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University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
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Asheville Bulldog Invite
UNC Asheville Track and Field Gears Up for First Home Track Meet in 24 Years
04.10.2024 | Track and Field
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Following a successful meet at the Tennessee Invite last weekend, the UNC Asheville Track and Field team will host their first track meet since the grand reopening of the Karl Straus Memorial Track this Saturday, April 13.
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LAST HOME TRACK MEET
The last time UNC Asheville hosted a collegiate track meet was April 21-22, 2000, as the Bulldogs hosted the Big South Conference Championships.Â
SENIOR DAY
Asheville will be recognizing its senior class at 12 p.m. on Saturday during the meet.
SATURDAY HOSPITALITY
The athletic department will host a hospitality area for track and field/cross country alumni and track project donors on Saturday during the meet. The area will be set up near the concession stand. For more information, please contact Aaron Bessey.Â
LAST TIME OUTÂ
The Bulldogs competed in the Tennessee Invite April 5-6 and walked away with five podium finishes, 14 personal bests, and a school record.
On the first day of competing in Knoxville, Brianna Moore jumped to a third-place finish in the women's long jump with a personal best distance of 5.87m, the second-best mark in program history. Also with a top-three finish was DaMarr Harvey, who dipped for bronze in the men's 200-meter dash with 21.45 (SB). Harvey now has the second-fastest mark in program history. Isabel Richardson took the school record in the women's 1500-meter run with her time of 4:32.21 to put her sixth overall. Richardson's efforts earned her Big South Conference Freshman Runner of the Week.Â
Three podium finishes highlighted day two. Jan Málek was Asheville's top finisher of the weekend, securing a second-place finish in the men's 3000-meter steeplechase (9:12.82). Zac Weas finished third in the men's 110-meter hurdles with a season's best of 14.43. Raina Jackson took the final podium spot in the women's shot put, throwing a season's best of 13.83m.Â
HEAR FROM COACH
"Over many years here at UNC Asheville, our student-athletes have been asked by both professors and fellow students to inform them as to when they could watch our team compete at home," said Head Coach Joel Williams. "Obviously, that previously wasn't possible, but now that's clearly changed! We have a world class surface (track, runways, throws rings, high jump apron) to both train on and compete without leaving our own campus. It's extremely valuable for our team to be able to compete here and remain at home for the first time. This first collegiate meet is just the start of that change. Our team and coaching staff appreciate very much the support they have received, which this facility represents."Â
BULLDOG LINEUP
FIELD EVENTS
Women
Sr. Mallory Haney - High Jump, Triple JumpSo. Olivia Pirnat - High Jump
Fr. Lee Kania - High Jump, Javelin
Sr. Daphne Bogert - Pole Vault
Sr. Brianna Moore - Long Jump, Javelin
Fr. Murielle Jeanite - Long Jump
Sr. Maya Dulaney - Long Jump, Shot Put, Javelin
Jr. Chaniya Owens - Triple Jump
Sr. Raina Jackson - Shot Put, Hammer
Fr. Jaelyn Arnold - Shot Put, Discus, Hammer
Fr. Renae Younce - Shot Put, Discus, Hammer, Javelin
So. Madison Hannah - Discus, Hammer
Fr. Christina Jones - Discus, Hammer, Javelin
Men
Fr. Gabe Matthews - High Jump, Long Jump, Triple JumpFr. Eli Oeschger - High Jump, Pole Vault, Long Jump, Shot Put, Javelin
Sr. Adam Graham - High Jump, Long Jump, Shot Put, Javelin
Sr. Mason Bradley - Long Jump
TRACK EVENTS
Women
Fr. Francesca Cergol - 100m, 200m, 400mSr. Elyse Myles - 100m, 200m, 400m
Sr. Brianna Moore - 200m, 400m
Jr. Chaniya Owens - 200m
Sr. Maya Dulaney - 200m. 100m Hurdles
Fr. Murielle Jeanite - 200m, 400m Hurdles
Sr. Mallory Haney - 200m, 400m
Jr. Alison Graf - 800m, 1500m
Fr. Isabel Richardson - 800m, 1500m
Fr. Zoe Bos - 800m
Sr. Amanda Orban - 800m
So. Maddie Hamuka - 800m
Fr. Ella Moore - 1500m
So. Sophie Lundin - 1500m
Jr.Madeline Wittschen - 5000m
Fr. Hanna Guyton - 5000m
Fr. Lee Kania - 100m Hurdles, 400m Hurdles
So. Olivia Pirnat - 100m Hurdles
So. Emma Kennett - 3000m Steeplechase
So. Alyx Beausoleil - 3000m Steeplechase
Men
Fr. Braelin June - 100m, 200m, 400mFr. Isaac Wright - 100m, 200m, 400m
Jr. DaMarr Harvey - 100m, 200m
Sr. Jalen Anderson - 100m, 200m
Jr. Christopher Owens - 100m, 200m
Sr. Mason Bradley - 100m
Sr. Anthony Mason - 200m, 400m
Sr. Zac Weas - 200m, 110m Hurdles, 400m Hurdles
Gr. Brock Newsome - 800m
Fr. Jaheem O'Hara - 800m
Fr. Brandon Kalasnik - 800m
Gr. Tom Germann - 800m
So. Preston Core - 800m
Fr. John Ramirez - 800m
Fr. Tyler Niloff - 800m
Fr. Jan Málek - 1500m
5th. Alex Haines - 1500m
Sr. Daniel Hopkins - 1500m, 5000m
Gr. Brock Newsome - 1500m
Sr. Yates Hockaday - 1500m, 5000m
Fr. Lance Surles - 1500m
Fr. Tyler Niloff - 1500m
So. Quinn Jacquez- 5000m
Sr. Dylan Major - 5000m
Fr. Jonas Roach - 5000m
Sr. Adam Graham - 110m Hurdles
Sr. Jackson Core - 3000m Steeplechase
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