To open the 2018-19 indoor season, the UNC Asheville men’s and women’s track and field teams travel to Boone to compete in the two-day Appalachian State Open inside the Holmes Convocation Center.

 

BULLDOG BITES

 

About the Bulldogs

After very strong indoor and outdoor seasons last year, the Bulldogs return a plethora of student-athletes that will continue to make an impact this season.

 

Six seniors – Matthew Barrera, Zach Boone, Blanton Gillespie, Megan Brewer, Kelley Coleman and Kelley Petroski – will be the leaders for UNC Asheville, as they will compete in their final year in a Bulldog uniform.

 

Also adding several years of experience to the track and field squads are several juniors – Thomas Little, Tyree McFalling, Graham Parker, Sage Turner, Desire Brown and Jasmine Cox.

 

To counter the experienced athletes, head coach Jesse Norman signed one of his biggest freshmen classes in program history (31 athletes).

 

About the App State Open

 

The App State Open is a two-day meet that will be held inside the Holmes Convocation Center.

 

To kick off the meet, the men’s and women’s weight throw and the men’s and women’s triple jump will be held on Nov. 30. The four events will start at 5 p.m.

 

Saturday will house the bulk of the meet, which includes four field events (long jump, pole vault, high jump and shot put) and eight track events (55m hurdles, 55m, mile, 400m, 800m, 300m, 3000m and 4 x 400m relay).

 

Big Kahuna Timing will be on site to record results, but there will not be live results for the meet. Results will be posted following each day of the meet at uncabulldogs.com.

 

What’s Next?

 

UNC Asheville will travel to Lexington, Va. to compete in the Keydet Invitational. The two-day meet begins on Friday, Jan. 18 at Virginia Military Institute.