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John Weaver Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Coach Weaver is in his 35th season as the Head Coach and Director of the women’s track and cross country program and in his 20th season as the Director for both the women’s and men’s programs. 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. He is the only full-time head coach the women’s program has had since its beginnings. Since that time, the program including cross country, indoor track and outdoor track has produced a NCAA Division I National Champion in the 1500m twice, 9 NCAA Division I All-Americans with 23 All-American performances, 26 NCAA Division I qualifiers, one Sun Belt Conference team championship (women), 13 Sun Belt Conference individual titles, 53 Sun Belt all-conference performances (40 in track and 13 in cross country), one Sun Belt Conference Outstanding Track Performer, one Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year honor, 373 Southern Conference individual champion performances, 928 Southern Conference all-conference performances, 34 Southern Conference MVP athletes, 45 Southern Conference team championships, 27 Southern Conference Coach of the Year honors, 28 Southern Conference Freshman of the Year honors, 50 SoCon All-Freshman team honors, and 2 Southeast Region Coach of the Year honors. 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, 511 all-conference performers, 10 conference MVP’s, 25 conference team championships, 11 coach-ofthe-year honors, three conference freshman of the year and two South-
east Region Coach of the Year honors. App State has also sent 42 athletes to Regional competition. Appalachian has qualified 42 men and 51 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. On April 10, 2014, Weaver was awarded with the W.H. Plemmons Leadership Medallion. It’s awarded to “recognize the time, energy, skill and commitment of students, faculty, studen development, educators and staff who exceed their peers in proving leadership that enriches the quality of a student life and advances the education of students.” Weaver was one of six community members to receive the honor and was recognized as part of the Fall Convocation in September 2014.
Michael Curcio Head Coach Mike Curcio is in his 22nd year as the head men’s and women’s cross country coach and track and field distance coach at Appalachian State University. In the fall of 2015, both the men’s and women’s cross country teams finished second at the Sun Belt Conference Championships. Tristin Van Ord was the individual runner-up and went on to earn AllSoutheast Regional honors and was tabbed an Academic All-American in cross country. Also, six athletes earned All-Sun Belt accolades. On the track, Curcio’s distance squad aided in the women grabbing their first ever Sun Belt Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship and ten of his athletes moved onto Appalachian’s all-times list. For the indoor season, Curcio coached Tristin Van Ord to becoming the 2016 Sun Belt Indoor MVP and guided her to winning individual titles in the 3,000-meter race and the 5,000-meter competition. During the outdoor season, Curcio’s athletes broke two school records in the 10,000 meters and the 3,000-meter steeplechase, and he had one athlete qualify for junior nationals. Curcio’s standout athlete Van Ord would go on and win the 5,000 meters and the 10,000 meters at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships and the Chapel Hill native qualified for the first round of the NCAA Championships. In addition to her accomplishments on the track, Van Ord earned Academic All-American honors. On the men’s side, distance runner Michael Ellis grabbed All-Sun Belt honors in two events due to his second-place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and winning the 5,000-meter competition. In 2014, Appalachian State’s first year as a member of the Sun Belt Conference, Curcio led both the men’s and women’s cross country teams to a second-place finish at the Sun Belt meet in Mobile, Alabama. In that event, the men finished just two points behind South Alabama and the women were nine points away from first-place Texas-Arlington. The men secured four all-conference selections while the women earned three of their own. For the men’s team in 2013, Curcio led them to a second-place finish at the SoCon championship meet. Kyle McFoy placed sixth and also was named to the SoCon first-team. Josh Cox, James HowardSmith and Will Raby all took second-team honors. The women’s team finished fourth in the Southern Conference last season. Justine Stocks earned all-SoCon for the women’s team. During the track and field season, the men earned four all-SoCon honors with four performances moving into the top ten all-time lists. The women also earned four all-SoCon honors and had eight performances that moved into the top ten all-time lists. Stocks broke the program record in the 3,000m steeplechase with a mark of 10:37. The 2013-14 track campaign also saw four athletes reach the first round of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field championships. Chris Moen and Josh Cox qualified in the 3,000m steeplechase. Alex Taylor made his third trip in the 1,500m run and Amanda Hamilton made her first trip in the 10,000m on the strength of her program record performance of 34:52. 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
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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 3,000-meter steeplechase. Curcio’s cross country teams have been very successful under his tenure, as they have captured two women’s Southern Conference titles and 11 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 93 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 champion performances and 208 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 nationally-ranked 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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Wil Norris Volunteer Assistant
Wil Norris enters his first year as a Volunteer Assistant for Appalachian State after an outstanding career as a distance runner for the Arkansas State Red Wolves. Norris was one of the most elite distance runners in Arkansas State history. As a senior, Norris won the 10,000 meters at the 2016 Sun Belt Conference Championships and qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the 3000-meter steeplechase, with a time of 8:59.42. Also, Norris owns the fastest 10,000 and 5,000-meter times ever run by a Red Wolf at 30:28.47 and 14:30.75. Norris graduated Arkansas State in 2016 and received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. The Arkansas native is the son of Wilton “Chip” Norris III and Carol English, brother to Lauren Morgan, and is married to Tilda Helgesson.
Griff Graves Administrative Assistant Griff Graves is coming to the High Country after running professionally for ZAP Fitness/Reebok for two years. Graves received his USATF Level 1 coaching certificate while running professionally, and is excited to get started in collegiate track and cross country.
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While at ZAP Fitness, Graves qualified for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials and finished Top-15 in the 12k, 15k and 20k at the USATF Road Championships. Before ZAP, Graves ran at Syracuse University where he was a part of 3 team conference championships in the Big East and the ACC. Graves received a medical red-shirt and a 6th season in cross country at Syracuse where he was part of a team that finished Top-10 at NCAA Nationals. Graves is married to Cassie Graves, a former Syracuse distance runner and steeplechaser. They have two dogs, Dixie and Virginia Woof.
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Name Natalie Andrejchak Brooke Brekke Grace Brooks Kate Butler Kathryn Farina Emily Fedders Phylissa Greeley Kayla Hall Leigh Harrow Sarah Hoffert Erin Jameson Natalie Kile Kerry Leonard Torre Moser Alison Peters Mallary Price Molly Pusateri Hana Ratcliffe Natalie Richardson Elisa Sargent Megan Scannell Ann Sekutowski Christina Shearon Madison Simmons Ellen Spencer Tristin Van Ord Sarah Venable
ROSTER Class So. Jr. Fr. So. RSr. So. So. Fr. Jr. So. So. RJr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. So. Jr. RJr. Fr. Sr. Fr.
Hometown/High School (Previous School) Concord, N.C./Jay M. Robinson Neillsville, Wis./Neillsville Waynesboro, Va./Waynesboro Corning, N.Y./Corning Painted Post Crozet, Va./Western Albemarle (High Point University) Beckley, W.V./Woodrow Wilson Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Catholic Cary, N.C./Green Hope Deltaville, Va./Middlesex Cary, N.C./Cary Pfafftown, N.C./Reagan Canton, Ga./Blessed Trinity Catholic Wilmington, N.C./Laney Cary, N.C./Apex Valdosta, Ga./Lowndes County Matthews, N.C./Weddington Louisville, Ohio/ St. Thomas Aquinas (Ohio State) Durham, N.C./Durham School of the Arts Carrboro, N.C. /Carrboro Cary, N.C./Green Hope Northwood , NH/Coe Brown Northwood Academy Waukesha, Wis./Kettle Moraine Edwards, Colo./Battle Mountain Waxhaw, N.C./Cuthbertson Clemmons, N.C./West Forsyth Chapel Hill, N.C./Chapel Hill Cary, N.C./Cary
SCHEDULE
Date Meet Sept. 02 COVERED BRIDGE OPEN Sept. 16 MOUNTAINS TO SEA DUALS Sept. 23 Panorama Farms Invitational Oct. 01 USC Upstate Invitational Oct. 14 HPU VertCross XC Open Oct. 29 Sun Belt Conference Championships Nov. 05 Three Stripe Invitational Nov. 11 NCAA Division I Southeast Regional Nov. 19 NCAA Division I Championships
Location BOONE, N.C. BOONE, N.C. Charlottesville, Va. Spartanburg, S.C. Kernersville, N.C. Dothan, Ala. Cary, N.C. Earlysville, Va. Terre Haute, Ind.
Time 5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 10 a.m. 10 a.m. 5:15 p.m. 11 a.m. 10 a.m. 11 a.m. 11 a.m.
Season Preview
The Appalachian State University women’s cross country team enters their third season as a member of the Sun Belt Conference after a thriving second season in the league. Last year, the team finished second at the Sun Belt Cross Country Championships, finishing only twenty points behind first-place South Alabama. The cross country squad also finished fifteen at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships. The Mountaineers return four of the top six runners from last year’s conference championships and NCAA regionals. The returners are highlighted by two-time student athlete of the week and Sun Belt Conference runner-up Tristin Van Ord. In 2015, Van Ord finished 20th at the Southeast Regional and ran the second fastest 6K-time ever run by a junior in App State history. After her second-placed performance at the Sun Belt Championships, she earned first team all-conference honors. Her time of 17:51.00 at the conference championships ranks as the sixth-best 5K-time ever run by a junior at Appalachian. Joining Van Ord for the 2016 season are third team all-conference selections junior Hana Ratcliffe and senior Torre Moser. Moser crossed the finish line in 4th at the conference championships and tabbed top 30 finishes in five meets. Ratcliffe ran a time of 18:59.90 at the conference championships to place 15th and placed in the top 25 in four of the five meet of the 2015 season.
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The 2016 slate opens with the Annual Covered Bridge Open on Friday Sept. 2 at 5:30pm in Boone, N.C.
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Natalie Andrejchak - So. - Concord, N.C./Jay M. Robinson PR’s Cross Country: 5K – 19:18.60 … 6K – 20:01.90 2015-16 Cross Country: Achieved a 5,000-meter PR of 19:18.60 at the 32nd Winthrop/ADIDAS XC Inviational and placed 20th, her highest finish in the season ... Recorded a 6,000-meter PR of 20:0.19 at the Covered Bridge Open CC Meet in Boone, N.C. and finished 44th H.S. PR’s: 800m - 2:29 ... 1600m - 5:26 ... 3200m - 11:22 ... 5000m 18:26 High School: Named all-state as a freshman, sophomore and junior ... all-region recipient all four seasons ... named all-conference all four seasons ... most Valuable Runner as a freshman and sophomore ... Cabarrus County Runner of the Year as a freshman
Grace Brooks - Fr. - Waynesboro, Va./Waynesboro H.S. PR’s: • 800m – 2:29 ... Mile – 5:29 ... 5K – 19:10 High School: Four-time letterwinner in cross country and two-time
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Kate Butler - So. - Corning, N.Y./Corning Painted Post PR’s Cross Country: 5K – 19:28.20 … 6K – 23:45.90 Indoor: 800m – 2:40.49 … Mile – 5:20.49 … 3,000m – 10:49.11 Outdoor: 1,500m – 4:52.32 … 3,000m – 10:41.23 … 3,000-meter Steeplechase – 11:08.79 2015-16 Cross Country: Competed in five meets running four 5K races and one 6K race ... Ran her best 5K race at the Upstate Invitational with a PR of 19:28.20 and produced her best 6K time at the Wake Forest CC Invitational with a PR of 23:45.90 ... Indoor: Competed in five meets participating in the 800 meters, mile, 3,000 meters, and the 4x400 ... Ran a PR of 2:40.49 in the 800 meters at the Appalachian Indoor Open Split Track Meet and placed eighth ... Ran a PR of 5:20.49 in the mile at the Appalachian Open Indoor Track Meet and was the top finisher in the event ... Produced a second place finish in the mile at the Appalachian Indoor Open Split Track Meet crossing the finish line in 5:25.31 ... Ran the second leg of the 4x400-meter relay team who placed fourth at the Mountaineer Indoor Open Track Meet with a time of 4:41.22 ... Outdoor: Scored points at the Sun Belt Conference Championships in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a PR of 11:08.79 to place sixth ... Finished second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:54.53 at the Mountaineer Outdoor Open Meet ... Placed third at the Charlotte Invitational in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:21.08 ... Recorded a PR in the 3,000 meters crossing the finish line in 10:41.23 at the Wake Forest Open H.S. PR’s: 800m - 2:19 ... 1500m - 4:48 ... 2000m steeplechase - 7:00 ... 3000m - 10:30 ... 5000m - 19:03 High School: Achieved all-american status in 4x1600m for both 2015 indoor and outdoor track ... third place in 4x800m indoor state championship ... sixth in women’s steeplechase at 2015 ourdoor state meet Kathryn Farina - RSr. - Crozet, Va./Western Albemarle (High Point University) Prior to Appalachian (High Point University) 2015-16: Millis Scholar-Athlete ... 2014-15 Indoor: Set a seasonbest of 5:23.67 in the mile at the High Point Panthers Team Challenge ... Outdoor: Finished 3rd at the Big South Championships in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and a career-best of 11:08.39 ... Set a career-best of 4:43.50 in the 1,500-meter run at the Duke Twilight Invitational ... 2013-14 Indoor: Member of DMR team that set HPU indoor-record with time of 12:04.42 as runners-up at Big South Championship ... Ran career-best time of 5:02.54 in mile to finish sixth at Big South Championship ... Set career-best time in 3,000-meter at 10:32.10 at Virginia Tech Invitational. ... 2012-13 Indoor: Came in seventh at the Big South Championship in the 800-meter race with a season-best time of 2:18.82 ... Member of DMR team that finished sixth at the Big South Championship ... Combined with teammates in the DMR to finish fifth at the Tiger Paw Invitational ... Led the 4x400-meter relay team to a sixth place finish at the Liberty Open ... Ran a career-best mile 5:26.39 at the Liberty Open ... Outdoor: Member of 4x400-meter relay team that was runner-up at the HPU VertKlasse Meeting ... Placed seventh in the 800-meter race at that meet ... Finished fourth at the Liberty Collegiate Invitational in the 1,500-meter ... Ran career-best time of 4:43.70 in the 1,500-meter run at the Duke Twilight meet ... Big South Presidential Honor Roll and Millis Scholar-Athlete H.S. PR’s: 800m - 2:19.25 ... 1000m - 3:04.04 ... 1600m - 5:21:75 High School: Four-time letterwinner in cross country and track and field, and three-time letterwinner in soccer ... Three time All-State honoree in the indoor 1,000-meter and four-time honoree as part of Western Albermarle’s 4x800 relay team ... Won the 800-meter and was part of the winning 4x800 relay team at the district championship in 2012
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Brooke Brekke - Jr. - Neilsville, Wis./Neilsville PR’s Indoor: 200m – 27.05...400m – 59.51 Outdoor: 200m - 26.79 ... 400m - 58.96...400H - 1:04.61 2015-16 Indoor: Finished first in two events, the DMR at the Buccaneer Invitational (12:07.72) and in the 300-meter race at the Mountaineer Indoor Open Track Meet (42.80) ... Landed in the top 10 in four events ... Set a PR in the 400 meters of 1:00.63 at the Appalachian Open Indoor Track Meet ... Ran the first leg of the sprint medley relay at Raleigh Relays and positioned the team to a fourth place finish with a time of 4:05.80 ... Was apart of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished fifth at the Wake Forest Open with a time of 4:08.09 ... Outdoor: Finished in the top 10 in eight events and placed second in the 400-meter hurdles twice with a time of 1:05.46 at the Mountaineer Outdoor Open Meet and ran 1:07.12 at the Appalachian Outdoor Open Track Meet ... Set a PR in the 200 meters at the War Eagle Invitational with a time of 27.20 and set a PR in the 400-meter hurdles at the Mountaineer Outdoor Open Meet running a time of 1:05.46 2014-15 Indoor: Was a part of the team that won the 4x3 at the Mountaineer Open with a time of 2:51.53 ... finished in the top 10 in eight events and the top 20 in 12 events ... Set a new PR in the 200m race with a time of 27.05 (sixth place) at the Mountaineer Open ... ran her fastest 400m time ever (59.51) at the Samford Multi and Invitational while placing 26th ... her next best placing was third and came as part of the distance medley relay with a time of 11:59.29 at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships ... her third and final top-five finish was a fifth-place in the 400m dash (1:00.82) at the Mountaineer Open ... Finished in sixth at the Mountaineer Open’s 200m dash (27.05), seventh in the Sykes & Sabock Challenge Cup’s distance medley relay (12:01.92), seventh in the Samford Multi and Invitational’s 4x4 (3:56.03), and seventh in the Sun Belt Indoor Championships’ 4x4 (3:56.77), and seventh in the Appalachian Indoor Open’s 4x3 (2:53.75) ... all-conference performer ... Outdoor: Her four top-10 finishes came in the final five events of the season ... the best of those four was a first-place finish in the 400 hurdles at the App State Open (1:06.10) ... Set a PR in that event at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships with a time of 1:04.61 (11th place/ preliminary) ... placed second in the 4x4 at the Charlotte Invitational (3:15.21) ... Finished in seventh in the same event at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships (3:51.28) and ninth in the 400 hurdles at the Charlotte Invite (1:07.29) 2013-14 Indoor: Placed ninth in the 400m at the Appalachian invitational ... Outdoor: ran a personal best 200m at the Wake Forest Open ... ran a personal best 400m at Carolina’s Cup 2014 and finished fifth ... placed fifth at the Charlotte Invitational in the 400m. High School: was a conference champion in the 200m and 400m ... became a state qualifier in the 400m ... placed third in the long jump at the USATF Regionals ... was also an accomplished figure skater, placing second at the Badger State Games HS PR’s: 400m - 61.9 ... 200m - 27.2 ... Long Jump - 16’7’’ High School: Was a conference champion in the 200m and 400m ... became a state qualifier in the 400m ... placed third in the long jump at the USATF Regionals ... was also an accomplished figure skater, placing second at the Badger State Games
letterwinner in track ... was awarded the 2016 Female Student Athlete of the Year ... earned all-state honors in 2015 ... was an all-conference and all-region selection for four-straight years ... three-time state qualifier in cross country ... one-time state qualifier in track and field ... three-time letterwinner in soccer ... dual-sport athlete her junior and senior year in soccer and outdoor track.
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Emily Fedders - So. - Beckley W.V./Woodrow Wilson PR’s Cross Country: 5K – 18:40.80 Indoor: 3,000m – 10:13.35 … 5,000m – 17:57.97 Outdoor: 1,500m – 4:44.83 … 5,000m – 18:18.47 … 3,000-meter Steeplechase – 11:20.63 2015-16 Cross Country: Competed in four 5K races ... Ran her best 5K time of 18:40.80 at the 3 Stripe Invitational to place eighth ... Produced a time of 19:16.60 at the Upstate Invitational in the 5K and finished in 19th ... Placed in the top 30 at the Covered Bridge Open CC Meet ... Landed at No. 15 at the 32nd Winthrop/ADIDAS XC Invitational running a 5K-tiime of 19:08.00 ... Owns the tenth best time ever run in the 5K by a freshman (18:40.80) ... Indoor: Won the 3,000 meters at the Mountaineer Indoor Open Track Meet with a time of 10:36.08 ... Set a PR of 10:13.35 in the 3,000 meters at the Chipotle Marshal Invitational ... Ran a PR of 17:57.97 in the 5,000 meters at the Buccaneer Invitational to place fourth ... Placed 14th at the Sun Belt Conference Championships in the 3,000 meters (10:27.29) and placed 15th in the 5,000 meters (18:18.27) ... Outdoor: Finished second at the Charlotte Invitational in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a PR of 11:20.63 ... Placed 11th at the Sun Belt Conference Championships in the 1,500 meters with a PR of 4:44.83 and finished 10th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:32.11 ... Opened up the season with a 13th place finish in the 5,000 meters at the Wake Forest Open with a time of 18:18.47 ... Landed in the top ten at the Mountaineer Outdoor Open Meet in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:57.02 H.S. PR’s: 1600m - 5:07.98 ... 3200m - 11:04.76 High School: Named all-state track for all four years ... named all-state cross country as a senior ... all-conference cross country for both junior and senior seasons ... made the all-conference track team as a junior and senior
Leigh Harrow - Jr. - Deltaville, Va./Middlesex PR’s Cross Country: 5K – 19:59.4 … 6K – 24:54.40 Indoor: 3,000m - 11:13.51...5,000m - 20:12.32 2015-16 Cross Country: Cross Country: Recorded her highest finish (23rd) at the 3 Stripe Invitation running a time of 20:50.80 ... Ran at season-best of 20:29.00 in the 5K at the Upstate Invitational ... Competed in the 6K at the Wake Forest CC Invitational and ran a PR of 24:54.40 ... Opened up the season running a time of 21:20.20 at the Covered Bridge Open CC Meet 2014-15 Cross Country: Best 5K time came in the final event of the season and was a 19:59.4 at Lenoir-Rhyne Invite (12th place) ... placed 38th overall at the Winthrop Invite with a time of 20:47.8 ... Indoor: Competed in the 3,000m twice and the 5,000m twice as well ... placed in the top 10 twice with two seventh-place finishes ... Took seventh at the Wake Forest Invite’s 5,000m (20:12.32) and seventh in the Mountaineer Open’s 3,000m (11:34.77) H.S. PR’s: 5K - 20:01 ... 1,600m - 5:42 ... 3,200m - 12:33 High School: Four-time all-conference, all-region and all-state in XC ... 2014 XC Conference Champion and Female Athlete of the Year ... fourtime all-conference and all-region in track. All-state during senior year and placed sixth in the 1,600m ... three-time XC team MVP and track team MVP. Sarah Hoffert - So. - Cary, N.C./Cary PR’s Cross Country: Cross Country: 5K – 19:23.40… 6K – 24:23.00 Indoor: 500m – 1:21.12 … 800m – 2:15.58 Outdoor: 800m – 2:19.52 … 1,500m – 5:03.29 2015-16 Cross Country: Competed at the 32nd Winthrop/ADIDAS XC Invitational and crossed the finish line in 19:25.80 to place 24th ... Produced her best 5K race at the Upstate Invitational with a PR of 19:23.40 to place 21st ... Ran a PR of 24:23.00 in the 6K at the Wake Forest CC Invitational ... Ran in four 5K races and one 6K race ... Indoor: Led the DMR to a second place finish at the Sun Belt Conference Championships with a time of 11:56.37 to score eight points for the team ... Ran a PR of 2:15.58 in the 800 meters at the Sun Belt Conference Championships to place ninth ... Helped the 4x400-meter relay to a first place finish at the Mountaineer Indoor Open Track Meet with a time of 4:10.51 ... Placed second in the 800 meters with a time of 2:22.84 at the Appalachian Open Indoor Track Meet ... Finished second in the 500 meters with a PR of 1:21.12 at the Mountaineer Indoor Open Track Meet. ... Crossed the finish line in fifth in the 800 meters (2:20.97) and the 4x400 relay (4:04.30) at the David E. Walker Kickoff Classic ... Outdoor: Finished fourth at the Charlotte Invitational in the 800 meters with a time of 2:20.91 ... Ran a PR of 5:03.29 in the 1,500 meters at the Appalachian Outdoor Open Track Meet to place third ... Placed sixth in the 800 meters at the Mountaineer Outdoor Open Meet with a time of 2:21.91 H.S. PR’s: 400m - 59.48 ... 800m - 2:16.19 ... 1600m - 5:20 ... 5000m 20:06 ... 4x400m - 3:48 (school record, 4th in state history) ... 4x800m - 9:15 High School: Named all-state track and field as a sophomore and senior ... named all-region track and field as a sophomore, junior and senior ... named all-conference cross country as a sophomore ... for track and field, was named all-conference for outdoor as a senior ... winner of the Kassel Smit Spirit Award for cross country in 2014 ... won the coach’s award for indoor in 2012 and outdoor in 2015
Phylissa Greeley - So. - Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Catholic PR’s Cross Country: 5K-20:03.20 ... 6K - 23:58.00 Indoor: 800m – 2:16.49 Outdoor: 400m – 1:01.01 … 800m – 2:13.94 2015-16 Cross Country: Ran a time of 20:38.00 in the 5K at the Covered Bridge Open CC Meet ... Produced a PR of 20:03.20 in the 5K at the Upstate Invitational ... Competed at the Wake Forest CC Invitational and ran a PR of 23:58.00 in the 6K race... Indoor: Finished second in the DMR with a time of 11:56.37 at the Sun Belt Conference Championships ... Ran the third leg on the 4x400-meter relay squad who finished first at the Mountaineer Indoor Open Track Meet with a time of 4:10.51 ... Placed third at the Mountaineer Indoor Open Track Meet in the 800 meters with a time of 2:24.24 ... Crossed the finish line in fourth at the Appalachian Open Indoor Track Meet in the 800 meters with a time of 2:25.45 ... Was the thirdleg on the 4x400-meter relay that placed fifth at the David E. Walker Kickoff Classic crossing the finish line at 4:04.30 ... finished in the top 10 in eight events on the season.meters (10:27.29) and placed 15th in the 5,000 meters (18:18.27) ... Outdoor: Finished ninth in the 800 meters with a time of 2:14.33 at the Sun Belt Conference Championships ... Crossed the finish line second in the 800 meters with a PR of 2:13.94 at the Mountaineer Open Meet ... Ran a leg on the sprint medley relay at Raleigh Relays and finished fourth with a time of 4:05.80 ... Rounded out the top three in the 4x400-meter relay at the War Eagle Invitational crossing the line at 3:54.99 ... Ran a PR of 1:01.01 in the 400 meters at the Charlotte Invitational ... Finished in the top 10 in nine events on the season. H.S. PR’s: 400m - 59.93 ... 800m - 2:27.80 ... 5000m - 20:00 High School: Recipient of the team’s coach’s award and MVP for the cross country team ... named team’s MVP for the track and field team
Erin Jameson - So. - Pfafftown, N.C./Reagan PR’s Cross Country: 5K – 18:49.50 … 6K – 22:45.63 Indoor: Mile – 5:31.72 … 3,000m – 10:37.99 … 5,000m – 18:36.58 Outdoor: 1,500m – 5:04.92 … 5,000m – 17:52.13 … 10,000m – 38:12.44 2015-16 Cross Country: Ran her best 5K race at the 3 Stripe Invitational crossing the finish line in 18:49.50 to place ninth ... Produced a personal-best of 22:45.63 in the 6K at the Wake Forest CC Invitational and finished 34th ... That time is the eighth-best 6K-time ever run by a freshman in App State history ... Ran four 5K races and one 6K race ... Indoor: Finished third in the 3,000 meters at the Mountaineer Indoor Open Meet with a time of 10:51.97 ... Placed third in the mile at the Appalachian Indoor Open Split Track Meet with a PR of 5:31.72 ... Set a PR in the 3,000 meters of 10:37.99 at the Chipotle Marshall Invitational to place 22nd ... Ran a time of 18:36.58 in the 5,000 meters at the Buccaneer Invitational to place eighth ... Outdoor: Finished fifth in the 10,000 meters at the High Point VertKlasse Meeting with a PR of 38:12.44 ... Set a 5,000-meter PR of 17:52.13 at the Charlotte Invitational and placed
Kayla Hall - Fr. - Cary, N.C./Green Hope H.S. PR’s: 1000m – 3:06 ... 1600m – 5:18 ... 3200m – 11:29 ...5K – 18:50 High School: Four-time letterwinner in cross country and track and field ... Earned all-conference honors in cross country throughout her high school career ... Was named all-region in cross country in 2012 and 2014 ... Led her cross country team to a 2012 and 2014 state championship ... Was named a NIKE Cross Nationals team qualifier in 2014
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Natalie Kile - RJr. - Canton, Ga./Blessed Trinity Catholic PR’s Cross Country: 5K – 18:42.20… 6K –23:03.00 Indoor: Mile - 5:26.03 ... 3,000m - 10:41.45 ... 5,000m - 19:08.31 Outdoor: 5,000m - 18:23.26...10,000m - 38:58.84 2015-16 Cross Country: Ran the 5K in 18:55.90 at the Covered Bridge Open CC Meet and placed 13th ... Competed in the 6K at the Southeast Regional Championships and produced a PR of 23:03.00 ... Set a PR of 18:42.20 in the 5K at the Upstate Invitational and finished fourth ... Placed 20th at the Sun Belt Conference Championships with a time of 19:17.80 in the 5K ... Indoor: Ran the 3,000 meters in 10:53.12 at the Kentucky Invitational ... Outdoor: Finished fourth at the Mountaineer Outdoor Open Meet with a time 19:20.20 in the 5,000 meters ... Produced a season-best time of 18:45.25 in the 5,000 meters at the Charlotte Invitational and placed 12th ... Ran a season-best time of 40:52.20 in the 10,000 meters at the High Point VertKlasse Meeting and finished 11th ... Opened up the season with a time of 19:32.46 in the 5,000 meters at the Wake Forest Open 2014-15 Cross Country: Achieved her 5K PR of 19:27 at the Upstate Invite with finish of 60th overall ... best placing came at the LenoirRhyne Invite when she finished in 15th (20:08.5) ... placed in the top 50 in three of the five events she competed in ... Indoor: Only competed in five events but placed in the top 10 in four of them and took 22nd in the fifth (ETSU Invite’s 5000m - 19:08.31/PR) ... won the 3000m race at the Mountaineer Open with a time of 10:53.20 ... Next-best finish was third place in the Appalachian Indoor Open’s mile with a personalbest time of 5:26.03 ... Took eighth in the Wake Forest Invite’s 3000m (10:56.92) and ninth in the High Point Panthers Team Challenge’s 3000m (10:41.45/PR) ... Outdoor: Competed in four events, which included a third-place finish at the High Point VertKlasse’s 10K (40:03.06) ... set a new PR for the 5000m at the Wake Forest Open with a time of 18:23.26 (20th place) ... new PR for the 10K was 38:58.84 at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships (13th place) 2013-14 Cross Country: Ran a personal-best 5K at the Covered Bridge Open and finished 38th ... Indoor: ran a personal best mile time at the Appalachian Pre-Conference Indoor meet with a time of 5:34.24 and finished third ... ran a personal best 3,000m at the 2014 Liberty Quad with a time of 10:55.30 and took 12th ... Outdoor: ran a personal best 5,000m at the Charlotte Invitational and took 10th H.S. 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
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Torre Moser - Sr. - Cary, N.C./ Apex PR’s Cross Country: 5K - 17:43.5...6K – 22:30.20 Indoor: 800m - 2:20.50 ... Mile - 5:01.51 ... 3,000m - 10:38.54 Outdoor: 800m - 2:14.09 ... 1,500m - 4:35.25 2015-16 Cross Country: Competed at the Southeast Regional Championships and ran a time of 23:16.80 in the 6K ... Ran a time of 19:10.40 in the 5K at the Upstate Invitational and finished in 14th ... Produced a time of 22:36.10 in the 6K at the Wake Forest CC Invitational and placed 28th ... Finished 14th at the Sun Belt Championships in the 5K with a time of 18:54.90 ... Placed fourth in the 5K at the 32nd Winthrop/ADIDAS XC Invitational crossing the finish line in 18:38.90 ... Earned third team all-conference honors ... Indoor: Scored 13 points at the Sun Belt Conference Championships earning five points in the mile with a time of 5:02.50 (4th place) and helped collect eight points in the DMR with a time of 11:56.37 (2nd place) ... Won the 800 meters at the Mountaineer Indoor Open Meet with a season-best time of 2:20.69 ... Finished sixth at the Chipotle Marshall Invitational in the mile with a season-best of 5:02.37 ... Led the Mountaineers to a victory in the DMR at Buccaneer Invitational with a time of 12:07.72 ... Placed in the top 10 in eight events on the season ... Outdoor: Finished sixth in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:38.38 and placed tenth in the 800 meters with a season-best of 2:14.86 at the Sun Belt Conference Championships ... Placed 15th in the 800 meters (2:19.77) and 11th in the 1,500 meters (4:38.32) at the War Eagle Invitational ... Ran a time of 2:18.67 in the 800 meters to place second and crossed the finish line with a season-best time of 4:37.61 in the 1,500 meters at the Charlotte Invitational ... Competed in the 1,500 meters (4:47.76) and the DMR (12:13.77) at Florida Relays ... Led the team to an eighth-placed finish in the 4x800 relay and competed in the 1,500 meters producing a time of 4:47.65 2014-15 Cross Country: PR 5K time of 17:43.5 came at the Sun Belt Conference Championships (17th place) ... earned the best 6K time of her career (22:30.2) at the NCAA Division I Southeast Regional (123rd place) ... her best placing of the season came at the Upstate Invite (9th place/18:22.8) ... placed in the top 20 in four of the five events she competed in ... Indoor: Experienced a very successful indoor season with six top-10 finishes in the seven events that she competed in ... Won the Mountaineer Open’s 800m race with a time of 2:20.50/PR ... Placed third at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships’ distance medley relay with a time of 11:59.29 ... Earned fourth at the ETSU Invite’s mile (5:14.26) and fifth at the Wake Forest Invite’s 3000m (10:38.54/PR) ... final top-10 placing was an eighth-place finish in the mile at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships with a time of 5:01.51/PR ... all-conference performer ... Outdoor: Placed in the top 10 five times including a pair of fourth-place finishes in the Charlotte Invite’s 800m (2:14.51) and the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships’ 1500m (4:38.10) ... set a new PR in the 1500 with a time of 4:35.25 at the Raleigh Relays (32nd place) ... also ran her fastest 800m time at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships with a time of 2:14.09 (ninth place/ preliminary) 2013-14 Cross Country: competed in six races as a freshman ... finished
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Kerry Leonard - Jr. - Wilmington, N.C./Laney PR’s Cross Country: 5K – 19:23.00 … 6K – 23:36.70 Indoor: 800m – 2:29.52 … Mile - 5:18.99 ... 3,000m – 10:39.19 Outdoor: 800m - 2:29.28...1,500m - 4:56.24 … 5,000m – 17:56.66 … 10,000m – 39:59.65 2015-16 Cross Country: Set a PR in the 5K with a time of 19:23.00 at the 32nd Winthrop/ADIDAS XC Invitational and placed 22nd ... Ran a PR of 23:36.70 in the 6K at the Wake Forest CC Invitational ... Recorded her highest finish of the season at the 3 Stripe Invitational 5K-race crossing the tape in 19th with a time of 19:47.20 ... Indoor: Ran the third-leg on the 4x400-meter relay at the Mountaineer Indoor Open Track Meet and placed second ... Finished third at the Appalachian Indoor Open Split Track Meet in the 800 meters with a time of 2:29.52 ... Placed fourth in the 3,000 meters with a PR of 10:39.19 at the David E. Walker Kickoff Classic ... Crossed the finish line in 5:31.46 in the mile for a fifth-placed finish at the Buccaneer Invitational ... Outdoor: Placed tenth in the 10,000 meters with a PR of 39:59.65 and finished 19th in the 5,000 meters with a time of 18:35.79 at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships ... Competed in the 1,500-meter race at the Mountaineer Outdoor Open Meet and placed 18th with a time of 5:06.16 ... Ran a PR of 17:56.66 in the 5,000 meters at the Charlotte Invitational and
finished in ninth ... Crossed the finish line in 18:22.41 in the 5,000 meters at the High Point VertKlasse Meeting and placed eighth ... Opened up the season in the 5,000 meters with a time of 18:22.41 at the Wake Forest Open and finished 17th 2014-15 Cross Country: 5K PR of 19:29.4 came at the Upstate Invite (63rd place) ... best placing of the season came at the Lenoir-Rhyne Invite when she finished in 11th (19:45.9) ... placed in the top 30 in three of her five total events ... Indoor: Earned a pair of top-10 finishes and three placings inside the top 15 ... Placed 10th in the Wake Forest Invite’s 3000m (11:33.79) and the High Point Panthers Team Challenge’s 4x4 (4:17.71) ... Placed 12th in the ETSU Invite’s mile with a time of 5:41.13 ... Outdoor: Placed in the top 25 for four of her five total events ... Placed 11th at the App State Open in the 1500m with a time of 5:01.11 H.S. PR’s: 5K - 18:19 ... 400m - 1:03 ... 800m - 2:22 ... 1,600m - 5:08 ... 3,200m - 11:18 High School: Lettered four years in cross country and track and field ... four-time XC all-region competitor ... three-time XC state qualifier ... top 20 at states senior year ... three-time XC all-conference and conference champ as a junior and senior ... XC Regional champ senior year ... earned cross country Most Improved award as a freshman ... three-time team MVP ... all-region track competitor for four years ... two-time track state qualifier ... four-time track all-conference honoree ... two-time track conference champion (800m, 1600m, 3200m) ... two-time top 10 at states (1600m)
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eighth ... Ran a time of 18:06.36 in the 5,000 meters to place 12th at the Sun Belt Conference Championships ... Crossed the finish line in 16th in the 1,500 meters at the Mountaineer Outdoor Open Meet with a PR of 5:04.92 ... Competed in the 5,000 meters at the Wake Forest Open running a time of 18:27.78 to finish 20th H.S. PR’s: 800m - 2:25 ... 1600m - 5:23 ... 3200m - 11:31 ... 5000m - 18:56 High School: Named all-conference cross country as a sophomore, junior and senior ... named all-conference track and field as a sophomore, junior and senior ... part of the all-region team for cross country as a senior
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H.S. PR’s: Mile – 5:15...3200m – 11:25...5000m – 18:29 High School: Was an all-conference winner and a two-time 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.
first in the Blue Ridge Open meet with a time of 19:09.8 ... recorded a personal best time of 19:07 at the Three Stripe Invite ... Indoor: ran a personal best mile at the Hokie Invitational and took 16th place ... finished fourth at the 2014 Liberty Quad meet in the 800m ... member of the third place 4x4 team at the Liberty Quad meet ... Outdoor: ran a personal best 800m at the Charlotte Invitational and finished eighth ... ran a personal best 1,500m at the 2014 Liberty Collegiate Invitational and took second. H.S. PR’s: 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.
Molly Pusateri - Jr. - Louisville, Ohio/St. Thomas Aquinas (Ohio State) PR’s Cross Country: 5K - 19:57.95 Indoor: 800m – 2:22.63 … Mile – 5:08.13 Outdoor: 1,500m – 4:51.19 … 3,000-meter Steeplechase – 11:31.45 Prior to Appalachian (Ohio State) 2015-16: Did not compete 2014-15: As a freshman, opened her Buckeye career at the Flyer 5K Challenge and finished 44th with a time of 21:30.4. High School: Third place in the 800 meters and in the 4x400 at the 2014 OHSAA Division III state championships ... Placed fourth in the 800 meters at the 2013 OHSAA Division III state championships ... Finished third place in the 800 meters at the 2013 OATCCC Division II/ III Championship ... Crossed the finish line in 35th at the 2013 OHSAA DIII Cross Country Championship
Alison Peters - Jr. - Valdosta, Ga./Lowndes County PR’s Cross Country: 5K - 20:33.3 … 6K – 25:42.00 Indoor: Mile – 6:01.86 … 3,000m – 11:54.00 ... 5,000m - 20:13.65 Outdoor: 1,500m – 5:23.96 … 5,000m – 19:49.20 2015-16 Cross Country: Ran a season-best time of 21:19.00 in the 5K at the 3 Stripe Invitational and finished 25th ... Competed at the Wake Forest CC Invitational with a PR of 25:42.00 in the 6K ... Crossed the finish line in 21:35.80 in the 5K at the Covered Bridge Open CC Meet ... Indoor: Finished 14th in the mile at the Appalachian Indoor Open Split Track Meet with a PR of 6:01.86 ... Ran a PR of 20:13.65 in the 5,000 meters at the Buccaneer Invitational ... Placed seventh in the 3,000 meters at the Mountaineer Indoor Open Track Meet with a lifetime-best effort of 11:54.00 ... Outdoor: Set a lifetime-best of 5:23.96 in the 1,500 meters at the Mountaineer Outdoor Open MeetRan a PR of 19:49.20 in the 5,000 meters at the High Point VertKlasse Meeting ... Opened up the season in the 5,000 meters with a time of 20:23.73 at the Wake Forest Open 2014-15 Cross Country: Her PR 5K time of 20:33.3 came at the Upstate Invite and was good for 102nd place ... competed in only one other event and it was the Covered Bridge Open (22:10.6/67th place) ... Indoor: Took ninth at the Wake Forest Invite’s 5000m with a time of 20:55.74 ... placed 11th in the 3000m at the Mountaineer Open (12:04.08) ... Outdoor: Competed in just three events, the best of which was a 13th-place finish at the Charlotte Invite’s 5000m (20:22.90) H.S. PR’s: 5K - 19:02 ... 1,600m - 5:28 ... 3,200m - 11:56 High School: lettered four years in cross country and track and field ... four-time all-region and all-state competitor ... four-time regional champion and track state qualifier in the 1600m and 3200m run ... earned track and field Freshman of the Year and the Most Desire award all four years.
Hana Ratcliffe - Jr. - Durham, N.C./Durham School of the Arts PR’s Cross Country: 5K - 18:32.20… 6K – 22:31.94 Indoor: Mile - 4:59.42 ... 3,000m - 10:14.62 ... 5,000m - 18:34.66 Outdoor: 1,500m - 4:38.48 ... 3,000m - 10:32.71 ... 3,000m Steeplechase – 10:43.94 2015-16 Cross Country: Competed at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships in the 6K and ran a time of 23:04.30 ... Placed 15th at the Sun Belt Conference Championships in the 5K with a time of 18:59.90 ... Set a season-best time of 18:39.40 in the 5K at the 32nd Winthrop/ADIDAS XC Invitational and placed fifth ... Placed in the top 25 in four of the five cross country meets of the season ... Owns the tenth-best time ever run in the 6K by a sophomore in App State history (22:31.94/Wake Forest CC Invitational) ... Earned third team all-conference honors ... Outdoor: Scored six total points at the Sun Belt Conference Championships with an eighth place finish in the 1,500 meters (4:39.23) and a fourth place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a PR (10:43.94 ... Finished second at the Appalachian Outdoor Open Track Meet in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:59.58 ... Ran the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 11:04.19 at the War Eagle Invitational and placed third ... Set a PR in the 1,500 meters of 4:38.48 at the Charlotte Invitational and finished in 12th 2014-15 Cross Country: Achieved a 5K PR in her final event of the season, the 3 Stripe Invite (18:32.2/11th place) ... best placing of the season was fifth and came at the Lenoir-Rhyne Invite (19:23.1) ... laced in the top 20 in three events and the top 40 in all six that she competed in ... Indoor: Experienced a very successful indoor season that saw her place in the top five three times and the top 10 in seven of the nine events she ran in ... won the mile at the Mountaineer Open with a time of 5:16.83 ... took third place twice including the Wake Forest Invite’s 5000m (18:34.66) and the Sun Belt Indoor Championships distance medley relay (11:59.29) ... took seventh place four times ... all-conference performer ... Outdoor: Earned a top-10 finish in five of the seven total events that she ran in ... best finish was fourth place at the App State Open’s 1500m (4:47.85) ... took fifth for the same meet in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 11:02.34 ... placed fifth in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the USA Junior National Championships H.S. PR’s: 5K - 18:31 ... 1,600m - 5:08 High School: lettered four times in cross country and track and field• Four-time all-conference and all-region honoree and two-time allstate in cross country ... all-conference and all-state in track and field (1600m, 800m, 4x400m, 4x800m) ... four-time cross country team MVP and Female Athlete of the Year senior year ... two-time track and field team MVP.
Mallary Price - Sr. - Matthews, N.C./ Weddington PR’s Cross Country: 5K – 18:37.40 ... 6K – 22:43.00 Indoor: 3,000m - 10:42.32 ... Mile - 5:20.97...5,000m - 18:50.72 Outdoor: 1,500m - 4:53.40...5,000m - 18:24.79 2015-26 Cross Country: Ran a time of 19:54.50 in the 5K at the 32nd Winthrop/ADIDAS XC Invitational ... Crossed the finish line at 23:39.50 in the 6K at the Wake Forest CC Invitational ... Indoor: Ran the mile at the Buccaneer Invitational in 5:31.05 and placed 22nd ... Finished eighth in the mile (5:41.47) and fourth in the 4x400-meter relay (4:41.22) at the Mountaineer Indoor Open Track Meet ... Outdoor: Set a season-best time of 4:58.63 in the 1,500 meters at the Charlotte Invitational ... Ran a time of 4:59.16 in the 1,500 meters at the High Point VertKlasse Meeting ... Opened up the season with a time of 5:00.37 in the 1,500 meters at the Wake Forest Open 2014-15 Cross Country: Top 5K time of the season of 19:16.2 came at the Upstate Invite (48th place) ... best placing of the season was seventh and came in her final event of the year, the Lenoir-Rhyne Invite (19:33.9) ... finished in the top 25 twice and the top 50 in all five of the events she competed in ... Indoor: Placed seventh in the Wake Forest Invite’s 3000m (10:54.68) ... set a new PR for the mile with a time of 5:20.97 at the High Point Panthers Team Challenge ... Outdoor: Ran in just two events including a 12th-place finish at the Charlotte Invite’s 1500m (4:53.40/PR) and the Wake Forest Open’s 5000m (18:45.63/33rd place) 2013-14 Cross Country: ran a personal-best 5K at the Winthrop/Adidas and finished 14th ... finished sixth at the Asheville Carnival ... ran a personal-best 6K at Lehigh’s Paul Short Run ... Indoor: ran a personal best 3,000m at the 2014 Liberty Quad and took ninth with a time of 10:42.32 ... Outdoor: ran a personal best 5,000m at the Wake Forest Open and took 16th with a time of 18:24.79 ... placed sixth in the 5,000m at the 2014 Liberty Collegiate Invitational
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Natalie Richardson - Fr. - Chapel Hill, N.C./Carrboro H.S. PR’s: 800m – 2:29.00 ... 1600m – 5:31.00 ... 5000m – 19:52.00 High School: Three-time letterwinner in cross country and track and field ... Two-time all-conference honoree in cross country ... All-conference selection in track and field her junior and senior year ... Earned all-state honors her senior year in cross country ... Was the recipient of the 2014 North Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance Sportsmanship Award
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Elisa Sargent - So. - Cary, N.C./Green Hope PR’s Cross Country: 5K – 19:28.60 … 6K – 23:37.50 Indoor: 800m – 2:20.90 … Mile – 5:08.61 Outdoor: 800m – 2:17.28 … 1,500m – 4:38.35 2015-16 Cross Country: Ran the 5K in 19:40.50 at the Upstate Invitational and finished in 32nd ... Ran a lifetime-best of 19:28.60 in the 5K at the 32nd Winthrop/ADIDAS XC Invitational ... Competed in the 5K at the Covered Bridge Open CC Meet and crossed the finish line at 19:44.40 ... Set a PR in the 6K with a time of 23:37.50 at the Wake Forest CC Invitational ... Indoor: Contributed eleven points to the team score at the Sun Belt Conference Championships with a sixth place finish and PR in the mile (5:08.61) and led the DMR to a second place finish (11:56.37) ... Finished first in the DMR (12:07.72) at the Buccaneer Invitational and sixth in the mile (5:14.29) ... Won the mile with a time of 5:16.02 and placed second in the 4x400-meter relay (4:21.42) at the Mountaineer Indoor Open Track Meet ... Competed in the mile (5:11.94) and the 800 meters (2:20.90) at the Chipotle Marshall Invitational and finished 17th and 19th respectively ... Outdoor: Finished fifth in the 1,500 meters with a PR of 4:38.35 and placed 16th in the 800 meters with a PR of 2:17.28 at the Sun Belt Conference Championships ... Won the 1,500-meter race at the Mountaineer Outdoor Open Meet in 4:39.68 ... Placed third in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:46.16 at the War Eagle Invitational ... Ran a time of 2:18.95 in the 800 meters to place third and ran 4:42.81 in the 1,500 meters to place 16th at the Charlotte Invitational ... Competed at the Raleigh Relays in the 1,500 meters (4:47.15) and ran a leg on the 4x800-meter relay (9:17.19 ... Opened up the season at the Wake Forest Open running a time of 2:21.60 in the 800 meters and 4:52.71 in the 1,500 meters H.S. PR’s: 800m - 2:19.49 ... 1600m - 5:09.11 ... 5000m - 18:29.10 High School: Named all-state track and field as a sophomore ... allconference in cross country for both junior and senior seasons ... qualified for state all four years of track ... state qualifier for cross country in two seasons ... attended Nike Cross Nationals Megan Scannell - Fr. - Northwood, N.H./Coe Brown Northwood Academy H.S. PR’s: 800m – 2:23 ... 1600m – 5:11 ... 5K – 18:36 High School: Four-time letterwinner in cross country and seventime letterwinner in track and field ... Four-time cross country state champion and three-time track and field state champion ... Selected to the cross country all-state team as a sophomore and senior ... Led her cross country team to a 16th-placed finish at nationals
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Madison Simmons - RJr. - Waxhaw, N.C./ Cuthbertson PR’s Cross Country: 5K – 19:20.10 … 6K – 25:03.7 Indoor: 3,000m - 10:49.23 ... Mile - 5:24.39...5,000m - 18:56.33 Outdoor: 1,500m - 5:05.43...5,000m - 18:31.31...10,000m – 40:37.29 2015-16 Cross Country: Set a PR of 25:03.70 in the 6K at the Wake Forest Open CC Meet ... Ran a season-best of 20:19.80 in the 5K at the Covered Bridge Open CC Meet ... Placed 24th at the 3 Stripe Invitational in the 5K with a time of 21:12.40 ... Indoor: Finished fifth at the Appalachian Indoor Open Track Meet in the mile with a time of 5:32.28 ... Placed 14th in the 5,000 meters at the Buccaneer Invitational crossing the finish line in 18:58.19 ... Ran the 3,000 meters in 11:09.80 at the David E. Walker Kickoff Classic and placed tenth ... Outdoor: Finished fourth at the Appalachian Outdoor Open Track Meet in the 1,500 meters with a time of 5:09.70 ... Competed at the Mountaineer Outdoor Open Meet in the 1,500 meters and placed 17th with a PR of 5:05.43 ... Placed 11th in the 5,000 meters with a PR of 18:31.31 at the Charlotte Invitational ... Rounded out the top 10 at the High Point VertKlasse Meeting in the 10,000 meters setting a PR of 40:37.29 ... Opened up the season in the 5,000 meters at the Wake Forest Open crossing the finish line in 18:58.19
2014-15 Cross Country: Redshirted ... Indoor: Took second at the Appalachian Indoor Open’s mile with a time of 5:24.39 ... placed in the top 10 a total of three times ... her other top-five finish was in the Mountaineer Open’s 3000m where she took fifth with a time of 11:12.99 ... Outdoor: Competed in just three events with the best result being a fourth-place finish at the High Point VertKlasse’s 10K with a time of 41:26.72
2013-14 Cross Country: ran a personal-best 5K at the Winthrop/Adidas Invitational and finished 26th H.S. PR’s Cross Country: 5K – 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 all-conference 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 5K, running a 18:46.53 Ellen Spencer - Fr. - Clemmons, N.C./ West Forsyth H.S. PR’s: 800m – 2:20 ... 1600m -5:18 ... 3200m -11:23 ... 5K – 18:48 High School: Four-time letterwinner in cross country and track and field ... Four-time all-conference selection in cross country and track
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Ann Sekutowski - So. - Waukesha, Wis./Kettle Moraine PR’s Cross Country: 5K – 18:45.50 … 6K – 18:55.60 Indoor: Mile – 5:31.77 … 3,000m – 10:49.72 … 5,000m – 18:43.03 Outdoor: 5,000m – 17:45.26 … 10,000m – 37:36.46 2015-16 Cross Country: Ran a time of 19:13.10 in the 5K at the 3 Stripe Invitational to place 13th ... Set a PR of 23:17.10 in the 6K at the Wake Forest CC Invitational ... Finished ninth at the Upstate Invitational running a time of 18:55.60 to place ninth ... Ran a PR of 18:45.50 in the 5K at the 32nd Winthrop/ADIDAS XC Invitational and finished eighth ... Opened up the season in the 5K running a time of 18:57.90 at the Covered Bridge Open CC Meet ... Indoor: Set a PR in the Mile of 5:31.77 at the Appalachian Indoor Open Split Track Meet ... Ran a season-best time of 18:43.03 in the 5,000 meters at the Buccaneer Invitational ... Produced a PR of 10:49.72 n the 3,000 meters to place second and ran on the 4x400-meter relay that finished fourth at the Mountaineer Indoor Open Track Meet ... Opened up the season in the 3,000 meters running a time of 11:07.86 at the David E. Walker Kickoff Classic ... Outdoor: Set a PR of 17:57.61 in the 5,000 meters at the Wake Forest Open and finished in ninth ... Won the 10,000 meters at the High Point VertKlasse Meeting with a PR of 37:36.46 ... Finished fifth in the 5,000 meters at the Charlotte Invitational with a personal-best of 17:45.26 H.S. PR’s: 800m - 2:22.6 ... 1600m - 5:26.60 ... 3200m - 11:22.92 ... 4000m - 15:08.02 ... 5000m - 19:18.04 High School: MVP for her cross country team in 2013 and track and field team in the same season ... holds the school record for the 3200m race with a time of 11:22.92 ... finished in 11th at state for the 3200m race ... was a captain for the track team as a senior in 2015
Christina Shearon - Jr. - Edwards, Colo./Battle Mountain PR’s Cross Country: 5K– 21:35.00 … 6K – 26:22.20 Indoor: Mile – 5:25.21 … 3,000m - 11:36.37...5,000m – 19:48.46 Outdoor: 1,500m – 4:57.43 … 3,000m - 11:06.31...3,000m steeplechase – 11:15.88 2015-16 Cross Country: Ran a PR of 21:35.00 in the 5K at the Upstate Invitational ... Competed in the 6K at the Wake Forest CC Invitational and ran a PR of 26:22.20 ... Indoor: Won the mile with a PR of 5:25.21 at the Appalachian Indoor Open Split Track Meet .. Set a PR of 19:48.49 in the 5,000 meters at the Buccaneer Invitational ... Finished sixth at the Mountaineer Indoor Open Track Meet in the mile with a time of 5:34.82 ... Outdoor: Finished 20th in the 1,500 meters with a PR of 4:57.43 and placed 11th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:42.23 at the Sun Belt Conference Championships ... Won the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 11:51.99 at the Mountaineer Outdoor Open Meet ... Set a PR of 11:15.88 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and won the event at the Charlotte Invitational ... Ran a time of 12:02.60 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the High Point VertKlasse Meeting ... Opened up the season running a PR of 11:06.31 in the 3,000 meters and ran the 1,500 meters in 5:08.35 at the Wake Forest Open. 2014-15 Indoor: Took 13th place at the Mountaineer Open’s 3000m (12:10.59) ... Outdoor: Placed in the top 10 twice including second at the App State Open’s 3000m steeplechase (12:57.13) and ninth at the Charlotte Invite’s same event (12:50.82) H.S. PR’s: 5K - 19:57 ... 800m - 2:29 ... 1,600m - 5:28 High School: all-region as a freshman in XC ... three-time all-state in XC ... three-time all-state in track and all-region as a freshman ... member of 4x800m school record team and top ten in the mile ... earned Most Improved award as a freshman
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2016 APPALACHIAN STATE WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY and field ... Led her team to a regional state championship ... New Balance Nationals participant ... School-record holder in the 4x400-meter relay, DMR and the 4x800-meter relay Tristin Van Ord - Sr. - Chapel Hill, N.C./ Chapel Hill PR’s Cross Country: 5K – 17:02.5...6K – 21:17.90 Indoor: 800m – 2:22.24 ... Mile – 4:59.06 ... 3,000m – 9:41.76 ... 5,000m – 16:39.75 Outdoor: 800m – 2:17.51 ... 1,500m – 4:27.63 ... 5,000m – 16:23.24 ... 10,000m – 34:19.36 2015-16 Cross Country: Competed at the Southeast Regional Championships and finished 20th in the 6K with a time of 21:29.80 ... That time is the second fastest 6K-time ever run by a junior in App State history ... Was the Sun Belt Conference Cross Country Championship runner-up in the 5K crossing the tape at 17:51.00 ... That time is the sixth fastest 5K-time ever run by a junior in App State history ... Finished seventh with a time of 21:51.10 in the 6K at the Wake Forest CC Invitational ... Won the 5K race in 18:07.80 at the 32nd Winthrop/ ADIDAS XC Invitational ... Placed seventh at the Covered Bridge Open CC Meet in the 5K with a time of 18:13.70 ... Was named Sun Belt Student-Athlete of the Week twice ... Earned first team all-conference honors ... Indoor: Was crowned the 5,000 meter (16:47.37) and 3,000 meter (9:43.54) champion at the Sun Belt Conference Championships ... Placed second in the 3,000 meters with a PR of 9:41.76 at the Chipotle Marshall Invitational ... Finished first in the 5,000 meters with a time of 17:13.99 and placed second in the mile with a time of 5:00.56 at the Buccaneer Invitational ... Competed in the 3,000 meters (9:53.80) and placed third and led the DMR (12:10.90) to an eighth place finish at the Kentucky Invitational ... Outdoor: Finished 21st in the 10,000 meters with a time of 35:22.10 at the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round ... Won the 10,000 meters in 35:47.91 and the 5,000 meters in 17:00.04 at the Sun Belt Conference Championships ... Set a PR of 16:23.24 in the 5,000 meters at the Virginia Challenge and placed 15th ... Finished second at the Charlotte Invitational in the 1,500 meters running a time of 4:28.74 ... Ran a lifetime-best of 34:19.36 in the 10,000 meters at Raleigh Relays to place fourth 2014-15 Cross Country: Named Sun Belt Runner of the Week on Sept. 24 after finishing second at Winthrop Invite (17:41.14) ... placed in the top six in five of her six events ... finished in first once, second three times and sixth once ... won the Upstate Invite with time of 17:44.9 ... took 46th place at the NCAA Division I Southeast Regional with a time of 21:17.9 ... first-team all-conference ... Indoor: was among the top 12 in all six of her indoor events ... won both the ETSU Invite’s 5000m (17:13.87) and the Sun Belt Indoor Championships’ 5000m (16:39.75/ PR) ... Took second twice including the Hokie Invite’s distance medley relay (12:18.74) and the Sun Belt Indoor Championships’ 3000m (9:45.08/PR) ... placed third at the Sykes & Sabock Challenge Cup’s 3000m (9:49.35) ... set a new PR in the mile with a time of 4:59.06 at the Hokie Invite (12th place) ... named Sun Belt Conference Women’s Track Athlete of the Week on both Jan. 28 and Feb. 11 ... all-conference performer ... Outdoor: Won two events at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships including the 5000m (17:01.09) and the 10,000m (35:09.15) ... Took a top-10 finish home in four events ... set a new PR in the 1500m with a time of 4:27.63 at the Tennessee Relays (sixth place) ... ran the fastest 10,000m time of her career at the Raleigh Relays with a time of 34:23.08 (fourth place) ... all-conference performer ... placed 37th in the
selection for cross country ... Named the All Regional Runner in cross country her senior year ... Led her 4x800-meter relay team to a state, regional, and conference championship her senior year ... Participated at the 2015 New Balance Nationals ... Awarded Cross Country MVP in
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10,000 meter run with a time of 36:03.34 at the NCAA Preliminaries ... named a DI Scholar Athlete by the USTFCCCA
2013-14 Cross Country: ran a personal-best 5K at the Winthrop/Adidas Invitational and finished 19th ... finished 13th at the 3 Strip Invite ... Indoor: finished first in the 3,000m at the 2014 Liberty Quad and ran a personal best of 10:06.05 ... placed first in the Mountaineer Open as a member of the 4x400m team ... ran a personal best mile at the Hokie Invitational and finished 11th with a time of 5:10.84 ... finished fifth at the SoCon Indoor Championships in the 5K and sixth in the 3,000m ... Outdoor: ran a personal best 800m at the Charlotte Invitational and took 10th with a time of 2:17.51 ... ran a personal best 1,500m at the SoCon Outdoor Championships and took fifth with a time of 4:32.10 ... ran a personal best 5,000m and placed first at the Wake Forest Open with a time of 17:13.78 H.S. 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.
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Sarah Venable - Fr. - Cary, N.C./Cary H.S. PR’s: 1000m – 3:09.00 ... 600m – 5:11.00 ... 5000m – 18:56.00 High School: Four-time letterwinner in cross country and track, and earned a varsity letter in swimming ... Three-time all-conference
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Appalachian State University
Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, Appalachian boasts an enrollment of 18,026 students. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian 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 before transferring into the Sun Belt Conference on July 1, 2014, 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 Appalachian standout Don Kennedy. The 8,325- seat Holmes Convocation Center and its 300-meter indoor track opened in 2000. The stateof-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.................................................................................. 18,026 Conference..............................................................................Sun Belt Nickname..................................................................... Mountaineers Colors........................................................................... Black and Gold Chancellor............................................................. Dr. Sheri N. Everts Faculty Representative..........................................Dr. Alan Hauser Director of Athletics........................................................Doug Gillin Senior Assoc. Athletic Director/SWA..........Brittney Whiteside Director of Track and Cross Country......................John Weaver Head Cross Country Coach.........................................Mike Curcio XC/Track Phone...........................................................828-262-7825 XC/Track Fax.................................................................828-262-4056 www.appstate.edu www.appstatesports.com