2013 Women's Cross Country Media Guide

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APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Southern Conference Champions 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 2002, 2012 NCAA Championship Appearances 1989 - Whitney Ball 1998 - Mary Jayne Harrelson 1999 - Mary Jayne Harrelson 2000 - Mary Jayne Harrelson

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COACHES

John Weaver Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Coach Weaver is in his 32nd season as the director of the women’s track and cross country program and in his 17th season as the director of both the women’s and men’s programs at Appalachian State University. Weaver assumed the duties of directing both programs in the fall of 1995.

A 1971 graduate of Appalachian in biology, Weaver returned to Appalachian in 1979 to assist the men’s program while earning his masters in biology. During his three-year tenure as the men’s assistant, he trained two NCAA qualifiers and seven Southern Conference champions.

Weaver took over the full-time coaching duties for the women’s program in 1982. Since that time, the program, including cross country, indoor track and outdoor track, has produced an NCAA Division I National Champion in the 1500m twice, nine NCAA Division I all-Americans with 23 all-American performances, 18 NCAA Division I qualifiers, 257 Southern Conference individual champion performances, 718 all-conference performances, 27 conference MVP athletes, 40 conference team championships, 24 conference coach-of-the-year honors, 13 conference freshman of the year honors and two Southeast Region Coach of the Year honors. Since 2003, when the NCAA began competition on a Regional level, the Mountaineers have sent 49 athletes to the regional meet.

After taking over the men’s program in 1995, the Mountaineers have produced two NCAA Division I all-Americans, four NCAA All-American performances, 11 Division I Qualifiers, 203 Southern Conference individual champion performances, 479 all-conference performers, 10 conference MVP’s, 25 conference team championships, 11 coach-of-the-year honors, three conference freshman of the year and two Southeast Region Coach of the Year honors. App State has also sent 42 athletes to Regional competition.

Appalachian has qualified 42 men and 49 women athletes to the East Region with eight NCAA Championship qualifying performances coming out of the region for Appalachian. In 2004, Appalachian had its first East Region champion with a first place finish in the men’s 100 meter dash.

Coach Weaver has also worked as the Yosef Club Director (athletic fundraising arm of the Appalachian Foundation Inc.) from 1982-1985. He also taught classes in the Education and Physical Education departments of the university.

A native of Fayetteville, N.C., Weaver graduated from Seventy-First High School in 1967. He earned his bachelor of science degree in 1971 from Appalachian, returning to Fayetteville to teach biology and eventually take over the cross country and track programs at Douglas Byrd High School in 1972. His cross country dual meet record over eight years was an impressive 71-11 and his teams won six conference titles while competing in four state championships. His track team also produced many individual conference and regional champions, along with several state meet qualifiers.

Currently, Coach Weaver coaches the sprinters, hurdlers, multi-event athletes and relays, while over-seeing all aspects of the program. He is also serving an appointment to the NCAA Division I Track and Cross Country Committee effective September of 2006 and active until September of 2010.

Each summer, Weaver also directs the Grandfather Mountain Marathon, The Bear Road Race and two Cross Country team camps. Over 1,000 athletes attend camp at App State each summer.

Michael Curcio Head Coach Mike Curcio is in his 19th year as the head men’s and women’s cross country coach and track and field distance coach at Appalachian State University.

The 2012 campaign was a banner year for the Mountaineers’ middle-distance/distance runners on the track as Curcio helped coach three athletes who broke five school records. Will Raby set the school record for the 5,000-meter event in indoor track, while Alex Taylor and Chris Moen teamed up with two sprinters to set the school record in the distance medley relay for indoor track at the SoCon Championships. Taylor set the App State record in the 800 and 1500-meter events while teaming up with Moen and two of Appalachian’s sprinters to break a 28-year old Appalachian record in the distance medley relay at the 2012 Penn Relays.

Curcio coached four men to the first round of the NCAA Championships in 2012 in outdoor track, as Taylor qualified for both the 800 and 1,500-meter events and Moen, Sean Soderman and Josh Cox all qualified for the 3,000meter steeplechase.

Curcio’s cross country teams have been very successful under his tenure, as they have captured one women’s Southern Conference titles and 10 men’s SoCon championships, including six-straight men’s titles from 2005-10 During his time at App State, Curcio has coached nine NCAA Qualifiers, 16 NCAA Regional Qualifiers, 19 USATF Junior National Qualifiers and seven Southern Conference Cross Country Freshman of the Year.

In addition to those feats, Curcio has also coached 88 all-Southern Conference Cross Country performers and four Southern Conference Cross Country individual champions.

While coaching the distance runners for Appalachian track and field, Curcio has coached 59 athletes to SoCon indoor and outdoor individual cham-

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pion performances and 203 runners to all-conference indoor and outdoor performances. He has also coached two athletes to SoCon indoor track and field MVP awards and two outdoor track and field MVP awards.

As athletic excellence is important, Curcio and his teams also strive for success in academics. Since being at Appalachian, Curcio has coached two NCAA post graduate scholarship award winners, one Southern Conference post graduate scholarship award winner, three Mrs. Brakefield award recipients, for an Appalachian senior student-athlete with the highest GPA, and 12 USTFCCCA academic all-Americans.

During the 2011-12 season, both the App State men’s and women’s recorded multi-year APR scores well above the national average while the men were recognized with an NCAA Public Recognition Award for compiling a four-year APR of 1,000 and ranking among the top 10 percent of all teams in the nation.

For all of his efforts, in 2003 Curcio was named the USTCA Division I Men’s National Assistant Coach of the Year for Distance. He also has been recognized by the Southern Conference for his team’s impressive performances, being named the SoCon’s men’s cross country coach of the year nine times.

Before coming to Appalachian, Curcio served as an assistant at Florida State from 1988-1992.

In the spring of 1993, he became an assistant at South Florida, where he helped build a fledgling track and field program, along with a nationallyranked cross country program.

The track women at USF won three conference titles in the first four years of the program’s existence. The men’s and women’s cross country teams were ranked as high as 12th and 21st in Division I during his tenure.

Curcio hails from Long Island, N.Y. where he attended Newfield High School before attending and competing for Appalachian State University. He was a three-time all-SoCon selection in track and still ranks seventh all-time in the 1,500 meter run with a time of 3:49.60.

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Kaitlyn Cagle Samantha Campanaro Katie Cease Allison Cook Dana Cox Alexxa Guerrero Shelby Howell Natalie Kile Destine Kirkman Nina Mastandrea Shenita Martin Meaghan McCauley Torre Moser Mallary Price Kayla Schneider Madison Simmons Taryn Stern Maria Stickley Justine Stocks Tristin, Van Ord Alexandria Wells Brittany Williams Shelby Williams Kristen Voight

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SCHEDULE

COVERED BRIDGE OPEN UNC Asheville Invitational Winthrop Open MOUNTAINEER OPEN Paul Short Run BLUE RIDGE OPEN SoCon Championships Three Stripe Invitational NCAA Southeast Regional NCAA National Championships

Orlando, Fla./Dr. Phillips Winston-Salem, N.C./Mt. Tabor Morehead City, N.C./West Carteret Raleigh, N.C./Sanderson Apex, N.C./Panther Creek Middletown, N.Y./Middletown Wilmington, N.C./New Hanover Canton, Ga./Blessed Trinity Charlotte, N.C./Harding Mooresville, N.C./Lake Norman Winston-Salem, N.C./Mt. Tabor Concord, N.C./Robinson (UNCW) Apex, N.C./Apex Matthews, N.C./Weddington Boone, N.C./Watauga Waxhaw, N.C./Cuthbertson Harrisburg, N.C./Hickory Ridge Atglen, Pa./Bishop Shanahan Asheville, N.C./North Buncombe Chapel Hill, N.C./Chapel Hill Wake Forest, N.C./Wakefield Simpsonville, S.C./Maudlin Brandon, Fla./Brandon Davidson, N.C./ Lakewood Ranch

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SEASON PREVIEW Appalachian State University women’s cross country enters the 2013 season after winning last year’s Southern Conference Championship. The Mountaineers will rely on a relatively young team as they attempt to repeat their 2012 SoCon title. Appalachian will be led by senior Allison Cook, who posted a 12th-place finish at the conference championship in 2012. Cook is joined by fellow senior Kaitlyn Cagle and junior Justine Stocks as the Mountaineers’ top returners.

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App State opens its campaign at home with the Covered Bridge Open on Aug. 30 before hitting the road for the UNC Asheville Invitational on Sept. 15 and the Winthrop Open on Sept. 21. The Apps will host the Mountaineer Open on Oct. 4 while some of the squad heads to Bethlehem, Pa. for the Paul Short Run the next day. They will return for their final home meet of the season on Oct. 18 with the Blue Ridge Open. The Mountaineers will compete for the SoCon Championship in Birmingham, Ala. on Nov. 2 and then head to Raleigh for the Three Stripe Invitational on Nov. 9. The NCAA Southeast Regional is schedule for Nov. 15 in Charlottesville, Va. where runners will compete for a spot in the NCAA Championship, which takes place in Terre Haute, Ind. on Nov. 23.

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2013 Mountaineers Kaitlyn Cagle - Sr. - Orlando, Fla./Dr. Phillips

PR’s Cross Country: 5,000m – 18:09.80..6,000m – 22:26.66 Indoor: 3,000m – 10:16.60...5,000m – 17.49.39...One Mile - 5:18.87 Outdoor: 3,000m –10.01.90...5,000m – 17:35.07...10,000m – 37:14.34 2012-13 Cross Country: Helped lead Appalachian to a first-place finish in the adidas/Winthrop Invitational as she crossed the line third for the Apps and 10th overall... ran a personal-best 22:26.66 in the 6,000m event at the 49er Invite... posted a personal-best 18:09.80 in the 5,000m event at the Southern Conference Championships to help the Mountaineers clinch the title... finished fourth for App State at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships... Indoor: ran a personal-best 5:18.87 in the mile at the Mountaineer Open for a third-place finish...earned a ninth-place finish with a personal-best time of 10:16.60 in the 3,000 at the SoCon Championships... garnered a personal-best 17:49.39 in the 5,000 at the Mountaineer Open for a fourth-place overall finish... Outdoor: Did not participate 2011-12 Cross Country: Competed in six meets for the Black and Gold...posted a season-best and personal record 18:12.20 at the SoCon Championships...finished 23rd at the Mountaineer Open...Indoor: Competed in five meets for the Mountaineers...ran a season-best and personal record 10:26.99 in the 3,000m at the Penn State Sykes and Sabock Challenge Cup...finished third in the 5,000m at the Dick Taylor Invitational...Outdoor: Had a seventh place finish in the 10,000m at the SoCon Championships...finished first in the 5,000m at the Coastal Carolina University Invitational, posting a 17:35.07...finished eighth in the SoCon Championships in the 5,000m, posting an 18:04.13...ranked sixth all-time in the 3,000m after running a 10:01.90 at the Auburn Invitational and ninth all-time in the 10,000m, posting a 37:14.34 at the Wake Forest Invitational 2010-11 Cross Country: Competed in three meets...posted a season-best 19:13.04 at the Covered Bridge Open... clocked a 23:54 time in the 6,000m Brooks-Paul Short Run meet...Outdoor: Competed in two meets...earned fifth place in the 10,000m at the Wake Forest Invitational 2009-10 Cross Country: Competed in two races for the Mountaineers as a freshman...posted a season-best time of 20:50.84 at the Mountaineer Open High School: Competed in track and field and cross country at Orlando’s Dr. Phillips High

Samantha Campanaro - So. - Winston-Salem, N.C./Mt. Tabor

PR’s Cross Country: 5,000m – 18:59.04 Indoor: 800m – 2:28.35…Mile – 5:20.39…3,000m – 10:39.84 Outdoor: 800m – 2:27.69…1,500m – 4:51.32…5,000m – 18:21.62 2012-13 Cross Country: Participated in three meets for

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the Black and Gold in her freshman season... earned the first-place finish at the Mountaineer Open for App State... ran a personal-best 18:59.04 at the Blue Ridge Open...

Indoor: Finished eighth in the 800m at the Mountaineer Open with a personal-best 2:28.35... posted a third-place finish in the mile at the Appalachian Pre-Conference Meet... garnered the ninth-place finish in the 3,000m at the Liberty Quad... Outdoor: Earned a second-place finish in the 800m at the Appalachian Open, running a personal-best 2:27.69.. finished sixth at Beaches vs Mountains in the 1,500m, running a personal-best 4:51.32... posted a 18:21.62 in the 5,000m at the Wake Forest Open, which was good for a personal-best time High School: Named all-confernce four times for cross country...received the Coaches Award one time

Katie Cease - Fr. - Morehead City, N.C./ West Carteret High School PR’s: One Mile: 5:22.44...800m 2:16.48...5,000m - 19:50.00 High School: Earned varsity letters in cross country, track and field, and basketball

Allison Cook- Sr. - Raleigh, N.C./Sanderson

PR’s Cross Country: 5,000m – 18:00.10...6 ,000m – 22:03.60 Indoor: 3,000m – 10:31.06... One Mile – 5:08.68 Outdoor: 1,500m – 4:37.00...3,000m steeplechase – 10:47.77...800m – 2:20.07 2012-13 Cross Country: Competed as one of the Apps top-five runners all season... finished third overall at the adidas/Winthrop Invitational to help lead the Black and Gold to a first-place finish... posted a 12th-place finish at the SoCon Championships and crossed the line second for Appalachian to help lead the Mountaineers to the title... placed fifth for App at the NCAA Southeast Regional... named second team all-SoCon... Indoor: Did not participate in the 2012-13 season... Outdoor: Did not compete in the 2013 season 2011-12 Cross Country: Competed in every meet as one of the Mountaineers top runners...posted a season-best 18:28.00 at the SoCon Championships...Indoor: Competed in six meets...finished first in the one mile at the Niswonger Foundation Invitational...helped her team to a fourth place finish in the distance medley relay at the SoCon Championships, earning all-SoCon recognition...

Outdoor: Finished second in the 3,000m at Beaches vs.

Mountains...posted a personal record 10:47.77 in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Duke Invitational as an unattached runner, finishing third...posted a third place finish in the 1500m at the Coastal Carolina University Invitational...finished eighth at the SoCon Championships in the 1500m...helped the Apps’ to its second-straight SoCon Outdoor title, running a 10:57.99 at the SoCon Championships in the 3,000m steeplechase, which ranks her third all-time at ASU

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2010-11 Cross Country: Competed in four meets... marked a season-best 19:20.39 at the Asics-Winthrop Invitational...Indoor: Finished fifth in the mile at the Appalachian Pre-Conference meet...Outdoor: Competed in four meets...earned her best-finish in the 1,500m at the Beach vs. Mountain meet High School: Four-time cross country state qualifier...took 10th place at state cross country her freshman year

Dana Cox - So.- Apex, N.C./Panther Creek

PR’s Cross Country: 5,000m – 18:34.27…6,000m – 23:04.90 Indoor: Mile – 5:34.82…3,000m – 10:40.10 Outdoor: 3,000m – 10:37.86…5,000m – 17:55.71…10,000m – 37:23.53 2012-13 Cross Country: Was the top-finisher for Appalachian at the Blue Ridge Open... finished 35th overall at the SoCon Championships, with a personal-best 18:34.27... earned SoCon all-freshman team... ran a personal-best 23:04.90 in the 6,000m race at the NCAA Southeast Regional... Indoor: posted a seventh-place in the mile at the Appalachian Pre-Conference Meet, running a personalbest 5:34.82... finished fifth in the 3,000m at the Mountaineer Open... ran a personal-best 10:40.10 at the JDL Invitational in the 3,000m... Outdoor: placed fourth in the 3,000m run at Beaches vs Mountains, running a personalbest 10:37.86... posted a personal-best 17:55.71 and a sixth-place finish in the 5,000m at the Duke Twilight... finished seventh in the 10,000m at the SoCon Championships with a personal-best 37:23.53 time High School: Earned a 69th-place finish at the Foot Locker South Regionals as a senior...finished in 13th-place at the state meet in her senior season...placed in fifth in the 3,200-meter at the 4A NCHSAA Indoor State Championship as a senior

Alexxa Guerrero - Fr. - Middletown, N.Y./ Middletown High School PR’s: One Mile - 5:52.09... 1,500m 5:13.62...3,000m - 11:39.52...5,000m - 20:54.62

Shelby Howell - So. - Wilmington, N.C./New Hanover

PR’s Cross Country: 5,000m – 21:06.50….6,000m – 24:55.62 Indoor: 800 – 2:12.09…One Mile – 5:06.14 Outdoor: 800m – 2:10.50…1,500m – 4:46.09 2012-13 Cross Country: Ran in the Blue Ridge Open, posting a personal-best 21:06.50... posted a personal-best 24:55.62 in the 6,000m run at the 49er Invite... Indoor: Posted a first-place finish in the 800, at the Mountaineer Open... finished first in the preliminary round in the 800m at the SoCon Championships, running a personal-best 2:12.09.. had the season-best time in the 800m for the

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Apps at the SoCon Championships... earned a fourth-place finish in the mile at the Liberty Quad... Outdoor: Placed second in the 800m run at the High Point VertKlasse Meeting, running a personal-best 2:10.50, ranking her fourth all-time for App State... finished fourth in the 800m at the NC A&T Aggie Last Chance Meet... posted a fourth-place finish in the 1,500m at Beaches vs Mountains... ran a personal-best with a 4:55.58 in the 1,500m at the Coastal Carolina Invitational High School: Set a state meet record in the 800m at the 2012 State Championships, running a 2:11.99...state champion in the 800-meters in 2011 with a personal best time of 2:13.00...finished first at the East Regional in the 1,600-meter run with a time of 5:07.79 in 2012...was a three-time conference champion and four-time county champion in cross country...earned a first-place finish in the NCHSAA 4A East Regional in 2011 and placed 19th at the state meet

Natalie Kile - Fr. - Canton, Ga./Blessed Trinity

High School PR’s: 800m – 2:31...1600m – 5:25...3200m – 11:35...5000m – 18:48 High School: Named cross country Most Valuable Player in 2009 and 2012...placed third in the state in the 3200m and fifth in the 1600m her senior season

Destine Kirkman - RSo. - Charlotte, N.C./Harding

PR’s Cross Country: 5,000m – 19:04.99... 6,000m – 22:57.00 Indoor: 800m - 2:20.28...1,500m – 5:04.15 Outdoor: 800m – 2:20.77... One Mile – 5:29.24...1500m 4:55.58 2012-2013 Cross Country: Did not Compete 2011-12 Cross Country: Redshirted...Indoor: Did not compete...Outdoor: Did not compete 2010-11 Cross Country: Competed in every meet as a true freshman...finished 26th at the SoCon Championship...ran a season-best 18:56.82 at the Asics-Winthrop Invitational...

Indoor: Competed in four meets...finished third in the 800m at the Appalachian Pre-Conference meet...ran a season-best 2:20.77 in the 800m at the Akron Invitational-Blue meet....

Outdoor: Participated in four meets...ran a season best 2:22.03 in the 800m at the Beach vs. Mountains meet High School: Placed second in the 1600m and 800m at state outdoor meet...state indoor champion in 1000m with a time of 3:08.00

Shenita Martin - Sr. - Winston-Salem, N.C./ Harding PR’s Indoor: 300m - 42.05...400m - 58.00...500m - 1:21.87 Outdoor: 100m - 12.62...400m - 58.04...400H - 1:01.27 2012-2013 Cross Country: Did not compete

Nina Mastandrea - Fr. - Mooresville, N.C./ Lake Norman High School PR’s: 800m – 2:35...3200m – 11:50...5000m – 19:50 High School: Named all-conference during her junior and senior seasons... reached the regional qualifier all four years of high school

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2013 A ppalachian S tate C ross C ountry 2013 Mountaineers Meaghan McCauley - Jr. - Concord, N.C./Robinson (UNCW)

PR’s Cross Country: 5,000m – 18:55.12...6,000m - 23:34.28 Indoor: 3,000m – 10:46.49... 5,000m – 18:21.48... One Mile – 5:33.53 Outdoor: 5,000m – 18:47.11 2012-13 Cross Country: Finished a season-best 11th at the Mountaineer Open... posted a second-place finish for the Apps in the 49er Invite in the green section... placed fourth for the Apps at the Blue Ridge Open... Indoor: Posted a personalbest 5:33.53 in the mile at the Appalachian Pre-Conference Meet... placed third in the 3,000m at the Mountaineer Open... ran in the 5,000m at the JDL Invitational and earned a sixthplace finish... Outdoor: Finished the 5,000n at the High Point VertKlasse Meeting with a personal-best of 18:45.38... placed fifth in the 10,000m at the SoCon Championships with a personal-best 37:10.50 2011-12 Cross Country: Competed in three meets for Appalachian...recorded a season-best 19:51.8 at the Blue Ridge Open...Indoor: Competed in four meets..finished fifth in the 3,000m at the Mountaineer Split Indoor Open...Outdoor: Competed in three meets...placed eighth in the 5,000m at the Raleigh Relays, running a personal best 18:47.11 2010-11 Cross Country: Competed in two meets with UNC Wilmington...finished 25th at the Mt. Olive Invitational...

Indoor: Clocked a personal record, 11:18.33, at the CNU Invitational in the 3,000m...tabbed 19:28.39 time in the 5,000m at the Tiger Paw Invitational...Outdoor: Competed in the Asics Invitational and clocked a 5:23.21 in the 1,500m...finished 18th in the 5,000m at the Seahawk Invitational

Torre Moser - Fr. - Cary, N.C./ Apex

High School PRs: 800m – 2:22...1600m – 5:22...5000m – 19:22 High School: Earned all-conference during her senior season...named Most Valuable Player in cross country

Mallary Price - Fr. - Matthews, N.C./ Weddington

High School PR’s: Mile – 5:15...3200m – 11:25...5000m – 18:29 High School: Was an all-conference winner and a twotime regional champ in the 3200m...helped lead the cross country team to a conference championship her junior and senior season...named Female Student Athlete of the year as a junior.. won the state championship in the 4x8 relay during winter track and field her junior year

Kayla Schneider - (RS) Jr. - Boone, N.C./Watauga

PR’s Cross Country: 5,000m – 18:52.50... 6,000m – 23:30.00 Indoor: 3,000m – 10:19.58... One Mile – 5:06.14...5,000m 18:18.51 Outdoor: 800m – 2:20.47... 1,500m – 4:41.94... 5,000m – 17:47.23 2012-13 Cross Country: Placed fourth for Appalachian and 15th overall in the Covered Bridge Open... ran a season-best 19:14.73 at the adidas/Winthrop Invita-

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tional...Indoor: posted a first-place finish in the mile at the Appalachian Pre-Conference meet... rinished fifth overall and ran a personal-best in the mile at the SoCon Championships with a 5:06.14... placed first in the 3,000m at the Mountaineer Open... ran a personal-best 18:18.51 in the 5,000m at the SoCon Championships...Outdoor: Placed fifth in the 1,500m at Beaches vs Mountains... ran a personal-best 4:41.94 in the 1,500m at the Auburn Tiger Classic... posted a first-place finish in the 5,000m at the Coastal Carolina Invitational, running a personal-best 17:47.23... finished third in the 3,000m steeplechase at the High Point VertKlasse Meeting... earned a fifth-place finish at the SoCon Championships and ranks fifth all-time for App State in the 3,000m steeplechase, running a personal-best 11:01.57... placed third in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Penn Relays 2011-12 Cross Country: Competed in four meets for the Mountaineers...recorded a season-best 18:52.50 with a 19th place finish at the Mountaineer Open...posted a 30th place finish at the Covered Bridge Open...Indoor: Competed in seven meets...had a first place finish in the mile at the Appalachian Pre-Conference Indoor Open Split, posting a 5:09.33, which was good for a personal best... helped her team to a fourth place finish in the distance medley relay at the SoCon Conference Championships...

Outdoor: Competed in six meets on the season...posted a second place finish in the 1,500m at the Appalachian Open...ran a season-best 4:43.19 in the 1,500m at Beaches vs. Mountains...finished with a season-best 18:13.87 at the Wake Forest Invitational 2010-11 Cross Country: Redshirted...Indoor: Competed in three meets...finished fourth in the 800m at the Appalachian Pre-Conference meet...Outdoor: Competed in four meets...finished fourth in the 1,500m at the High Point Invitational and in the 5,000m at the Liberty Invitational High School: Named all-conference in cross country for sophomore, junior and senior years...placed sixth at regional cross country meet...recognized as an all-region performer for junior and senior track seasons

Madison Simmons - Fr. - Waxhaw, N.C./ Cuthbertson

High School PR’s Cross Country: 5,000m – 18:46.53 Indoor: 1,600m – 5:24.00…3,200m – 11:37.00 Outdoor: 1,600m – 5:23.43…3,200m – 11:30.46 High School: Prepped at Cuthbertson High School, participating in both cross country and track... named allconference three times... was the conference champion in both 2011 and 2012... garnered all-region honors three times and was named all-region twice... earned all-state honors in both her junior and senior campaign, placing third overall both times... named most improved runner in 2010 and was voted MVP in 2011... garnered the Cavalier Pride Award in her senior season... holds the school record in the 5,000m, running a 18:46.53

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Taryn Stern - So. - Harrisburg, N.C./ Hickory Ridge

PR’s Outdoor: 400m - 59.57...800m - 2:14.77 2011-2012 Cross Country: Redshirted High School: Won conference cross country as a senior and earned all-state in indoor track as a junior... won the state championship in the 800m in outdoor track... finished second in the 800m at the AAU indoor track national.

Maria Stickley - So. - Atglen, Pa./Bishop Shanahan

PR’s Cross Country: 5,000m – 18:33.60... 6,000m – 23:01.50 Indoor: One Mile - 5:09.89...800m - 2:18.79...3,000m - 10:35.88 Outdoor: 800m – 2:18.84... 1,500m – 4:41.98... 3,000m – 10:35.64... 3,000m Steeplechase – 11:49.53 2012-13 Cross Country: Helped the Apps to a second-place finish at the Covered Bridge Open, finishing fifth for the Mountaineers... ran a season-best 18:59.31 at the Southern Conference Championships... posted a personal-best 23:01.50 in the 6,000m run at the NCAA Pre-National meet... Indoor: Placed third in the 800m at the Appalachian Pre-Conference meet with a personal-best 2:18.79... ran a personal-best 5:09.89 in the mile at the SoCon Championships for a ninth-place finish... posted a personal-best 10:35.88 in the 3,000m at the Kentucky Invitational... Outdoor: Participated in the 1,500m at the High Point VertKlasse Meeting, placing 15th 2011-12 Cross Country: Competed in four meets for ASU...finished 22nd at the Mountaineer Open....recorded a season-best 18:33.60 at the SoCon Championships...Indoor: Ran in four meets on the season...finished second in the mile at the Niswonger Foundation Invitational...ran a 2:28.51 at the Mountaineer Split in the 800m...Outdoor: Competed in nine meets for the Black and Gold...finished with a season-best and personal record 2:18.84 in the 800m at Beaches vs. Mountains...put up a first place finish at the Appalachian Open in the 1,500m...had a season-best 4:41.98 in the 1,500m at Beaches vs. Mountains... posted a 11:49.53 in the 3,000m steeplechase at the SoCon Championships, which was good for a sixth place finish High School: Earned all-conference honors in cross country and track and field...earned most valuable athlete for cross country and track and field

Justine Stocks - (RS) So. - Asheville, N.C./North Bun-

combe PR’s Cross Country: 5,000m – 18:05.43...6,000m – 22:10.20 Indoor: One Mile – 5:04.08...3,000m - 10:05.49...5,000m - 17:48.48 Outdoor: 800m – 2:16.29...1,500m – 4:35.64...3,000m – 10:28.70 2012-13 Cross Country: Competed as one of Appalachian’s topfive runners all season... finished second for the Apps and 20th overall at the 49er Invite... ran a personal-best 18:05.43 at the SoCon Championships... posted a career-best 22:10.20 in the 6,000m at the NCAA Pre-National meet... Indoor: Ran a personal-best 5:04.08 in the mile at the Liberty Quad for a second-place finish, ranking her ninth all time for App State... finished fourth in the mile at the SoCon Championships... set a personal-best time of 10:05.49 in the 3,000m at the SoCon Championships for a fifth-place finish... posted a time of 17:48.48 in the 5,000m at the Mountaineer Open which was good for a personal-best time... Outdoor: Ranks ninth all-time for the Apps in the 1,500m run, posting a personal-best 4:35.64 at the Auburn Tiger Classic... finished sixth in the 1,500m at the SoCon Championships... placed fourth in the 3,000m

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steeplechase, running a personal-best 11:00.19, which ranks her fourth all-time for the Mountaineers... earned a first-place finish in the 3,000m steeplechase at Beaches vs Mountains and the Penn Relays... garnered a fifth-place finish in the 5,000m run at the Wake Forest Open, running a personal-best 17:21.01... placed ninth in the 5,000m run a the SoCon Championships 2011-12 Cross Country: Competed in all seven meets for the Apps...posted a 15th at the Mountaineer Open...ran a season-best 18:36.40 at the SoDCon Championships...

Indoor: Competed in 11 meets for the Mountaineers...finished third in the 800m at the Mountaineer Split Meet...ran a season-best 2:21.27 in the 800m at the Vulcan Invitational... helped her team to a fourth place finish in the distance medley relay at the SoCon Championships...Outdoor: Ran in eight meets...finished fifth in the 1,500m at Beaches vs.

Mountains...posted a 4:38.61 with was a personal record in the 1500m at the Auburn Invitational...put up at 4:45.98 in the 1500m at the SoCon Championships...had a personal record in the 800m at the NCAA Preliminary trials, running a 2:16.29 2010-11 Cross Country: Redshirted...Indoor: Finished second at the Appalachian Pre-Conference meet in the 800m...Outdoor: Competed in five meets...clocked ASU’s top 1,500m time, 4.44.35, last spring finshed...third in the 1,500m at the High Point Invitational High School: Regional champion in cross country her senior year...took 12th place at state cross country her senior year...set school record in 800m with a time of 2:20.00

Tristin Van Ord - Fr. - Chapel Hill, N.C./ Chapel Hill

High School PR’s: Mile – 5:09...3,200m – 11:13.56...5,000m – 18:28 High School: Named cross country all-state all four seasons... earned state runner up in the 3,200m her junior and senior seasons...named cross country Most Valuable Runner as a freshman, junior and senior...named track and field Best Female Distance Runner all four seasons

Kristen Voight - Fr. - Davidson, N.C./Lakewood Ranch

High School: Did not compete but earned a spot on the roster after an impressive performance at open tryouts as a freshman at Appalachian State

Alexandria Wells - So. - Wake Forest, N.C./Wakefield PR’s Indoor: 400m - 1:03.04...800m - 2:23.91 2011-2012 Cross Country: Did not compete

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2013 A ppalachian S tate C ross C ountry Brittany Williams - So. - Simpsonville, S.C./Maudlin

PR’s Cross Country: 5,000m - 19:12.64...6,000m - 23:40.06 Indoor: One Mile - 5:31.06...3,000m - 10:53.17 Outdoor: 3,000m - 10:57.51...5,000m - 18:39.52 2012-13 Cross Country: Finished 18th overall in her first collegiate meet at the Covered Bridge Open... ran a personal-best 19:12.64 at the Blue Ridge Open...posted a 23:40.06 in the 6,000m run at the 49er Invite for a personalbest time...Indoor: Placed fifth in the mile at the Appalachian Pre-Conference meet with a personal-best 5:31.06... finished sixth in the 3,000m at the Mountaineer Open... ran a personal-best in the 3,000m at the Liberty Quad... Outdoor: Placed sixth in the 3,000m at Beaches vs Mountains, running a personal-best 10:57.52...posted a personal-best 18:39.52 in the 5,000m at the Wake Forest Open High School: Member of the 2011 SC Upper State Cross Country Championship team and finished runner-up in the Region II AAAA Cross Country Region...finished third in the 3,200-meters and eight in the 4x800-meter relay at the state championships as a junior...earned all-state honors as a junior in cross country

Shelby Williams - (RS) So. - Brandon, Fl./Brandon

PR’s Cross Country: 5,000m – 18:46.71...6,000m - 23:28.68 Indoor: 3,000m – 10:48.71... 5,000m – 19:47.30... One Mile – 5:31.00 Outdoor: 5,000m – 18:18.18 2012-13 Cross Country: Placed tenth overall and second for the Apps at the Mountaineer Open...posted a team-best sixth-place finish in the green division at the 49er Invite... ran a personal-best 18:46.71 and placed second for Appalachian at the Blue Ridge Open...helped the Mountaineers to a SoCon Championship, finishing ninth for the Black and Gold... Indoor: Placed fourth in the mile at the Appalachian Pre-Conference meet with a personal-best 5:31.00 time... finished seventh at the Mountaineer Open in the 3,000m run... ran a personal-best 10:48.71 at the Liberty Quad in the 3,000m run... Outdoor: Earned a second-place finish and a personal-best time of 10:34.32 in the 3,000m at Beaches vs Mountains... posted a personal-best 18:18.18 in the 5,000m run at the High Point VertKlasse Meeting...participated in the 5,000m run and the 10,000m run at the SoCon Championships...garnered a fourth-place finish in the 10,000m at the Coastal Carolina Invitational...ran a personal-best 37:42.02 in the 10,000m at the SoCon Championships 2011-12 Cross Country: Redshirted...Indoor: Competed in four meets...came in sixth place at the Mountaineer Split Meet in the 3,000m...ran a 5:39.27 in the mile at the Appalachian Pre-Conference Indoor Open Split Meet...Outdoor: Ran in one meet for the Mountaineers...posted a 20:10.36 in the 5,000m at the Wake Forest Open High School: Named Rookie of the Year in cross country and track and field

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Appalachian State University

Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, Appalachian boasts an enrollment of 17,589 students. Located in the town of Boone, App is in the midst of one of the finest resort areas in the United States. Mountain foliage, skiing, the Blue Ridge Parkway (America’s most visited national park) and cool summer evenings help make the Boone area so popular.

Academically, Appalachian is a comprehensive university that offers more than 130 majors. The institution stresses teaching. Classes are kept small and almost all classes are taught by full professors. The student to faculty ratio is 15-to1. U.S. News and World Report has consistently ranked Appalachian among the Top 10 Regional Universities; all this at a reasonable cost.

Appalachian fields 20 varsity sports at the NCAA Division I level, including cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field. In the past 31 years, the men and women have combined to win 63 Southern Conference championships in track and cross country. The men’s program has produced 43 NCAA qualifiers and seven All-Americans, while the women have 50 NCAA qualifers, 10 gaining All-America honors, a two-time NCAA National Champion, and a two-time Olympic bronze medalist. The women’s cross country team has won nine conference titles, while the men’s team has captured 14, with 1994 as a banner year as the mens team qualified for the NCAA Championships and finished the season ranked 20th in the nation.

Running Facilities

Appalachian and the surrounding areas offer some of the best and widest variety of training sites on the East Coast.

Moses Cone Park and The Blue Ridge Parkway offer over 50 miles of groomed trails, while the on-campus cross country course has more than four miles of trails sitting along the New River. The course was named after App standout Don Kennedy. The 8,325- seat Holmes Convocation Center and its 300-meter indoor track opened in 2000. The state-of-the-art Appalachian Athletics Center opened in 2009 at Kidd Brewer Stadium and serves as the home for App State football and outdoor track and field.

Quick Facts

Location..............................................................................Boone, N.C. Founded...........................................................................................1899 Enrollment...................................................................................17,589 Conference.............................................................................Southern Nickname......................................................................Mountaineers Colors............................................................................Black and Gold Chancellor...................................................Dr. Kenneth E. Peacock Faculty Representative..........................................Dr. Alan Hauser Director of Athletics....................................................Charlie Cobb Sr. Associate Athletic Director/SWA..........Debbie Richardson Director of Track and Cross Country......................John Weaver Head Cross Country Coach.........................................Mike Curcio XC/Track Phone...........................................................828-262-3080 XC/Track Fax.................................................................828-262-4056 University Web Address.................................www.appstate.edu Athletics Web Address.........................www.appstatesports.com