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Hessler, Adam
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Adam Hessler
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Freedom, Pa.
Bio
Honors & Awards
2024 Season (Senior) - Hessler competed only during the indoor portion of the track and field season...Won the 5000m race, setting a new PR and school record with a time of 14:15.92 at the Doc Hale VT Meet...Won the mile at the 2024 Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational with a time of 4:11.72...Hessler's mile win also set a new school record...Earned silver in the 3000m (8:30.78) and 5000m (14:45.32) at the Big South Indoor Championships.
2022-23 Season (Junior) - Ran in nine meets during the 2022-23 season...Won the 3000-meter run at both the Gamecock Open and Samford Open...Was the conference champion in the 5000-meter run (14:31.18) at the Big South Indoor Track & Field Championships...Also landed All-Big South Second Team honors in the 3000-meter run (8:22.15)...Picked up another All-Big South honor at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships...Placed third in the 10000-meter run clocking in at 29:59.29...Also placed fifth in the 5000-meter run (14:41.01) at the Outdoor Championships.Â
2021-22 Season (Sophomore) - Hessler was one of Asheville's top distance runners during the 2021-22 track & field season...In 10 meets, Hessler never placed outside the top 10 in any event he competed in...Finished as the runner-up in the mile run (4:22.31) at the Keydet Invitational and again at the Marshall Invitational in the 3000-meter run (8:25.18)...He capped his indoor season off by helping the Bulldog distance medley relay team finish second (10:07.77) at the Big South Indoor Track & Field Championships...During the outdoor portion of the schedule, Hessler was once again the runner-up at the Yellow Jacket Invitational in mid-March in the 5000-meter run (14:41.36)...Closed out his sophomore campaign at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships where he finished fourth in the 5000-meter run (14:31.04) and garnered All-Big South Second Team honors in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 30:11.76.Â
2020-21 Season (Freshman) - Hessler took part in a pair of track meets for Asheville during the 2020-21 academic year...He made his debut on the track on March 26 at the Montreat Invitational...At Montreat, Hessler competed in the 5000m run where he placed second with a time of 15:08.55...He closed out his first season as a Bulldog by running in the 10000m run at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships where he placed 12th in the event with a time of 33:02.08.
- 2024 All-Big South Second Team (Indoor) - 3000m (8:30.78)
- 2024 All-Big South Second Team (Indoor) 5000m (14:45.32)
- 2023 All-Big South Third Team (Outdoor) - 10,000-meter run (29:59.29)
- 2023 All-Big South First Team (Indoor) - 5,000-meter run (14:31.18)
- 2023 All-Big South Second Team (Indoor) - 3,000-meter run (8:22.15)
- 2022 All-Big South Second Team (Outdoor) - 10,000-meter run (30:11.76)
- 2022 All-Big South Second Team (Indoor) - Distance Medley Relay (10:07.77)
| EVENT | TIME | DATE |
| 800m | 1:56.86 | 4/1/2023 |
| 1500m | 3:52.81 | 3/31/2023 |
| One Mile Run | 4:11.72 | 2/10/2024 |
| 3000m | 8:23.40 | 2/11/2023 |
| 5000m    | 14:15.92 | 2/2/2024 |
| 10000m    | 29:59.29 | 5/10/2023 |
2024 Season (Senior) - Hessler competed only during the indoor portion of the track and field season...Won the 5000m race, setting a new PR and school record with a time of 14:15.92 at the Doc Hale VT Meet...Won the mile at the 2024 Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational with a time of 4:11.72...Hessler's mile win also set a new school record...Earned silver in the 3000m (8:30.78) and 5000m (14:45.32) at the Big South Indoor Championships.
2022-23 Season (Junior) - Ran in nine meets during the 2022-23 season...Won the 3000-meter run at both the Gamecock Open and Samford Open...Was the conference champion in the 5000-meter run (14:31.18) at the Big South Indoor Track & Field Championships...Also landed All-Big South Second Team honors in the 3000-meter run (8:22.15)...Picked up another All-Big South honor at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships...Placed third in the 10000-meter run clocking in at 29:59.29...Also placed fifth in the 5000-meter run (14:41.01) at the Outdoor Championships.Â
2021-22 Season (Sophomore) - Hessler was one of Asheville's top distance runners during the 2021-22 track & field season...In 10 meets, Hessler never placed outside the top 10 in any event he competed in...Finished as the runner-up in the mile run (4:22.31) at the Keydet Invitational and again at the Marshall Invitational in the 3000-meter run (8:25.18)...He capped his indoor season off by helping the Bulldog distance medley relay team finish second (10:07.77) at the Big South Indoor Track & Field Championships...During the outdoor portion of the schedule, Hessler was once again the runner-up at the Yellow Jacket Invitational in mid-March in the 5000-meter run (14:41.36)...Closed out his sophomore campaign at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships where he finished fourth in the 5000-meter run (14:31.04) and garnered All-Big South Second Team honors in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 30:11.76.Â
2020-21 Season (Freshman) - Hessler took part in a pair of track meets for Asheville during the 2020-21 academic year...He made his debut on the track on March 26 at the Montreat Invitational...At Montreat, Hessler competed in the 5000m run where he placed second with a time of 15:08.55...He closed out his first season as a Bulldog by running in the 10000m run at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships where he placed 12th in the event with a time of 33:02.08.
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