Hill High School
Columbia, SC
Mallory has current marks of:
200m - 24.87
400m - 56.87
Triple Jump – 36'-0"
Amanda Orban – Middle Distance / Cross Country
Highland High School
Hinckley, OH
Amanda has current marks of:
100m - 12.97
200m - 26.61
400m - 59.93
800m - 2:18.29
5K Cross Country - 20:05
Elyse Myles - Sprints
Kenston High School
Chagrin Fall, OH
Elyse has current marks of:
60m - 8.13
100m- 12.56
200m - 25.84
400m - 61.56
Men:
Daniel Hopkins – Distance / Cross Country
Lincolnton High School
Lincolnton, NC
Daniel has current marks of:
1600m - 4:27.82
3200m - 9:27.49
5K Cross Country - 15:33
Jackson Core – Distance / Cross Country
Morgantown High School
Morgantown, WV
Jackson has current marks of:
1600m - 4:31.58
3200m - 9:42.20
5K Cross Country - 15:40
Yates Hockaday – Distance / Cross Country
North Buncombe High School
Weaverville, NC
Yates has current marks of:
1600m - 4:28
3200m - 9:55
5K Cross Country - 16:04
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