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+.
