BOONE, N.C. – The App State men's and women's cross country teams finished first and second, respectively in the team standings at the Firetower Project Run on Friday. The men's team scored a season low 23 points, while the women scored 81 points.
Sophomore
Aaron Kidd set pace in the men's 8K, clocking a time of 24:37.2 to finish first overall. His time was six seconds shy of his personal best of 24:31.2 (set in 2024). Five Mountaineers joined Kidd in the top 10, placing fourth through eighth. Sophomore
Noah Martinson clocked an 8K personal best of 24:54.6 to place fourth.
Chase Burrell placed fifth with a time of 24:54.9, followed by senior
Ethan Lipham, who stopped the clock at 24:58.0 to place sixth. With a time of 24:58.5, sophomore
Thomas Wlazlowski took seventh. Junior
Derek Waite improved upon his previous personal best by 24 seconds, stopping the clock at 25:06.0 to finish eighth.
For a second meet this fall, sophomore
Breanna Budzinski was the first Mountaineer to cross the finish line in the women's race. Budzinski improved upon her 6K personal best by a second with a time of 21:50.4, placing eighth overall. The freshman quartet of
Elizabeth McCart,
Josie Jackson,
Tessa Massa, and
Ashby Williams finished among the top 25 and each recorded personal bests. McCart stopped the clock at 22:08.5 to place 13th and was followed closely by Jackson, who crossed the finish line with a time of 22:11.7 to finish 15th. Massa and Williams placed 22nd (22:21.5) and 23rd (22:23.3) respectively. William & Mary's Perry Irons won the women's 6K race with a time of 20:49.2.
Up Next
The Mountaineers will close out the regular season with a trip to Princeton, NJ for the Princetown Fall Classic on Oct. 17. The women's 5K is set for 10:30 a.m. with the men's 8K to follow at 11:15 a.m.
Firetower Project Run Team Standings
Men's Team Standings
1. App State – 23 points
2. William & Mary – 35 points
3. Milligan – 95 points
4. College of Charleston – 127 points
5. Radford – 132 points
6. Coastal Carolina – 188 points
7. Lees-McRae – 231 points
8. The Citadel – 238 points
9. SCAD Savannah – 246 points
10. Erskine – 278 points
11. Lenoir-Rhyne – 316 points
Women's Team Standings
1. William & Mary – 37 points
2. App State – 81 points
3. Milligan – 103 points
4. College of Charleston – 110 points
5. Radford – 121 points
6. James Madison – 122 points
7. Coastal Carolina – 128 points
8. Lenoir-Rhyne – 252 points
9. SCAD Savannah – 256 points
10. Lees-McRae – 262 points
11. The Citadel – 333 points
12. Erskine – 378 points
