Track and Field Returns to Tryon for Big South Indoor Championship

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The UNC Asheville track and field team is set to compete at the Big South Indoor Track and Field Championships beginning Friday, Feb. 27, and concluding Saturday, Feb. 28. The championship marks the fourth and final time this season that Asheville will compete at Tryon International.

"I'm excited about our athletes' chances and opportunities at the indoor conference championships," said associate head coach Adam Puett. "We've progressively improved throughout the entire indoor season as a program, and championships are where we've historically performed our best."

MEET INFORMATION

Live results will be available HERE. For a complete meet schedule, visit HERE.

For more information on the Big South Championships, visit HERE for the women's page and HERE for the men's page.

HOW ASHEVILLE STACKS UP IN THE LEAGUE

Twelve Bulldogs currently sit in scoring position (top eight in the league) on the Big South performance list entering the championship.

Men's Track

60 meters – Nkosi Jeju – 8th – 6.92
200 meters – DaMarr Harvey – 2nd – 21.38; Shemarr Session – 4th – 21.55; Kelechi Anyanwu – 6th – 21.63
400 meters – Kelechi Anyanwu – 3rd – 48.31
800 meters – Bennett Moreno – 8th – 1:55.49
One Mile – Jan Málek – 4th – 4:11.11
3,000 meters – Jan Málek – 6th – 8:24.27
60-meter hurdles – Shemarr Session – 5th – 8.37
4x400 Relay – Asheville A – 5th – 3:20.66
Distance Medley Relay – Asheville A – 4th – 10:19.85

Men's Field

High Jump – Stephen Pryor – T-6th – 1.93 meters
Long Jump – Nkosi Jeju – 2nd – 7.40 meters
Heptathlon – Stephen Pryor – 5th – 4,426 points; Blake Hawks – 8th – 3,597 points

Women's Track

800 meters – Nikole Baikova – 7th – 2:16.34
One Mile – Alison Graf – 6th – 4:56.64; Aneta Kucerová – 7th – 4:58.86
3,000 meters – Aneta Kucerová – 6th – 9:54.49; Alison Graf – 7th – 9:58.91
5,000 meters – Lauren Sochia – 6th – 18:55.82
4x400 Relay – Asheville A – 4th – 4:01.03
Distance Medley Relay – Asheville A – 3rd – 12:33.59

LAST TIME OUT

School records from Kelechi Anyanwu and Jan Málek highlighted Asheville's regular-season finale at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational on Feb. 14.

Anyanwu won the men's 400 meters in a school-record time of 48.31, shaving .01 seconds off the previous mark. He also placed second in the open section of the men's 200 meters with a time of 21.82, which ranks No. 5 all-time in program history.

Málek posted a school record in the men's mile invite, crossing in 4:11.11.

Nkosi Jeju placed third in the men's long jump with a mark of 7.34 meters, just .06 shy of his own school record. On the track, he recorded back-to-back season bests in the 60 meters, running 6.94 in the prelims and 6.92 in the semifinals to finish 15th overall.

DaMarr Harvey placed fourth in the men's 200-meter invite with a season-best time of 21.38.

WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP LINEUP

Jaelyn Arnold, Nikole Baikova, Zoe Bos, Morgan Brown, Francesca Cergol, Janie Coble, Marika Dickel, Madison Hannah, Christina Jones, Lily Kelpin, Aneta Kucerová, Ella Moore, Payton Murphy, Isabel Richardson, Lauren Sochia, Ella Warren and Kieayla Williams.

MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP LINEUP

Kelechi Anyanwu, Gabriel Buie, Ebube Emechebe, Ty'vell Foskey, DaMarr Harvey, Blake Hawks, Noah Henthorn, Aaron Higgins, Bryce James, Nkosi Jeju, Demorris Jordan, Braelin June, Jan Málek, Bennett Moreno, Jaheem O'Hara, Jalice Payton, Stephen Pryor, Preston Reed, Greg Schell, Shemarr Session, Tadiyos Sloan-Westmoreland, Max Smydra, Lance Surles and Will Wilkerson.

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