KERNERSVILLE, N.C. - App State women's cross country captured the team title at the High Point Vertcross in Kernersville, N.C. on Friday evening.
The Mountaineers led the way with 58 points, edging out Radford (62 points) for the top spot, while High Point rounded out the top three with 74 points. App State finished ahead of Liberty and the Highlanders, who were fifth and 13th, respectively, in the most recent Southeast Regional poll on Oct. 4.
The third-place finish for Izzy Evely was the best of the season with a time of 17:39.3. Evely was one of eight runners who were in the top 40 and has placed in the top five in three of the races she's appeared in.
Macki Walsh placed in the top 10 for the second time this season, clocking in at 18:18.8 to place ninth. Jasmine Donohue crossed the line with a time of 18:34.8 to post a 14th-place finish.
Lila Peters' time of 18:53.2 was good for 21st, while Kirstin Towle came in 22nd with a time of 18:58.1. Karsyn Kane ran a time of 19:01.6 to finish 24th.
Riley Roach (34th) and Savannah McIntosh (36th) rounded out the leaders with times of 19:17.8 and 19:20.5, respectively.
App State returns to action next Friday in the Wildcat XC Classic in Charlotte, N.C.
Coach Curcio on the Course
The weather in Kernersville gave both teams a good feel as to what to expect in Mobile for the Sun Belt Championships. The course is a similar grass loop course as well.
On the Women's Performance
The ladies bounced back very well from the previous race. We beat Radford and High Point, who both beat us at Louisville. They used racing against Radford as a stand in for Arkansas State. We'll have to make a few adjustments in the lineup. We learned about what we can do today.
Looking ahead
We'll get everyone healthy and ready for what's sure to be another close Sun Belt Championship in Mobile.
