Dylan Major

Position:
Distance
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Falls Church, Va.

Honors & Awards

2024 Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year (Outdoor)
2023 Goldwater Scholarship Recipient
2023 Big South All-Academic Team (Outdoor)

Dylan Major's Top Performances

EVENT	TIME	DATE
800m	2:11.69	4/13/2024
3000m	9:38.89	12/3/2021
5000m	15:56.93	5/6/2024
10,000m	33:31.06	5/7/2024

2024 Season (Senior) - Major competed in five meets for Asheville during the outdoor portion of the 2024 season...He earned a fifth place finish in the 5000m at the UNC Asheville Bulldog Invite...Major went on to set a new PR in the 5000m at the Big South Outdoor Championships with a time of 15:56.93...He set a new PR in the 800 at Asheville's home meet with a time of 2:11.69...At the Big South Outdoor Championships, Major set a new PR in the 10,000m with a time of 33:31.06...He was honored as the Big South Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year for outdoor track and field.

2022-23 Season (Junior) - Major competed in two meets for Asheville in 2022-23...Ran the 5000-meter at both the Samford Open and the Winter Classic...Finished 16th at both meets with his better time coming at Samford (16:33.26)...Following the season, Major was named to the Big South All-Academic Team and earned the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship that is awarded annually undergraduates studying national sciences, engineering, and mathematics.

2021-22 Season (Sophomore) - In his second season as a Bulldog, Major appeared in five meets...Finished eighth in the 3000-meter run (9:38.89) at the season-opening Appalachian Open Indoor Meet...Competed in solely the 5000-meter run in his four outdoor season appearances...Set a new personal-best time for the event on May 6 at the Montreat Last Chance Meet with a time of 16:09.47.

2020-21 Season (Freshman) - Major competed in a pair of track meets during his first season with the program in 2020-21...He made his collegiate debut at the Catamount Classic in mid-April before also running at the Aggie Classic later that month...He solely competed in the 5000m run in each meet...He placed 13th (16:59.66) at the Catamount Classic and then 11th (17:05.8) at the Aggie Classic.

Prior to UNC Asheville - Major was a Cross Country National District Champion and was a state qualifier in the 3200m.

LJ Thorpe Chalk Talk | Men's Basketball

Wednesday, August 27

Alumni Interview || Clay Edmondson || Baseball

Monday, August 04

Why Asheville || Payton Rolfsen || Volleyball

Thursday, July 24

Why Asheville || Addie Cooper || Women's Soccer

Tuesday, June 17

Aneta Kucerová Represents UNC Asheville at the Czech Republic U23 National Championships

Tuesday, July 08

Trio Earns CSC Academic All-District® Honors

Thursday, June 26

Harvey and Session Represent UNC Asheville at NCAA East First Round

Thursday, May 29

Shemarr Session and DaMarr Harvey Selected to Compete in NCAA Championships

Thursday, May 22

University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics

2023-24 Track and Field Roster

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