University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
2023-24 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Orban, Amanda

Amanda Orban
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Medina, Ohio
Bio
Amanda Orban's Top Performances
EVENT | TIME | DATE |
500m    | 1:21.61 | 2/10/2024 |
800m | 2:18.75 | 5/7/2024 |
1500m | 5:11.51 | 3/18/2022 |
One Mile Run | 5:34.31 | 2/5/2022 |
2024 Season (Senior) - In her senior season as a Bulldog, Orban competed in three indoor meets and six outdoor meets...Aided Asheville's DMR team to a second-place finish at the Doc Halle VT Meet (12:36.27) and helped lead the DMR team to a fourth place finish at the Big South Indoor Track & Field Championships (12:29.82)...Recorded a PR in the 500m at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational (1:21.61)...In outdoor season, Orban recorded a PR in her final race of the season at the Big South Outdoor Championships, as she ran a 2:18.75 in the 800m to earn a 10th place finish in the prelims.
2022-23 Season (Junior) - Competed in 10 meets for the Bulldogs on the season...Aided Asheville's DMR team to a fourth-place finish at VMI's Winter Classic (13:13.79) in late January...Her top individual finish came at the Gamecock Opener where she placed in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:31.29...Suited up for Asheville at the Big South Indoor Track & Field Championships...Placed 11th in the 800-meter run (2:24.05)...Helped the 4x400-meter relay team place fifth and the DMR squad finish sixth...Closed out her season at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships where she finished 12th in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:25.36.Â
2021-22 Season (Sophomore) - Orban took part in seven meets for Asheville during the 2021-22 academic year...She set new personal-best times in the mile (5:34.31), 800-meter (2:20.44), and 1500-meter (5:11.51) runs as a sophomore...Finished on the podium at the season-opening meet in Boone, N.C. where she placed third in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:29.03...Followed that by placing fourth in the same event at the ETSU Track & Field Invitational in mid-January...Ran for Asheville at the Big South Indoor Track & Field Championships...She competed in the 800-meter run and was a member of the Distance Medley Relay team...In the 800m, Orban placed 11th with a time of 2:20.44, while her DMR team placed sixth with a time of 12:41.02.Â
2020-21 Season (Freshman) - Orban competed in three meets during her first season as a Bulldog in 2020-21...She made her collegiate track & field debut at the Catamount Classic in mid-April...Orban solely competed in the 800-meter run as a freshman...Her best effort in the event came at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships where she logged a time of 2:28.33 that placed her 14th.
Prior to UNC Asheville - Was a four-year varsity letter winner in cross country and track & field...Qualified for State once and earned multiple Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards.
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