CULLOWHEE, N.C. - The Appalachian State University's men's and women's cross country teams, led by Phil Mitchell (Glastonbury, Conn.) and Kasey Smith (Walnut Cove, N.C., took first and second place, respectively at the Western Carolina Open on Friday, September 15. The ASU men claimed victory with a team score of 30 points, with four athletes placing in the top 10. Leading the Mountaineers to victory was Iona transfer Mitchell who completed the 6,210m course (nearly four miles) in 19:34. Following Mitchell, Ryan O'Keefe (Prospect Harbor, Maine) placed fifth (19:53), Nathan Hernandez-Adams (Fayetville, N.C.) came in sixth (19:54), Brendon Helms (Matthews, N.C.) placed seventh (19:57), and Alec Meyer (Stafford, Va.) rounded out the five scorers in 11th (20:02). In conference competition, the Mountaineers defeated meet-host Western Carolina University by a team score of 15-65. WCU finished seventh overall in the meet. In the women's competition, ASU finished second only to a very strong Georgia team, who was ranked in the top-30 nationally last season. Appalachian finished with a team score of 36 points and had five athletes in the top 10. Smith led the Mountaineers on the 4,000m course with a fourth-place finish, crossing the line in 14:23. Following Smith, Jenna Wrieden (Glendale, Ariz.) placed fifth (14:42), Meghan Gaffney (Pompton Lakes, N.J.) came in eighth (14:49), Hannah Parks (Kernersville, N.C.) finished ninth (14:59), and Anna Baker (Hatboro, Pa.) rounded out the scorers for ASU with a 10th-place finish (14:59). In conference competition, the ASU women defeated Western Carolina by a score of 15-30. The defeat of WCU by both the men's and women's squads means that the Brown Mountain Jugs will return to Boone for at least one more year. "We are very excited to compete well against a strong SEC school such as UGA," ASU head coach Mike Curcio said. "Our performance gives us a good indication that we are on the right track." Both men and women will return to action on September 22 at 5 p.m. to compete at the Lenoir Rhyne Open before traveling to Bethlehem , Pennsylvania, on September 29, where the Mountaineers will compete against a strong national field at the Paul Short Run. Full Results: Men 1. Appalachian State 1, 5, 6, 7, 11 30 2. Georgia 2, 3, 4, 12, 13 34 3. ETSU 10, 17, 20, 22, 24 93 4. Gardner-Webb 9, 18, 21, 27, 38 113 5. UNC Asheville 8, 25, 29, 32, 40 134 6. Milligan 23, 28, 30, 33, 37 151 7. Western Carolina 26, 31, 34, 35, 36 162 1. Brenden O'Keefe Unattached 19:29 2. Phil Mitchell App. State 19:34 3. Sam Gillespie Georgia 19:39 4. Matt Goodale Georgia 19:41 5. Charlie Dickhaus Georgia 19:49 6. Ryan O'Keefe App. State 19:53 7. Nathan Hernadez Adams App. State 19:54 8. Brendon Helms App. State 19:57 9. Jon Harmon UNC Asheville 19:59 10. Josh Hudson Gardner-Webb 19:59 11. Michael Deren East Tenn. State 20:01 12. Alec Meyer App. State 20:02 13. Matt Roberson Georgia 20:06 14. Coleman Hoover Georgia 20:08 15. Josh Houser App. State 20:11 16. Blair Teal App. State 20:15 17. Began Abtahi Georgia 20:23 18. Jeff Crane East Tenn. State 20:24 19. Lucas McAneney Gardner-Webb 20:25 20. Wes Willoughby Unattached 20:27 21. Kurt Kimmons Georgia 20:28 22. Kenneth Rotich East Tenn. State 20:33 23. Caleb Vogt Georgia 20:33 24. Brian Potts Georgia 20:39 25. Asmeron Desta App. State 20:46 26. Corey Hunter Georgia 20:49 27. Nathan Frasier Georgia 20:56 28. Alex Nimmo Gardner-Webb 21:06 29. Joshua Hicks East Tenn. State 21:08 30. Sam Melnick Georgia 21:15 31. Adam Puett Unattached 21:30 32. Mike Walker Unattached 21:32 33. Will Frye Milligan 21:33 34. Todd Wilde App. State 21:41 35. David McDaniel East Tenn. State 21:43 36. Keegan Peterson UNC Asheville 21:51 37. Stephen Hammond Western Carolina 21:55 38. Chase Condon App. State 22:00 39. Timothy Israel Gardner-Webb 22:02 40. Jair Collie Milligan 22:05 41. Andrew Burnette UNC Asheville 22:05 42. Bud Galloway App. State 22:05 43. Josh Ferry Milligan 22:07 44. Field Miller Western Carolina 22:09 45. Joal Quirk UNC Asheville 22:10 46. Aaron Wood Milligan 22:11 47. Jesse Ramirez Western Carolina 22:17 48. Jamie McCann Western Carolina 22:28 49. Josh Wheeler Unattached 22:34 50. Kurt McEatire Western Carolina 22:54 51. Ben Anderson Milligan 23:00 52. Charlie Steinke Gardner-Webb 23:17 53. Erin Goodrum Gardner-Webb 23:25 54. Duane Stapp UNC Asheville 23:29 55. Chris Justice Western Carolina 23:34 56. Noah Taylor Western Carolina 23:45 57. Jestin Jennings Western Carolina 24:32 58. Galen Goodrum UNC Asheville 24:35 59. Matt Chieg Western Carolina 24:47 60. Matt McConnell Milligan 26:04 61. Stephen Mavney Gardner-Webb 26:45 62. Justin Edwards Montreat 26:57 63. Chris Wells Milligan 27:14 64. Michael Woodard Montreat 28:20 Women 1. Georgia 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 19 2. Appalachian State 4, 5, 8, 9, 10 36 3. Milligan 12, 16, 17, 18, 20 83 4. Gardner-Webb 11, 14, 19, 25, 27 96 5. UNC Asheville 13, 21, 22, 23, 26 105 6. Western Carolina 15, 24, 28, 29, 30 126 1. Caroline Cretti Unattached 13:46 2. Jill Steffens Georgia 13:52 3. Natalie Picchetti Georgia 14:07 4. Christin Heffelfinger Georgia 14:12 5. Kasey Smith App. State 14:23 6. Jenna Wrieden App. State 14:42 7. Sarah Madebach Georgia 14:45 8. Kian Vernon Georgia 14:46 9. Meg Gaffney App. State 14:49 10. Nicale DeMarco Georgia 14:55 11. Hannah Parks App. State 14:59 12. Anna Baker App. State 14:59 13. Michelle Milner Gardner-Webb 15:03 14. Deanna Kulesz Unattached 15:03 15. Jacklyn Talbert Milligan 15:08 16. Emily Mose UNC Asheville 15:09 17. Rebekan Madebach Georgia 15:17 18. Katherine Warden Gardner-Webb 15:19 19. Kerrie Savery Western Carolina 15:20 20. Katie Weise Georgia 15:22 21. Rebecca McDowell Milligan 15:25 22. Christine Post App. State 15:30 23. Kortney Goulds Milligan 15:32 24. Whitni Wonderum Georgia 15:35 25. Marta Zimon Milligan 15:37 26. Bridgette Lyons Georgia 15:38 27. Abby Callahan Gardner-Webb 15:38 28. Cala Robertson App. State 15:39 29. McKenzie Labonte Milligan 15:49 30. Erika Fox Milligan 15:49 31. Erika Walker UNC Asheville 15:53 32. Jennifer Kelly App. State 15:55 33. Melissa Kopec App. State 15:56 34. Ingrid Allscadt UNC Asheville 15:57 35. Ashley Pearce Milligan 15:59 36. Lisa Duncan UNC Asheville 16:04 37. Skye Aielb Western Carolina 16:05 38. Brittaney Bales Milligan 16:09 39. Macon Lowman App. State 16:09 40. Jillian Lammers Georgia 16:10 41. Madeline Sisk Georgia 16:10 42. Bru Tharpe Gardner-Webb 16:20 43. Emma Mellamphy Unattached 16:23 44. Jennifer Povick App. State 16:24 45. Nicole Moore Milligan 16:25 46. Emily Schmin Milligan 16:30 47. Ashley Norris App. State 16:30 48. Kane Olert UNC Asheville 16:33 49. Allie Frazier East Tenn. State 16:36 50. Carne Minard Gardner-Webb 16:41 51. Sara Dixon Western Carolina 16:43 52. Ann Wagner Western Carolina 16:43 53. Heather Goldstein App. State 16:44 54. Emily Pomfrey App. State 16:46 55. Valerie Boothby East Tenn. State 16:52 56. Sara Hickbody UNC Asheville 16:53 57. Lindsey Davis Millilgan 16:56 58. Ashley Spencer UNC Asheville 17:08 59. Beth Long Gardner-Webb 17:13 60. Brittany Beeker Western Carolina 17:15 61. Danielle Cullen App. State 17:19 62. Annie Bailey Western Carolina 17:43 63. Jessica Porcmsky Gardner-Webb 17:47 64. Emily Becker UNC Asheville 17:52 65. Jenna Hester Western Carolina 18:07 66. Christin Zink East Tenn. State 18:19 67. Rebecca Stilleman Gardner-Webb 18:23 68. Kim Hogan Milligan 18:45 69. Emily Hoyt App. State 19:16 70. Brooke Saddler Western Carolina 20:01 71. Tammy John Montreat 20:16