BOONE, N.C. - Freshman
Ethan Lipham clinched first in the men's 8K and led the App State men's cross country team to a first place finish with 20 points at the Firetower Project Run on Friday. Five Mountaineer men landed in the top-10. The women's squad secured second in the team standings with a score of 71 and four runners finished in the top-20.
Garnering gold in the men's race, Lipham clocked a personal-best 8K time of 25:19.13. Following close behind was junior
Oliver Wilson-Cook, who secured silver with a time of 25:24.45. Junior
Dwayne Lillie took fourth (25:37.51), and sophomores
Calbert Guest and
Chase Burrell placed sixth (25:46.47) and seventh (25:47.14), respectively.
In the women's race, sophomore
Linnea Maynard was the first Mountaineer to cross the finish line, clocking a personal best 5K time of 17:58.58 to place eighth. Fellow sophomore
Karsyn Kane was next across the line, stopping the clock at 18:18.45 to place 13th. Senior
Lila Peters followed close behind, placing 14th with a time of 18:19.72. Sophomore
Annie Amundsen rounded out the top-20 for the Mountaineers, placing 17th overall (18:28.47, PR).
Up Next
The Mountaineers will head to Louisville, Ky. for the Live in Lou Cross Country Classic on Oct. 1.
