University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
NCAA Southeast Regional Championships
11.13.2026 | Cross Country
Men's Results | Women's Results
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The UNC Asheville cross country teams concluded their 2026 season on Friday (Nov. 13) at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships, with the men's team finishing 23rd out of 35 teams and the women's team placing 25th out of 38.
WOMEN'S RECAP
Adela Konirova paced the Bulldogs with a school record-breaking performance, clocking a personal-best time of 21:04.5 to finish 73rd out of 268 competitors. With Friday's performance, Konirova now holds both the 5K and 6K school records, having previously set the 5K record at the Big South Conference Championships on Oct. 30.
Aneta Kucerová was the next Bulldog to cross the finish line, placing 107th with a season-best time of 21:43.0. Isabel Richardson followed in 163rd (22:32.8), while Marika Dickel (23:00.8, 192nd) and Ella Moore (23:05.8, 198th) rounded out Asheville's scoring five, with all five finishing inside the top 200.
Moore's performance marked a season best, while Dickel matched her season-best time to maintain the No. 25 spot in Asheville's all-time record book.
Nikole Baikova and Riley Humphries also recorded personal-best performances, finishing 203rd (23:14.9) and 205th (23:19.4), respectively.
Among Big South Conference competitors, Asheville finished second behind High Point.
MEN'S RECAP
Tadiyos Sloan-Westmoreland led the Bulldogs with an impressive finish to his season, shaving one minute and 40 seconds off his previous personal best to clock a time of 31:08 and finish 98th overall. His performance also moved him into the No. 3 spot in program history.
Bela Dietrich was the next Bulldog to cross the finish line, recording a time of 31:23.6 in his first collegiate 10K to earn the No. 5 spot in Asheville's all-time record book.
Jan Málek followed in 138th with a time of 31:57.7, while Lenny Reibe (32:36.9, 161st) and Lance Surles (33:12.5, 192nd) rounded out Asheville's scoring five.
Luke Vannoy also competed for the Bulldogs, placing 198th with a time of 33:21.6.
Among Big South Conference competitors, Asheville finished fourth behind High Point, Charleston Southern and Radford.
Friday's NCAA Southeast Regional Championships marked the conclusion of the 2026 season for the UNC Asheville cross country teams.
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