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Gillespie Chosen Men's Big South Outdoor Track & Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year; Coleman Selected to Women’s All-Academic Team
05.10.2019 | Track and Field
ROCK HILL, S.C. – For the fourth time in his career, UNC Asheville's Blanton Gillespie has been chosen as a Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year with his honoring as the 2019 Big South Men's Outdoor Track & Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Gillespie was selected as the 2019 Big South Outdoor Track & Field Men's Scholar-Athlete of the Year at the conclusion of the championship at Winthrop on Friday, May 10, 2019. He was selected as the 2019 Big South Indoor Track & Field Men's Scholar-Athlete of the Year at the conclusion of the championship inside the Liberty Indoor Track Complex on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019.
Gillespie was also 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. In addition, Gillespie 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 also 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.
In addition to Gillespie's honor, Kelley Coleman was tabbed to the 2018 Big South Women's Outdoor Track and Field All-Academic Team. She had also been tabbed to the 2019 Big South Indoor Track & Field All-Academic Team.
Coleman is a senior Environmental Studies major at UNC Asheville. She boasts a 3.527 grade-point average.
The Cincinnati, Ohio native is the co-founder of UNC Asheville's Audubon Chapter and she was a McCllough Fellow last semester where she conducted a research project to promote Asheville greenway systems through studying bird populations
Coleman volunteers for numerous organizations and she also has minors in Biology and Mass Communications.
The honor is the third of the year overall for Coleman, who was also named to the 2018 Big South Women's Cross Country All-Academic Team.
Women's Outdoor Track & Field All-Academic Team
Roshae Jackson, Sr., Campbell
Caroline Edmondson, Jr., Charleston Southern
Natasha Akbarizadeh, Gr., Gardner-Webb
Ayana Culhane, Jr., Hampton
Keaton Case, Sr., High Point
La'Tisha Chambers, Jr., Radford
Kelley Coleman, Sr., UNC Asheville
Shamia Thompson, Sr., USC Upstate
Harper Henson, Jr., Winthrop
Women's Outdoor Track & Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Caroline Edmondson, Jr., Charleston Southern
Men's Outdoor Track & Field All-Academic Team
Hunter Gilbert, Jr., Campbell
Adam Huff, Soph., Charleston Southern
Austin Evans, Soph., Gardner-Webb
Trey Clark, Sr., Hampton
Jordan McClung, Jr., High Point
Blanton Gillespie, Sr., UNC Asheville
Jalin Petty, Soph., USC Upstate
Joey Jennnigs, Sr., Winthrop
Men's Outdoor Track & Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Blanton Gillespie, Sr., UNC Asheville
Gillespie was selected as the 2019 Big South Outdoor Track & Field Men's Scholar-Athlete of the Year at the conclusion of the championship at Winthrop on Friday, May 10, 2019. He was selected as the 2019 Big South Indoor Track & Field Men's Scholar-Athlete of the Year at the conclusion of the championship inside the Liberty Indoor Track Complex on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019.
Gillespie was also 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. In addition, Gillespie 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 also 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.
In addition to Gillespie's honor, Kelley Coleman was tabbed to the 2018 Big South Women's Outdoor Track and Field All-Academic Team. She had also been tabbed to the 2019 Big South Indoor Track & Field All-Academic Team.
Coleman is a senior Environmental Studies major at UNC Asheville. She boasts a 3.527 grade-point average.
The Cincinnati, Ohio native is the co-founder of UNC Asheville's Audubon Chapter and she was a McCllough Fellow last semester where she conducted a research project to promote Asheville greenway systems through studying bird populations
Coleman volunteers for numerous organizations and she also has minors in Biology and Mass Communications.
The honor is the third of the year overall for Coleman, who was also named to the 2018 Big South Women's Cross Country All-Academic Team.
Women's Outdoor Track & Field All-Academic Team
Roshae Jackson, Sr., Campbell
Caroline Edmondson, Jr., Charleston Southern
Natasha Akbarizadeh, Gr., Gardner-Webb
Ayana Culhane, Jr., Hampton
Keaton Case, Sr., High Point
La'Tisha Chambers, Jr., Radford
Kelley Coleman, Sr., UNC Asheville
Shamia Thompson, Sr., USC Upstate
Harper Henson, Jr., Winthrop
Women's Outdoor Track & Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Caroline Edmondson, Jr., Charleston Southern
Men's Outdoor Track & Field All-Academic Team
Hunter Gilbert, Jr., Campbell
Adam Huff, Soph., Charleston Southern
Austin Evans, Soph., Gardner-Webb
Trey Clark, Sr., Hampton
Jordan McClung, Jr., High Point
Blanton Gillespie, Sr., UNC Asheville
Jalin Petty, Soph., USC Upstate
Joey Jennnigs, Sr., Winthrop
Men's Outdoor Track & Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Blanton Gillespie, Sr., UNC Asheville
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