University of North Carolina Asheville Men's Track & Field

Joel Williams begins his sixth season as the head coach of the track & field program in 2026 and his 18th season with the program. He oversees the sprints/hu...

"Head Coach By the Numbers" Big South Freshman of the Year – 1 Big South Runner of the Year - 1 Big South All-Conference Selections – 18 UNC Asheville School Records Coached - 3 Big South Championship Finishes Under Puett Year: Spring 2021 Fall 2021 Fall 2022 Fall 2023 Fall 2024 Fall 2025 Women: 3rd 4th 7th 4th 4th 2nd Men: 4th 3rd 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd Adam Puett begins his sixth year as the UNC Asheville Head Cross Country Coach and 16th year with the UNC Asheville Track and Field/Cross Country program in 2025-26. In 2025, Puett oversaw the best women's season since 2004, as the Bulldogs finished second at the Big South Conference Championships. Alison Graf led the squad with a seventh-place finish to earn All-Conference First Team honors and was followed by Isabel Richardson in ninth and Aneta Kucerova in 11th to earn All-Conference Second Team honors. The trio's recognitions marks the first time since 2003 that Asheville has had three women earn All-Conference honors. On the men's side, the Bulldogs earned their fifth-consecutive top-3 finish at conference, led by Jan Malek who finished ninth to earn Second Team All-Conference honors. The combined team's finish marks the highest for Asheville in 25 years, when both teams finished runner-up in 2000. The 2024 season saw the men's team enter the season ranked No. 15 in the USTFCCCA Southeast Regional Rankings and continued their strong postseason tradition by finishing third at the Big South Conference Championships on Nov. 1, mar

Kim Cannon is in her seventh year as an assistant coach at UNC Asheville, bringing a strong background as both a collegiate athlete and coach. A native of Asheville, North Carolina, Cannon earned both their undergraduate and master’s degrees from Western Carolina University. Cannon competed for Western Carolina from 2010–15 in the throwing events, specializing in the javelin. During their collegiate career, they were a two-time All-Southern Conference selection in the javelin. Since joining the Bulldogs’ coaching staff, Cannon has played a key role in the development of Asheville’s throwers. She coached Solomon McDonald to the 2022 Big South men’s indoor shot put championship and guided McDonald to two NCAA regional appearances. Cannon has also coached the school record holders in both the indoor and outdoor shot put for men (Solomon McDonald) and women (Raina Jackson). Most recently, Cannon coached Jaelyn Arnold to a third-place finish in the women’s shot put at the 2025 Big South Outdoor Championships.

Neil Young begins his first season on the Bulldog coaching staff after spending the 2023 Track and Field season as the interim head coach of the Oglethorpe U...