PRINCETON, NJ – The App State men's and women's cross country teams rounded out the regular season at the Princeton Fall Classic on Friday.
In the men's 8K, sophomore
Thomas Wlazlowski placed 64th out of 318 competitors with a personal best of 24:12.5, surpassing his previous best of 24:45.6 by 33 seconds. Fellow sophomore
Aaron Kidd was the next Mountaineer to cross the finish line, placing 103rd with a personal best of 24:25.2, which was a six-second improvement from his previous PR of 24:31.2. Redshirt senior
Chase Burrell stopped the clock at 24:27.5 (105th) and senior
Ethan Lipham recorded a time of 24:27.6 (108th). With times of 24:38.0 and 24:40.4, sophomores
Memphis Rich and
Henry Stark placed 124th and 126th, respectively.
"I'm disappointed with today's performance. We have to perform at a high level when the opportunity arises and we missed the opportunity." said men's distance coach
Brad Herbster.
In the women's 6K, all eight Mountaineers clocked personal bests on the day. Freshman
Josie Jackson set pace for the Black and Gold, stopping the clock at 21:39.8 to place 105th out of 270 competitors. Jackson's time was a 32-second improvement of her previous personal best, 22:11.7, which she set at the Firetower Project Run.
"It's rare to have a day when everyone on the team runs a personal best and today was that day," said women's distance coach
Annie Richards. "Our team is predominately underclassmen and they rose to the challenge of a competitive meet with teams from across the region and across the country. Josie shined in the last kilometer of the race with a fast finish that made the difference in our team score."
Fellow freshman
Elizabeth McCart also clocked a personal best with a time of 21:41.2, surpassing her previous PR (22:08.5) by 27 seconds to place 108th. With a time of 21:42.2, sophomore
Breanna Budzinski took 110th and shaved eight seconds off her previous personal best (21:50.3). Freshman
Tessa Massa, sophomore
Savannah Moore, and
Ashby Williams clocked times of 21:57.1 (139th), 22:04.6 (148th), and 22:05.7 (149th), respectively.
App State finished 21st in both the men's and the women's team standings. The men tallied 468 points, while the women had 548 points.
Oklahoma's Evans Biwott won the men's 8K race with a time of 22:57.4, while the host, Princeton, placed first in the team standings with 55 points. Utah Valley's Morgan Nokes won the women's 6K race with a time of 19:29.7, while Boise State took first in the team standings with 55 points.
Up Next
The Mountaineers look to defend their 2024 team titles at the Sun Belt Championships on Oct. 31 in Foley, Ala. The women's 5K is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. ET (8:30 a.m. CT), followed by the men's 8K at 10:15 a.m. ET (9:15 a.m. CT). The meet will be available to stream on ESPN+.
Princeton Fall Classic Team Standings
Men's Team Standings
1. Princeton – 55 points
2. Oklahoma – 68 points
3. Boise State – 138 points
4. Penn State – 199 points
5. Utah Valley – 219 points
6. Syracuse – 235 points
7. Yale – 240 points
8. Boston University – 254 points
9. Providence – 288 points
10. Pittsburgh – 301 points
11. Boston College – 347 points
12. Cornell – 375 points
13. UMass Lowell – 377 points
14. Rutgers – 384 points
15. Penn – 393 points
16. Columbia – 412 points
17. Toledo – 415 points
18. George Washington – 440 points
19. William & Mary – 445 points
20. Dartmouth – 463 points
21. App State – 468 points
22. Stony Brook – 582 points
23. Eastern Michigan – 594 points
24. Buffalo – 623 points
25. UMass Amherst – 642 points
26. La Salle – 646 points
27. Monmouth – 738 points
28. Lehigh – 803 points
29. Temple – 810 points
30. Rider – 911 points
31. Richmond – 970 points
Women's Team Standings
1. Boise State – 55 points
2. Princeton – 57 points
3. Penn – 131 points
4. Yale – 139 points
5. Connecticut – 141 points
6. Utah Valley – 220 points
7. Cornell – 229 points
8. Columbia – 230 points
9. Pittsburgh – 252 points
10. Boston University – 330 points
11. George Washington – 353 points
12. William & Mary – 368 points
13. La Salle – 379 points
14. Lehigh – 437 points
15. Maryland – 452 points
16. Rutgers – 465 points
17. Dartmouth – 466 points
18. Richmond – 472 points
19. Syracuse – 473 points
20. Buffalo – 526 points
21. App State – 548 points
22. Monmouth – 551 points
23. UMass Lowell – 563 points
24. Rider – 733 points
25. Temple – 803 points
