BOONE, N.C. –  Appalachian State University men's track and field solid performance earned them 10 top-three finishers at the Appalachian Split Meet Open Thursday night to help prepare the squad for the 30-plus team meet next week at ETSU.

The Mountaineers' sprinters performed very well with junior Landon Powell earned a second-place finish (34.75) while freshman Stanley Broaden finished third (35.75) in the 300-meter dash.  Junior Justin Thomas and senior AJ Dohanic tied for third in the 55-meter dash with the times of 6.56.  Dohanic used his momentum for the 55-meter dash to excel in the 55-meter hurdles with the meets top time of 7.67.  Broaden earned runner-up with a time of 7.70 in the 55-meter hurdles.

Junior Michael Lilley earned a runner-up finish in the 3,000-meter run crossing the finish line 8:56.35.

In the field events junior Jared Stalling threw a meet best 52-7.25 to win the shot put, while senior Caleb Poplin finished in second-place (53-8.50) in the weight throw.  Senior Jack Bell tied for third place in the pole vault after clearing 14-1.25.

Appalachian's next meet takes place at the ETSU Invitational on January 27 at Johnson City, Tenn.