Lauren Johnston at Notre Dame
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Women's Cross Country

Johnston Leads Mountaineers at Adidas Winthrop Invitational

ROCK HILL, S.C. - The App State women's cross country team clinched first with 15 points at the Adidas Winthrop Invitational on Friday. The meet served as a preview to the NCAA Southeast Regional course, which will be held at Winthrop Farm on Nov. 15. 

"We had a perfect score for the women today with App State taking all top-eight places. Senior Lauren Johnston ran well today to lead the way for the group, and the women packed up and worked really well together," said women's distance coach Annie Richards. "Today sets us up for our championship season with a preview of our regional course. We feel very prepared for our conference championships up next and are ready put our final workouts in the books and get ready to get fresh before heading to Foley." 

The Mountaineers took the top-eight spots, led by Johnston, who clocked a time of 21:43.1 to finish first. Following Johnston was fellow senior Emma Russum (22:02.9, second) and senior Jasmine Donohue (22:14.8, third). Clocking a 6K personal best and fourth-place finish was senior Karsyn Kane, who stopped the clock at 22:16.8. Senior Lana Farris rounded out the top-five, crossing the finish line with a time of 22:19.4. 

Freshman Bre Budzinski recorded a time of 22:33.6 to finish sixth. Budzinski was followed by sophomore Rhys Ammon (22:51.7, seventh) and senior Catherine Breault (23:20.7, eighth). 

Up Next
The Mountaineers will head to Foley, Ala. For the Sun Belt Championships on Nov. 1. The women's 5K is slated for 10:15 a.m. ET (9:15 a.m. CT) and will be available to stream on ESPN+.
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Players Mentioned

Rhys Ammon

Rhys Ammon

Sophomore
Catherine Breault

Catherine Breault

Senior
Jasmine Donohue

Jasmine Donohue

Senior
Lana Farris

Lana Farris

Senior
Karsyn Kane

Karsyn Kane

Senior
Emma Russum

Emma Russum

Senior
Lauren Johnston

Lauren Johnston

Senior

Players Mentioned

Rhys Ammon

Rhys Ammon

Sophomore
Catherine Breault

Catherine Breault

Senior
Jasmine Donohue

Jasmine Donohue

Senior
Lana Farris

Lana Farris

Senior
Karsyn Kane

Karsyn Kane

Senior
Emma Russum

Emma Russum

Senior
Lauren Johnston

Lauren Johnston

Senior