University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
UVA Panorama Farms
Cross Country Concludes Regular Season in Earlysville
10.16.2026 | Cross Country
EARLYSVILLE, Va. – The UNC Asheville cross country teams closed out their regular season at the UVA Panorama Farms Invitational on Friday (Oct. 16), with the women placing eighth out of 16 teams and the men placing 11th out of 14 teams.
Adela Konirova secured the highest finish for the Bulldogs across both races, clocking a new personal-best time of 21:23.1 to place 18th out of 166 runners in the women's 6k. Following Konirova was Aneta Kucerova, who placed 38th with a season-best time of 22:17.9. Next to cross the line in quick succession were Isabel Richardson (74th, 23:21.3), Marika Dickel (83rd, 23:30.8) and Ella Moore (86th, 23:36.1). Nikole Baikova finished 106th (24:11.3), followed by Addi Corl in 112th (24:20.2, SB), Riley Humphries in 123rd (24:35.0) and Lauren Sochia in 136th (25:00.2, SB).
For the third time this season, Tadiyos Sloan-Westmoreland led the Bulldogs' charge in the men's 8k race, placing 49th out of 149 runners with a time of 25:50.2. Next to cross the line was Bela Diettrich, who took 62nd place in 26:06.0. Luke Vannoy recorded a personal-best time of 26:21.2 to take 72nd, followed by Jonas Roach in 80th (26:33.1) and Jan Malek in 83rd (26:37.1). Macon Smith was next to finish in 103rd (27:04.2), followed by Lance Surles in 110th (27:14.8), Evan Rounds in 116th (27:43.3) and Asher Roach in 118th (27:58.8).
Asheville next competes at the Big South Championships on Oct. 30, returning to USC Upstate's course in Spartanburg.
For full results from the UVA Panorama Farms Invitational, click HERE.
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