University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Saturday, October 15
Spartanburg, SC
9 am
UNC Asheville
at
USC Upstate Invitational
Cross Country heads to Spartanburg for the USC Upstate Invitational
10.14.2022 | Cross Country
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville cross country teams will be back in action on Saturday when they compete at the USC Upstate Invitational in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The women's 5K race will kick things off at 9 a.m. with the men's 8K race to follow around 9:45 a.m.
Last Time Out – Asheville was last in action on October 1 at the Live in Lou Classic in Louisville, Kentucky. The Bulldogs ran well as a unit on that day and the duo of John Ciprich (24:16.9) and Adam Hessler (24:24.2) both broke the program's 8K record to lead the way.
Impressive Day for the Bulldogs – Ciprich and Hessler were not the only Bulldogs that had stellar runs in Louisville. Overall, seven different Bulldogs logged times in the 8K race that rank among the top 25 in program history. Joining Ciprich and Hessler on the top 25 list were Daniel Hopkins (5th – 25:08), Yates Hockaday (7th – 25:19), Jackson Core (9th – 25:24), Brock Newsome (15th – 25:34), Jax Ledford (25th – 25:42).
About the Field – Asheville will be joined by 20 other teams on the course on Saturday. Other schools competing in Spartanburg are: Appalachian State, Catawba Valley Community College, Central Carolina Community College, The Citadel, Cleveland Community College, Furman, Gardner-Webb, Georgia Southern, Lander, Longwood, Mercer, Northeastern Technical College, SC State, Spartanburg Methodist College, St. Thomas (Tex.), USC Upstate, Western Carolina, Winthrop, Wofford.
Note from Coach - "This will be our final race before the Big South Conference Championships," said UNC Asheville Head Coach Adam Puett. "It will give us a very good idea of where our team is at and what we need to improve upon heading into the championship season. We have the opportunity to race other Big South Conference schools as well as regional rivals, so it will be a fun contest to see how competitive we can be."
Last Time Out – Asheville was last in action on October 1 at the Live in Lou Classic in Louisville, Kentucky. The Bulldogs ran well as a unit on that day and the duo of John Ciprich (24:16.9) and Adam Hessler (24:24.2) both broke the program's 8K record to lead the way.
Impressive Day for the Bulldogs – Ciprich and Hessler were not the only Bulldogs that had stellar runs in Louisville. Overall, seven different Bulldogs logged times in the 8K race that rank among the top 25 in program history. Joining Ciprich and Hessler on the top 25 list were Daniel Hopkins (5th – 25:08), Yates Hockaday (7th – 25:19), Jackson Core (9th – 25:24), Brock Newsome (15th – 25:34), Jax Ledford (25th – 25:42).
About the Field – Asheville will be joined by 20 other teams on the course on Saturday. Other schools competing in Spartanburg are: Appalachian State, Catawba Valley Community College, Central Carolina Community College, The Citadel, Cleveland Community College, Furman, Gardner-Webb, Georgia Southern, Lander, Longwood, Mercer, Northeastern Technical College, SC State, Spartanburg Methodist College, St. Thomas (Tex.), USC Upstate, Western Carolina, Winthrop, Wofford.
Note from Coach - "This will be our final race before the Big South Conference Championships," said UNC Asheville Head Coach Adam Puett. "It will give us a very good idea of where our team is at and what we need to improve upon heading into the championship season. We have the opportunity to race other Big South Conference schools as well as regional rivals, so it will be a fun contest to see how competitive we can be."
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