2017 Track and Field
Roster
Anastasia Kolesnitchenko
- Height:
- 5-5
- Weight:
- 0
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Boiling Springs, S.C.
2014-15 Indoor: Competed in five meets and participated in both the 800-meter run and mile run…Logged a top finish of fifth at the App State Indoor Open after running the mile in 5:40.79…Had a best finish in the 800-meter run of 10th at the Buccaneer Track & Field Invitational with a time of 2:25.28…Teamed with Courtney Bradley, Ashleigh Torres and Molly Bliss to finish fourth in the distance medley relay at the A-Sun Championships.
2014 Outdoor: Helped set a school record in the 4x800-meter relay with Essence Jackson, Molly Bliss and Jasmine Polite at the season-opening CCU Invitational, where they finished 1st with a time of 9:19.04…Recorded a new personal-best time in the 800-meter run of 2:15.80 after finishing 8th at the Aggie Last Chance…Added a 7th-place (Carolina’s Cup) and 10th-place finish (A-Sun Championships) both in the 800-meter run…Had a best finish of 5th in the 1500-meter run after posting a time of 4:58.77 at the Charlotte Invitational.
2013-14 Indoor: Had three finishes inside the top-5 and one 10th place performance competing in both the 800-meter run and mile run…Finished 4th in the 800-meter run at the UNCG Spartans Team Challenge…Had two 5th place performances at the Mountaineer Open…Ran a season-best 2:22.76 in the 800-meter run at the A-Sun Championships, and 5:27.07 in the mile run at the Hilton Garden Invitational...Combined with Molly Bliss, Essence Jackson and Rebecca Elliott to finish 2nd in the distance medley at the UNCG Spartans Team Challenge...Placed 5th in the distance medley along with Molly Bliss, Ashley Edmond and Essence Jackson at the A-Sun Championships.
2013 Outdoor: Posted four straight top-10 finishes that included a 6th place performance in the 1500-meter run at the Johnson C. Smith Invitational…Had a season-best finish of 5th in the 1500-meter run at Charlotte Invitational following her top time in the event of 4:47.97…Ran her best time in the 800-meter run of 2:20.06 in her first event of the season at the Charlotte 49er Classic.
2012-13 Indoor: Recorded three top-15 finishes…Recorded a best finish of 2nd in section 4 of the 800-meter run (2:24.30) at the Hilton Garden Invitational…Posted two top-15 finishes at the A-Sun Championships in the pole vault (11th, 2.62-meters) and 800-meter run (13th, 2:21.20).
High School: A local Boiling Springs, S.C., standout, competing at Boiling Springs High School…Collected All-State honors for both cross country and track & field… Recorded the fastest cross country time of the 2012-13 Spartan recruiting class, clocking in a 18:51 in the 5K…Posted marks of 60.0 in the 400-meter, while finishing the 800-meter in 2:20.65 during track season.
Personal: Born on December 24, 1993…Parents are Todd and Julia Dreher…Has one brother, Uri (16)…Is majoring in nursing…Hobbies include shopping, reading, fishing and hiking…Her favorite food is mexican…Her favorite movie is “Titanic” and favorite TV show is “Bachelor/Bachelorette”…Lists her favorite actress as Audrey Hepburn…Enjoys listening to any country music…Winter is her favorite season…Claims Ella Enchanted is her favorite book…Says Nick Symmonds is her favorite athlete…Favorite quote is the Bible verse Jeremiah 29:11…Dream job is to be a forensic pathologist.
