BOONE, N.C. - The App State men's and women's cross country team will close out the regular season at the Wildcat Invite, hosted by Johnson & Wales at McAlpine Creek Park in Charlotte, N.C. on Oct. 21. The women's 5K is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. with the men's 8K to follow at 5:40 p.m.
Last Time Out
The App State men's squad took first with 30 points and the women placed second with 75 points at the the USC-Upstate Invite in Spartanburg, S.C. on Oct. 15.
Junior
Oliver Wilson-Cook set pace for the Mountaineers in the men's 8K race, clocking a time of 25:03.9, placing fourth individually. Fellow
Dwayne Lillie placed fifth (25:10.6), followed by sophomores
Garrett Bivens and
Chase Burrell, who finished sixth (25:10.6) and seventh (25:13.8), respectively. Finishing with a time of 25:14.8 to place eighth was senior
Ryan Teuscher and freshman
Tucker Sangster clocked a time of 25:22.9 to finish tenth.
Sophomore
Linnea Maynard led the Mountaineers in the women's 5K, crossing the finish line with a time of 18:28.8 to place fifth overall. Stopping the clock at 19:04.1 was senior
Madison Christy, who placed 17th. Sophomores
Bianca Copeman,
Karsyn Kane, and senior
Lila Peters placed 20th (19:11.4), 21st (19:13.1), and 22nd (19:13.4), respectively.
Rankings
The App State men's squad moved to tenth in the NCAA Southeast Region rankings on Oct. 17.
Up Next
The Mountaineers will travel to Foley, Ala. for the Sun Belt Championships on Oct. 29.
