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Track and Field travels to Raleigh Relays and Montreat Invitational
03.22.2023 | Track and Field
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - The UNC Asheville track and field team will continue their outdoor season this weekend, splitting the team between the Raleigh Relays and the Montreat Invitational. Four athletes will travel to NC State to compete in the Raleigh Relays on Thursday (Mar. 24), returning to the rest of the team on Friday (Mar. 25) and Saturday (Mar. 26) at Montreat for a two-day competition.
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Meet Information (Raleigh Relays)
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Schedule of events (Montreat Invitational)
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Watch (Montreat Invitational)
Last Time Out: The track and field team is fresh off a strong start to their outdoor season, competing at the 49er Classic last weekend. Asheville had four first place winners at the meet hosted by UNC Charlotte, with multiple new top-five performances in the program record books, and a new women's outdoor shot put record set by Raina Jackson.
Terrific Throwing: The two Asheville record holders for the shot put, Raina Jackson and Solomon McDonald, have been having an outstanding year and had a terrific start to the outdoor season. Jackson, who holds the women's indoor and outdoor shot put records, broke her own outdoor shot put record twice at the 49er Classic. Her first throw of 13.96-meters put her in second place, breaking the school record, followed by her winning throw of 14.06-meters shattered the record again to put her in the top spot for the victory.Â
McDonald also holds both outdoor and indoor records in the shot put, took first place at the 49er Classic with a throw of 17.62-meters. This school year, McDonald has taken first place victories in the shot put in five of the six meets he has competed in, placing second in the one meet he did not win.Â
Bulldog Bests: The Bulldogs started the outdoor season with a string of personal bests. Madeline Wittschen and Quinn Jacquez both finished first in the 5000-meter open heat with personal best times at the 49er Classic, with Jacquez taking off over 33 seconds from his previous personal best. Zac Weas also improved his 110-meter hurdle time to 14.39, placing him second in the Asheville record books. Alex Haines (1500-meter), Ava Nkadi (1500-meter), Ashlynn Brown (100m Hurdles), Brianna Moore (Javelin), Isaac Teasley (200-meter), Adam Graham (400-meter), Walker Lezotte (1500-meter), and Andrew Okon (3000-meter) all achieved personal bests at the 49er Classic.
About the Raleigh Relays: Four of Asheville's best will be headed to NC State for the Raleigh Relays. Adam Hessler (5000-meter), Alex Haines (1500-meter), Solomon McDonald (Shot Put), and Raina Jackson (Shot Put) will travel on Thursday to compete in their respective events. The Bulldogs will compete against numerous power conference schools and against Big South athletes from Radford, High Point, Charleston Southern, and Campbell. Events will begin at 9:45 a.m. and conclude at 10:00 p.m. Thursday evening.
About the Montreat Invitational: On Friday, Asheville will compete at its closest meet to home all season, with the full team competing including those who traveled to Raleigh. Events will begin at noon and end at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, and start up again on Saturday at 9:30 am, with the final events starting at 11:00 a.m.
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Meet Links
Meet Information (Raleigh Relays)
Live Stats and Schedule of Events (Raleigh Relays)
Schedule of events (Montreat Invitational)
Live Stats (Montreat Invitational)
Watch (Montreat Invitational)
Last Time Out: The track and field team is fresh off a strong start to their outdoor season, competing at the 49er Classic last weekend. Asheville had four first place winners at the meet hosted by UNC Charlotte, with multiple new top-five performances in the program record books, and a new women's outdoor shot put record set by Raina Jackson.
Terrific Throwing: The two Asheville record holders for the shot put, Raina Jackson and Solomon McDonald, have been having an outstanding year and had a terrific start to the outdoor season. Jackson, who holds the women's indoor and outdoor shot put records, broke her own outdoor shot put record twice at the 49er Classic. Her first throw of 13.96-meters put her in second place, breaking the school record, followed by her winning throw of 14.06-meters shattered the record again to put her in the top spot for the victory.Â
McDonald also holds both outdoor and indoor records in the shot put, took first place at the 49er Classic with a throw of 17.62-meters. This school year, McDonald has taken first place victories in the shot put in five of the six meets he has competed in, placing second in the one meet he did not win.Â
Bulldog Bests: The Bulldogs started the outdoor season with a string of personal bests. Madeline Wittschen and Quinn Jacquez both finished first in the 5000-meter open heat with personal best times at the 49er Classic, with Jacquez taking off over 33 seconds from his previous personal best. Zac Weas also improved his 110-meter hurdle time to 14.39, placing him second in the Asheville record books. Alex Haines (1500-meter), Ava Nkadi (1500-meter), Ashlynn Brown (100m Hurdles), Brianna Moore (Javelin), Isaac Teasley (200-meter), Adam Graham (400-meter), Walker Lezotte (1500-meter), and Andrew Okon (3000-meter) all achieved personal bests at the 49er Classic.
About the Raleigh Relays: Four of Asheville's best will be headed to NC State for the Raleigh Relays. Adam Hessler (5000-meter), Alex Haines (1500-meter), Solomon McDonald (Shot Put), and Raina Jackson (Shot Put) will travel on Thursday to compete in their respective events. The Bulldogs will compete against numerous power conference schools and against Big South athletes from Radford, High Point, Charleston Southern, and Campbell. Events will begin at 9:45 a.m. and conclude at 10:00 p.m. Thursday evening.
About the Montreat Invitational: On Friday, Asheville will compete at its closest meet to home all season, with the full team competing including those who traveled to Raleigh. Events will begin at noon and end at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, and start up again on Saturday at 9:30 am, with the final events starting at 11:00 a.m.
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