University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
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49er Classic
Bulldogs Open 2025 Outdoor Season at 49er Classic
03.20.2025 | Track and Field
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - For the third consecutive year, the UNC Asheville track & field team will make its outdoor season debut at the 49ers Classic as the Bulldogs travel to Charlotte, N.C., to compete Friday, March 21 and Saturday, March 22. A total of 54 Bulldogs are set to compete, with 22 Bulldogs making their outdoor season debut at the Irwin Belk Track & Field Center.
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MEET PREVIEW
The Bulldogs enter outdoor season following a sixth-place finish at the Big South Conference Indoor Championships for the women and a fourth-place finish for the men.
Shemarr Session highlighted Asheville's indoor season by winning the men's 200m, where he set a new school record, and Big South Championship meet record of 20.82. In a 60m hurdle final, decided by one-thousandth of a second, Session took silver with his personal best time of 8.05. Session wrapped up his weekend by helping the 4x4 relay team to silver and earning a school record finish of 3:14.62. The relay squad consisted of Session, Jalen Anderson, Joseph Oliver, and Christopher Owens.
Session's efforts earned him the esteemed title of male Freshman Indoor Athlete of the Year, the first time a Bulldog has received the award since Bryson Riddick in 2020.
DaMarr Harvey returns as one of the top performers from the 2024 outdoor season. Harvey won the 200m Big South Championship with a school record time of 20.71. He also earned bronze in the 100m, set a new school record with a time of 10.33, and helped the 4x100 relay team secure silver with a school record finish of 40.48. Harvey represented Asheville at the NCAA East Prelims, the fifth individual in program history to represent Asheville on the NCAA Championship stage.
On the women's side, Alison Graf returns as No. 2 in the 800m, and Isabel Richardson holds the school record in the 1500m with a time of 4:32.21.
In field events, Chaniya Owens is No. 4 in the triple jump at 11.82m, Jaelyn Arnold is No. 5 in the hammer throw at 42.00m, and Christina Jones is No. 5 in the javelin at 37.05m.
COMPETITION ROSTER
MENFr. Gabriel Buie - 100m, 200m
Sr. Jackson Core - 3,000m Steeple
Jr. Preston Core - 800m
Fr. Jacoby Ennis - 800m
Fr. Kellan Ferrell - High Jump (Group B)
Sr. Adam Graham - 110m Hurdles, 400m Hurdles
Sr. DaMarr Harvey - 100m, 200m
Fr. Blake Hawks - Long Jump, Triple Jump
Fr. Noah Henthorn - 110m Hurdles, Shot Put, Discus
Fr. Aaron Higgins - 100m, Long Jump
Sr. Sam Hulsey - 3,000m
Jr. Quinn Jacquez - 1,500m
So. Nkosi Jeju - 100m, Long Jump
Fr. Noah Jones - 3,000m
Fr. Braelin June - 200m
Fr. Chad Lasher - Shot Put, Discus, Hammer Throw
So. Jan Málek - 1,500m
So. Gabe Matthews - Triple Jump, High Jump (Group B)
Sr. Andrew Okon - 800m, 1,500m
Fr. Joseph Oliver - 400m
Sr. Christopher Owens - 200m, 400m
So. Jonas Roach - 5,000m OPEN
Fr. Logan Russo - 1,500m, 3,000m
Fr. Shemarr Session - 110m Hurdles
So. Tadiyos Sloan-Westmoreland - 5,000m OPEN
So. Nate Sullivan - 5,000m OPEN
So. Lance Surles - 5,000m OPEN
So. Isaac Wright - 400m
WOMEN
So. Jaelyn Arnold - Shot Put, Hammer
Fr. Nikole Baikova - 1,500m
Jr, Alyx Beausoleil -3,000m
So. Zoe Bos - 1,500m
So. Francesca Cergol - 200m, 400m
Fr. Addi Corl - 5,000m OPEN
Fr. Madison Eaches - 100m Hurdles
So. Hanna Guyton - 3,000m
Jr. Maddie Hamuka - 800m
Jr. Madison Hannah - Shot Put, Discus, Javelin Throw
So. Murielle Jeanite - 400m, Long Jump, High Jump (Group B)
So. Christina Jones - Discus, Javelin Throw
So. Lee Kania - 100m Hurdles, Long Jump
Fr. Ashley Keazer - 800m
Jr. Sophie Lundin - 5,000m INVITE
Fr. Zoey Marrero - 100m, 200m
So. Ella Moore - 5,000m INVITE
Fr. Payton Murphy - 800m
Sr. Chaniya Owens - 100m, Long Jump, Triple Jump
Fr. Kamryn Peeples - 100m, 200m
So. Isabel Richardson - 800m, 1,500m
Fr. Neely Rogan - Shot Put, Discus
So. Lauren Sochia - 3,000m
Fr. Alexis Vaughan - 100m, 200m
Fr. Ella Warren - 1,500m
Sr. Madeline Wittschen - 5,000m INVITE
4x800m Men and Women
4x400m Men and Women
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