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University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Friday, February 11
Huntington, WV
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Marshall Invitational
Bulldogs win four events on day one of Marshall Invitational
02.11.2022 | Track and Field
HUNTINGTON, W. Va. – The UNC Asheville track & field programs won four events on the opening day of the Marshall Invitational on Friday.
Three of Asheville's four event victories came in the field events. Grady Rector (High Jump – 1.80-meters), Isaac Teasley (Long Jump – 6.39-meters), and Jack Choiniere (Weight Throw - 16.65-meters) all finished first in their respective events. The final event win for the Bulldogs came in the men's distance medley relay, where Brock Newsome, Bryson Riddick, Walker Lezotte, and Jackson Core led the field with a time of 10:44.95.
A little more in-depth look at the highlights for Asheville showed some improved marks from their student-athletes. Choiniere, for example, set a new personal-best mark in the weight throw is a toss of 16.65-meters. His mark Friday ranks second all-time on Asheville's indoor list behind only Kurt Hibert's 17.59-meter toss in 2013. Noela Moraga also registered a new personal-best in the women's weight throw (14.96-meters). Like Choiniere, Moraga's outing Friday ranks second on the school's indoor list behind only a toss of 16.87-meters from Corey McClintock from 2013.
Rounding out the improved times/marks for Asheville Friday came in the women's distance medley relay. The foursome of Alyx Evans, Amanda Orban, Ava Nkadi, and Ashley Tysiac finished fourth with a time of 12:50.36 but set a new season-low time for Asheville.
The Marshall Invitational will resume at 10:30 a.m. Saturday morning with the women's long jump. Events will run throughout the day, and fans can follow the live results HERE.
Three of Asheville's four event victories came in the field events. Grady Rector (High Jump – 1.80-meters), Isaac Teasley (Long Jump – 6.39-meters), and Jack Choiniere (Weight Throw - 16.65-meters) all finished first in their respective events. The final event win for the Bulldogs came in the men's distance medley relay, where Brock Newsome, Bryson Riddick, Walker Lezotte, and Jackson Core led the field with a time of 10:44.95.
A little more in-depth look at the highlights for Asheville showed some improved marks from their student-athletes. Choiniere, for example, set a new personal-best mark in the weight throw is a toss of 16.65-meters. His mark Friday ranks second all-time on Asheville's indoor list behind only Kurt Hibert's 17.59-meter toss in 2013. Noela Moraga also registered a new personal-best in the women's weight throw (14.96-meters). Like Choiniere, Moraga's outing Friday ranks second on the school's indoor list behind only a toss of 16.87-meters from Corey McClintock from 2013.
Rounding out the improved times/marks for Asheville Friday came in the women's distance medley relay. The foursome of Alyx Evans, Amanda Orban, Ava Nkadi, and Ashley Tysiac finished fourth with a time of 12:50.36 but set a new season-low time for Asheville.
The Marshall Invitational will resume at 10:30 a.m. Saturday morning with the women's long jump. Events will run throughout the day, and fans can follow the live results HERE.
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