2023 Track & Field Roster
Dobson, Ava
Ava Dobson
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Greenville, S.C.
- High School:
- St. Joseph’s Catholic School
Bio
2024 T&F: INDOOR SEASON: Ran the 3,000 meters, 5,000 meters and mile run during indoor season ... Finished second in the mile run in 4:53.33 at the Dick Taylor Challenge to start the season ... Had a personal-best time of 15:56.55 in the 5,000 meters at the Eagle Elite hosted by Boston College ... Moved into the No. 3 spot on the UNC all-time performers list for the 5,000m ...Qualified for the ACC Indoor Championships in the 5,000m and 3,000m, finishing 13th (16:28.39) and 10th (9:24.17) ... OUTDOOR SEASON: Qualified for the ACC Outdoor Championships in the 5,000m ... Had a season-best 5,000m time of 16:16.71 to finish 14th at the ACC Outdoor Championships... Posted a personal-best 10,000m time of 33:21.58 at the prestigous Bryan Clay Inviational to start her outdoor season ... Moved into the No. four spot on the UNC all-time performers list for the 10,000m ... Qualified for the NCAA East First Round in Lexington Kentucky, where she finished 34th in 35:05.61 ... Earned a spot on the outdoor Academic All-ACC Team.
2023 XC: Competed in five meets … Posted her top 6K time of the season at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships (20:42.7) and finished 30th … Finished 69th at the ACC Championships (21:26.8) … Took fourth place at the season opening 4K meet in Charlotte (13:50.6).
2023 T&F: INDOOR SEASON: Ran the 3,000 meters, 5,000 meters and mile run during indoor season ... Finished second in the mile run in 4:55.37 at the Dick Taylor Challenge to start the season ... Had a personal-best time of 16:20.96 in the 5,000 meters at the ACC Indoor Championship ... Top indoor time in the 3,000 meters was 9:18.20 at the Music City Challenge ... OUTDOOR SEASON: Qualified for the ACC Outdoor Championships in both the 5,000m and 10,000m ... Had a season-best 5K time of 16:10.23 to finish 15th at the Wake Forest Invitational ... Posted a personal-best 10K time of 34:35.39 at the Raleigh Relays to start her outdoor season ... Finished seventh in the 10K at the ACC Outdoor meet in 33:50.70, advancing to the NCAA East First Round, where she finished 37th in 35:17.22 ... Took 13th place at the ACC Outdoor meet in the 5K in 16:42.02 ... Earned a spot on the outdoor Academic All-ACC Team.
2022 T&F: In the indoor season, won the 5000m at the Indiana Relays in 16:22.59, the third-fastest time in school history ... Competed in both the 5000m (15th in 16:25.51) and 10,000m (21st in 36:09.08) at ACC Outdoor Championships
2021 XC: Earned All-Southeast Region honors with a 16th-place finish at NCAA Southeast Regionals ... Finished 35th at ACC Championships and 152nd at NCAA Championships
2020 XC: Placed 137th at NCAA Championships (21:45.8) in her first collegiate action
Prep: Three-time South Carolina Gatorade Cross Country Player of the Year • Five-time state champion – three in cross country, once in the 1,600 meters and once in the 3,200 meters • Three-time Greenville Upstate Cross Country Player of the Year • Five-time regional champion – once in cross country, twice in the 1,600 meters and twice in the 3,200 meters • 2019 Foot Locker Finals Qualifier • National Honor Society • Also a member of the National English, Science, French and Mathematics Honor Societies.
More on Dobson: Ava Laurence Dobson is the daughter of Meredith and Scott Dobson • Born August 18 in Charleston, S.C.
TFRRS Results
2023 XC: Competed in five meets … Posted her top 6K time of the season at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships (20:42.7) and finished 30th … Finished 69th at the ACC Championships (21:26.8) … Took fourth place at the season opening 4K meet in Charlotte (13:50.6).
2023 T&F: INDOOR SEASON: Ran the 3,000 meters, 5,000 meters and mile run during indoor season ... Finished second in the mile run in 4:55.37 at the Dick Taylor Challenge to start the season ... Had a personal-best time of 16:20.96 in the 5,000 meters at the ACC Indoor Championship ... Top indoor time in the 3,000 meters was 9:18.20 at the Music City Challenge ... OUTDOOR SEASON: Qualified for the ACC Outdoor Championships in both the 5,000m and 10,000m ... Had a season-best 5K time of 16:10.23 to finish 15th at the Wake Forest Invitational ... Posted a personal-best 10K time of 34:35.39 at the Raleigh Relays to start her outdoor season ... Finished seventh in the 10K at the ACC Outdoor meet in 33:50.70, advancing to the NCAA East First Round, where she finished 37th in 35:17.22 ... Took 13th place at the ACC Outdoor meet in the 5K in 16:42.02 ... Earned a spot on the outdoor Academic All-ACC Team.
2022 T&F: In the indoor season, won the 5000m at the Indiana Relays in 16:22.59, the third-fastest time in school history ... Competed in both the 5000m (15th in 16:25.51) and 10,000m (21st in 36:09.08) at ACC Outdoor Championships
2021 XC: Earned All-Southeast Region honors with a 16th-place finish at NCAA Southeast Regionals ... Finished 35th at ACC Championships and 152nd at NCAA Championships
2020 XC: Placed 137th at NCAA Championships (21:45.8) in her first collegiate action
Prep: Three-time South Carolina Gatorade Cross Country Player of the Year • Five-time state champion – three in cross country, once in the 1,600 meters and once in the 3,200 meters • Three-time Greenville Upstate Cross Country Player of the Year • Five-time regional champion – once in cross country, twice in the 1,600 meters and twice in the 3,200 meters • 2019 Foot Locker Finals Qualifier • National Honor Society • Also a member of the National English, Science, French and Mathematics Honor Societies.
More on Dobson: Ava Laurence Dobson is the daughter of Meredith and Scott Dobson • Born August 18 in Charleston, S.C.
TFRRS Results
Henri Veesaar Intro Press Conference
Wednesday, September 10
MBB: Henri Veesaar Intro Press Conference
Wednesday, September 10
Kyan Evans Intro Press Conference
Wednesday, September 10
MBB: Kyan Evans Intro Press Conference
Wednesday, September 10
