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University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
Raleigh Relays
Bulldogs Conclude Weekend Meets with Strong All-Around Performances
03.28.2026 | Track and Field
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — The UNC Asheville track & field program turned in a strong all-around performance across two meets over the weekend, highlighted by a school record, 17 top-10 individual finishes, and a relay victory.
RALEIGH RELAYS
Aneta Kucerová set a new school record in the women's 3,000m steeplechase to highlight the Bulldogs in Raleigh on Friday (March 27). She broke the record at 10:18.97 (17th overall) and now holds the fifth fastest time in Big South history and is No. 2 in the NCAA Southeast Region.
Jan Malek competed on the men's side of the 3,000m steeplechase and finished 34th with a time of 9:06.33.
DAVIDSON RELAYS
The Bulldogs were led by standout performances on the track, including a dominant showing in the relays. Asheville's 4x400m relay "A" team of Jalice Payton, Shemarr Session, Braelin June, and Jeremiah Louis captured the event title with a time of 3:17.00, while the "B" squad of Nkosi Jeju, Ty'vell Foskey, Jaheem O'Hara and Bennett Moreno added a third-place finish (3:22.96). The men's 4x100m relay "A" team of Demorris Jordan, Foskey, Gabriel Buie and Session, placed third in 41.44.
On the women's side of the relays, Asheville's 4x100m relay team of Kieayla Williams, Alexis Vaughan, Zoey Marrero and Kamryn Peeples placed third (49.52), while the 4x400m relay "A" squad of Francesca Cergol, Williams, Vaughan and Peeples finished fourth (3:59.68).
Individually, Shemarr Session delivered one of the top performances of the meet, finishing second in the 110m hurdles (14.80). Freshman Jalice Payton also delivered one of the best performances of the day with a runner-up finish in the 400m (48.21).
In the middle-distance events, Asheville showcased depth, led by Bennett Moreno's fourth-place finish in the 800m (1:53.63), followed by Jaheem O'Hara in seventh. On the women's side, Ella Warren placed fourth in the 800m (2:19.05).
In the first outdoor mile race in program history, Tadiyos Sloan-Westmoreland paced the Bulldogs with a fourth-place finish (4:23.31) and on the women's side Marika Dickel led the Bulldogs with a ninth-place finish (5:16.62).
Sloan-Westmoreland also had a fourth place finish in the 3000m (8:46.50), while Jonas Roach added a fifth-place finish in the 3000m.
In the sprints, Nkos Jeju led Asheville in the 100m with a fifth-place finish (10.66), while freshman Demorris Jordan placed sixth in the 200m (21.72). The Bulldogs also saw solid depth across both sprint events on the men's and women's sides.
In the field events, Madison Hannah led the way with a fifth-place finish in the discus (43.37m) and finished ninth in the hammer throw (41.07m). Jaelyn Arnold finished eighth in the shot put at 12.30m.
All Finishes
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Men's 100m
5th – Nkosi Jeju – 10.66
17th – Ty'vell Foskey – 10.87
21st – Gabriel Buie – 11.00
28th – Rodney Tabb – 11.19
34th – Joshua Ellis – 11.33
39th – Elijah Able – 11.43 -
Women's 100m
12th – Kamryn Peeples – 12.49
14th – Alexis Vaughan – 12.55
17th – Kieayla Williams – 12.60
18th – Francesca Cergol – 12.60
25th – Zoey Marrero – 12.97 -
Women's 100m Hurdles
18th – Morgan Brown – 15.73
22nd – Janie Coble – 16.06 -
Men's 110m Hurdles
2nd – Shemarr Session – 14.80
21st – Noah Henthorn – 18.02
22nd – Blake Hawks – 19.62 -
Men's 200m
6th – Demorris Jordan – 21.72
18th – Bryce James – 22.40
29th – Gabriel Buie – 22.71
34th – Braelin June – 22.93
35th – Max Smydra – 22.95
39th – Stephen Pryor – 23.31
43rd – Blake Hawks – 23.50
47th – Joshua Ellis – 23.88
53rd – Rodney Tabb – 24.72 -
Women's 200m
37th – Zoey Marrero – 27.47
40th – Morgan Brown – 28.35 -
Men's 400m
2nd – Jalice Payton – 48.21
12th – Jeremiah Louis – 50.41 -
Women's 400m Hurdles
17th – Janie Coble – 1:14.01 -
Men's 800m
4th – Bennett Moreno – 1:53.63
7th – Jaheem O'Hara – 1:55.77
31st – Asher Roach – 2:01.48
38th – Hank Neal – 2:02.77
39th – Preston Core – 2:03.42 -
Women's 800m
4th – Ella Warren – 2:19.05
12th – Payton Murphy – 2:22.37
16th – Lily Kelpin – 2:26.06
26th – Ashley Keazer – 2:35.79
27th – Marika Dickel – 2:36.53 -
Men's Mile
4th – Tadiyos Sloan-Westmoreland – 4:23.31
8th – Lance Surles – 4:26.68
16th – Hank Neal – 4:34.31
18th – Preston Core – 4:35.10
22nd – Asher Roach – 4:36.97
31st – Sam Hulsey – 4:39.58 -
Women's Mile
9th – Marika Dickel – 5:16.62
11th – Ella Warren – 5:18.50
13th – Lily Kelpin – 5:19.33
16th – Ella Moore – 5:22.45
19th – Payton Murphy – 5:25.35
28th – Lauren Sochia – 5:40.44
29th – Sophie Lundin – 5:41.85
31st – Eva Weaver – 5:44.89
33rd – Ashley Keazer – 5:48.07 -
Men's 3000m
4th – Tadiyos Sloan-Westmoreland – 8:46.50
5th – Jonas Roach – 8:48.87
21st – Sam Hulsey – 9:22.31 -
Women's 3000m
5th – Ella Moore – 10:29.82
19th – Sophie Lundin – 11:05.71
20th – Lauren Sochia – 11:08.07
22nd – Eva Weaver – 11:25.17 -
Men's Discus
11th – Preston Reed – 41.13m
14th – Greg Schell – 38.25m -
Women's Discus
5th – Madison Hannah – 43.37m
16th – Christina Jones – 35.22m -
Men's Hammer Throw
12th – Greg Schell – 41.72m
20th – Will Wilkerson – 36.68m -
Women's Hammer Throw
9th – Madison Hannah – 41.07m
12th – Christina Jones – 40.24m -
Men's Javelin
23rd – Noah Henthorn – 41.17m -
Women's Javelin
12th – Christina Jones – 31.05m -
Men's Long Jump
14th – Max Smydra – 6.46m
15th – Elijah Able – 6.45m
17th – Blake Hawks – 6.22m
23rd – Stephen Pryor – 6.10m
28th – Aaron Higgins – 5.73m -
Women's Long Jump
20th – Morgan Brown – 4.79m -
Men's Shot Put
13th – Will Wilkerson – 13.60m
19th – Preston Reed – 12.73m
24th – Noah Henthorn – 11.89m -
Women's Shot Put
8th – Jaelyn Arnold – 12.30m
10th – Madison Hannah – 11.76m
The Bulldogs are back in action April 10-11 as they host the Asheville Bulldog Invite on the Karl Straus Track.
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