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  • ODU breaks App State win streak at six, 3-0, even with final two sets in OT

    By Katherine Jamtgaard, for App State Sports. NORFOLK, Va. — The App State volleyball team fell 3-0 (13-25, 27-29, 24-26) to Old Dominion in Norfolk, Va. on Friday. The Mountaineers are 13-9 (6-5 SBC) after the Monarchs snapped the Black and Gold’s six-match win streak that spanned the month of October.

    The Mountaineers return to the court for their second clash with ODU on Saturday at 1 p.m.

    Match Details

    Senior McCall Denny posted a team-high 12 kills on the night. Denny tied with fellow senior Sarah Missroon and junior Meghan Dombrowski for the team-high in the blocks category, each posting two. Freshman Alyssa McBean led the team in aces with three, as well as digs, tallying 13. Leading the team in assists was junior Sophie Cain, who recorded 13 on the night.

    ODU jumped to an early 5-3 lead in the first set after a 4-0 run. A kill from Missroon and block from Missroon and Denny tied things up at 5-5. The Monarchs went on another 4-0 run, followed promptly by a five-point run to extend the lead to 14-6. The Mountaineers answered with kills from Missroon and sophomore Lulu Ambrose, as well as a pair of aces from McBean to narrow ODU’s lead to four (14-10). Old Dominion jumped ahead to 21-10 after seven consecutive points, and despite a late kill from Ambrose and two errors from the Monarchs, ODU took the set, 25-13.

    Early in the second set, App State tied things up at 3-3 after a block from Missroon and Denny, which was followed by a kill from Missroon and two ODU errors that bumped the Mountaineers up, to a 6-3 lead. Tied at 10-10, the Black and Gold edged past the Monarchs with a block from Dombrowski and freshman Maya Winterhoff, followed by a kill from Winterhoff to take a tight 12-10 lead. The Mountaineers and Monarchs went point for point late in the set. After App State scored three consecutive points that included a kill from junior Madison Baldridge and back-to-back aces from Denny, Old Dominion tied things up at 24 all. A kill from Missroon tied the score at 25-25. Ambrose slammed down one last kill before ODU capped the set with a 3-0 run and score of 29-27.

    The Mountaineers tied the score at 3-3 and 4-4 with kills from Denny to start off the third set. App State trailed for most of the set, coming within one after a pair of 3-0 runs (12-11), but couldn’t quite overtake the Monarchs, who expanded the deficit to 24-16. Fighting back, App State went on an impressive eight-point run that included two kills from Winterhoff, two kills from Denny, an ace from freshman Kenady Roper, a block from Dombrowski and Winterhoff, and a pair of ODU errors, to catch up with the Monarchs at 24-24. Despite the comeback, ODU took the set 26-24, and the match, 3-0.

  • Mountaineer FH wins 8th straight, secures No. 3 seed in MAC tourney

    ATHENS, OHIO – App State field hockey earned its second-longest winning streak in program history while clinching a spot in the Mid-American Conference Tournament by defeating Ohio 2-1 on Friday afternoon.

    The Mountaineers (12-5, 5-2 MAC) won their eighth straight game and finished regular season play with five conference wins. The longest streak ever was earned during the team’s inaugural season, when the Black & Gold won their last 11 matchups in 1968.

    App State will be the No. 3 seed in the tournament, competing alongside Miami, Kent State and Ball State. This is the squad’s first appearance in the tournament since 2019 when they defeated Central Michigan and Ohio before falling to Miami in the quarterfinals.

    Henriette Stegen had the game’s opening goal in the 12th minute of the first period. Anna Smarrelli had a shot on goal that was saved and quickly rebounded by Carli Ciocco who dished it to Stegen to give App State the lead.

    This was Stegen’s third goal of the season, marking 15 combined goals between the Stegen sisters in 2022. The assist was the 12th of the season for Ciocco, the fifth-most of anyone in the nation. The senior is also now tied for first in App State history in the single-season assists category.

    Midway through the third quarter, the Bobcats (8-9, 3-4 MAC) responded with a goal to tie the game, 1-1. The Mountaineers fired off seven shots to Ohio’s one during the next eight minutes in an aggressive attempt to retake the lead, which they did at the 47-minute mark. Three of those seven shots came from Charlotte Bosma.

    Sarah Farrell scored an unassisted game-winner with 13 minutes to go to lead App State to victory. This was Farrell’s seventh goal of the season.

    Addie Clark, Grace Ball, Allison Corey and Fien Zwaan held back the Ohio offense for the rest of the game, all having played the full 60 minutes on defense. Clark had seven saves, bringing her save percentage to .789, the second most in the MAC.
    App State will close its regular season at Davidson on Sunday at 1 p.m. before traveling to Oxford, Ohio to compete in the MAC Tournament on Nov. 4-5. The matchup against Davidson will be streamed live on ESPN+.

  • Six Mountaineer harriers earn all-SBC nods

    By Katherine Jamtgaard for App State Sports. FOLEY, Ala. — The App State men’s cross country team finished second overall with 46 points at the Sun Belt Championships in Foley, Ala. on Oct. 28. The women’s squad placed fifth overall with 117 points. Six Mountaineers collected All-SBC accolades for their performances on the course.

    Setting pace for the Mountaineers in the men’s 8K race was junior Oliver Wilson-Cook, who placed fifth overall with a time of 24:28.2 to earn first-team All-SBC accolades. Graduate student Ryan Brown was next across the line, clocking a time of 24:40.9. Brown was followed by sophomores Garrett Bivens (24:44.9, 9th place), and Chase Burrell (24:45.2, 10th place). Brown, Bivens, and Burrell garnered second-team all-conference accolades. Junior Ryan Teuscher, who placed 14th with a time of 25:07.8, earned a third-team all-conference nod.

    South Alabama Kirami Yego took the individual crown in the men’s 8K with a time of 22:55.9 and Arkansas State nabbed the team title with 32 points.

    Setting pace for the Mountaineers in the women’s 5K was sophomore Linnea Maynard, who posted personal best with a time of 17:43.5, placing 15th overall. Maynard finished the race with third-team all-conference honors. Fellow sophomore Karsyn Kane took 19th with a personal best time of 18:06.7. Senior Madison Christy and junior Annie Amundsen also clocked PRs with times of 18:74.6 and 18:23.3 to place 24th and 26th, respectively.

    New SBC member Southern Miss took the team title in the women’s race with a score of 44 points and Coastal Carolina’s Molly Jones took the individual crown with a meet record of 16:29.5.

    Up Next: The NCAA Southeast Regional is set for Nov. 11 at Louisville, Ky.

    Men’s 8K Championship | Team Standings

    1. Arkansas State – 32 points
    2. App State – 46 points
    3. South Alabama – 58 points
    4. Marshall – 97 points
    5. Louisiana – 139 points
    6. ULM – 190 points
    7. Coastal Carolina – 210 points
    8. Troy – 217 points
    9. Texas State – 229 points

    Women’s 5K Championship | Team Standings

    1. Southern Miss – 44 points
    2. Arkansas State – 71 points
    3. James Madison – 83 points
    4. Marshall – 104 points
    5. App State – 117 points
    6. Coastal Carolina – 155 points
    7. South Alabama – 203 points
    8. ULM – 210 points
    9. Louisiana – 220 points
    10. Troy – 288 points
    11. Texas State – 295 points
    12. Georgia Southern – 343 points
    13. Georgia State – 349 points

    2022 Sun Belt Men’s Runner of the Year: Kirami Yego, South Alabama

    2022 Sun Belt Women’s Runner of the Year: Molly Jones, Coastal Carolina

    2022 Men’s First-Team All-Conference

    Kirami Yego, South Alabama
    Teagan Flanagan, South Alabama
    Grayson Young, Arkansas State
    Dawson Mayberry, Arkansas State
    Oliver Wilson-Cook, App State

    2022 Men’s Second-Team All-Conference

    Jacob Pyeatt, Arkansas State
    Nati Enright, Arkansas State
    Ryan Brown, App State
    Garrett Bivens, App State
    Chase Burrell, App State

    2022 Men’s Third-Team All-Conference

    Evan White, Marshall
    Rylan Brown, Arkansas State
    Nathan Herbst, Arkansas State
    Ryan Teuscher, App State
    Ethan Mychajlonka, Arkansas State

    2022 Women’s First-Team All-Conference

    Molly Jones, Coastal Carolina
    Sophie Daigle, Louisiana
    Oliwia Wawrzyniak, Southern Miss
    Abby Herring, Marshall
    Isabela Ross, Southern Miss

    2022 Women’s Second-Team All-Conference

    Miranda Stanhope, James Madison
    Jaybe Shufelberger, Arkansas State
    Sophie Leathers, Arkansas State
    Erin Phelps, Southern Miss
    Adele Magaud, South Alabama

    2022 Women’s Third-Team All-Conference

    Smilla Kolbe, Southern Miss
    Kylee Mastin, Marshall
    Gabriella Garcia, James Madison
    Sofia Terenziani, James Madison
    Linnea Maynard, App State

  • FLASH ALERT: Change in Watauga Round 4 volleyball match, to 2 p.m. on Saturday

    By David Rogers. BOONE, N.C. — Although the North Carolina High School Athletic Association website originally listed the Watauga vs. Sun Valley volleyball match in Round 4 of the state tournament for Saturday, Oct. 29, at 7 p.m., we received notification from Watauga athletic director Dustin Kerley on Friday that the match will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29, instead, still in Lentz Eggers Gym.

  • In a 5-set thriller, Watauga gets by Marvin Ridge while advancing to 4A West semifinals

    By David Rogers. BOONE, N.C. — If ever pre-game warmups foreshadowed an offensive edge held by one team over another, it was Oct. 27, in the Round 3 match hosted by Watauga vs. Charlotte-area rival, Marvin Ridge. The Pioneers won in five sets, 3-2 (25-15, 25-23, 24-26, 21-25, 15-9).

    Both sides had obviously powerful outside and middle hitters, but at first glance the Mavericks were less consistent in setting up the ball for the kill shots. Maybe it was just pre-match jitters, but in the set-to-kill warmups before the match, the Marvin Ridge setters were neither as crisp nor accurate in their assist opportunities, setting the ball too close to the net, too far back, too short, or too long. By contrast, Pioneer setters Cam Norris and Brooke Scheffler rarely missed.

    Watauga middle hitters Emma Pastusic (18) and Sara Marlowe (10) go up to block a kill shot attempt by Marvin Ridge outside hitter Cadie Crawford (4) on Oct. 27, in the third round of the NCHSAA 4A Volleyball Championships tournament at Lentz Eggers Gym. Photo by David Rogers

    At least in sets 1 and 2, both won by Watauga, the accuracy of the kill shot sets may well have proven the edge the Pioneers needed. And yet, Marvin Ridge came storming back to take the third and fourth sets, forcing the fifth set tiebreaker.

    For the Pioneers, it was a game of monster digs against the Mavericks, who seemed to have a slight height advantage. No fewer than five Watauga athletes were in double digits in digs, led by Caroline Farthing (30), Kenzie Baldwin (27) and Brooke Scheffler (25), with strong contributions defensively by Evie Robbins and Cam Norris with 18 digs each.

    Offensively, senior hitters Farthing (33 kills), Scheffler (25 kills, 25 assists), and Norris (24 assists) were the featured attack mainstays.

    Pioneer setter Cam Norris does her thing in the first set of Watauga’s third round matchup with Marvin Ridge on Oct. 27. The Pioneers advanced in a 5-set thriller to a 4A West bracket semifinal against Sun Valley, to be hosted by Watauga at 7 p.m., Oct. 29. Photo by David Rogers

    With the win, No. 2 seeded Watauga advances to the 4A West Bracket semifinals (quarterfinals of the whole state tournament) against the No. 3 seed, Sun Valley, which survived its own 5-set challenge from Ardrey Kell. The semifinal match will be hosted by Watauga at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29, in Lentz Eggers Gym.

    In the upper half of the 4A West bracket, No. 1 Reagan was upset by No. 8 South Iredell, 3-2, which will now face No. 4 Hough on Oct. 29.

    Over in the 4A East upper bracket, another No. 8 seed defeated a No. 1 seed when Cardinal Gibbons dispatched Chapel Hill, 3-0. Cardinal Gibbons will now face No. 4 Middle Creek on Oct. 29 (2 p.m.). The Middle Creek Mustangs advanced by sweeping No. 12 Hoggard, 3-0.

    In the lower half of the 4A East bracket, No. 11 Green Level leveled No. 8 Pinecrest, 3-0, and will now face No. 2 Millbrook, a 3-2 winner over Ashley in Round 3, with the East bracket semifinal set for 1 p.m. on Oct. 29.

    SELECTED WATAUGA STATS

    • Kenzie Baldwin 1 kill, 10 assists, 3 service aces, 27 digs
    • Evie Robbins 1 assist, 18 digs
    • Cam Norris 1 kill, 24 assists, 18 digs
    • Faith Watson 3 kills, 2 stuff blocks, 5 digs
    • Brooke Scheffler 25 kills, 25 assists, 2 stuff blocks, 25 digs
    • Caroline Farthing 33 kills, 30 digs
    • Brooklyn Stanbery 1 kill, 4 service aces, 1 dig
    • Sara Marlowe 1 kill, 4 stuff blocks, 1 dig
    • Emma Pastusic 3 kills, 1 stuff block, 1 dig

  • Bobcats edge Mountaineers, 1-0, to finalize WSOC tournament seedings

    By Matt Present. SAN MARCOS, Texas — In a physical defensive battle in the season finale, Texas State scored in the 77th minute to edge App State, 1-0.

    The Mountaineers will be the No. 7 seed in the Sun Belt Tournament and face Marshall, the No. 10 seed, at 5 p.m. ET in Foley, Ala., on Oct. 31.

    Neither team produced many offensive chances in the opening half of play but both ratcheted up the intensity in the second stanza. Breckyn Monteith recorded the best opportunity for the Mountaineers (6-8-4 overall, 5-5-0 Sun Belt Conference) on the night, when early in the second half she rifled a shot that deflected off the hands of the Bobcats (12-4-2, 5-3-1) goaltender and out for a corner kick. Shannon Studer and Emma McGibany also tallied shots on goal for the Mountaineers.

    Texas State produced a flurry of second half opportunities with less than 20 minutes to play, and ultimately came away with the lone goal of the contest on a Kiara Gonzales header and 14 minutes remaining. The Bobcats recorded 13 of their 17 shots in the second half.

    Kerry Eagleston recorded three saves on the night for the Mountaineers, including smothering a ball on the goal line midway through the second half.

    Studer, Monteith, Katilyn Little, and Skyler Walk each played all 90 minutes for the Mountaineers, while Carly Lantz earned her first start of the season along the back line.

    The No. 7-seeded Mountaineers and No. 10-seeded Thundering Herd will battle for the right to face No. 2 Arkansas State, Nov. 2, at 2:30 p.m. All Sun Belt Tournament matches will be broadcast on ESPN+.

    FINAL REGULAR SEASON SUN BELT CONFERENCE STANDINGS

    East Division

    1. Georgia Southern (7-1-2 SBC, 8-3-5 overall)
    2. James Madison (6-1-3, 10-3-5)
    3. Old Dominion (5-4-1, 7-8-2)
    4. App State (5-5, 6-8-4)
    5. Georgia State (3-5-2, 7-6-5)
    6. Marshall (2-5-3, 3-9-5)
    7. Coastal Carolina (2-6-2, 3-10-4)

    West Division

    1. Arkansas State (7-2-1, 9-5-3)
    2. South Alabama (6-1-3, 10-2-6)
    3. Texas State (6-3-1, 12-4-2)
    4. Southern Miss (2-5-3, 2-9-4)
    5. TIE – Louisiana (2-6-2, 2-9-5)
    6. TIE – ULM (2-6-2, 10-6-3)
    7. Troy (1-6-3, 3-9-4)

    TOURNAMENT SEEDINGS

    1. Georgia Southern
    2. South Alabama
    3. Arkansas State
    4. James Madison
    5. Texas State
    6. Old Dominion
    7. App State
    8. Georgia State
    9. Southern Miss
    10. Marshall

    PAST TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS

    • 2000 – FIU def. North Texas
    • 2001 – Denver def. North Texas
    • 2002 – Denver def. North Texas
    • 2003 – Denver def. North Texas
    • 2004 – North Texas def. FIU
    • 2005 – North Texas def. South Alabama
    • 2006 – Denver def. North Texas
    • 2007 – Denver def. North Texas
    • 2008 – Denver def. Western Kentucky
    • 2009 – Denver def. Little Rock
    • 2010 – Middle Tennessee def. Denver
    • 2011 – FIU def. Western Kentucky
    • 2012 – North Texas def. FIU
    • 2013 – South Alabama def. Western Kentucky
    • 2014 – South Alabama def. Troy
    • 2015 – South Alabama def. Georgia State
    • 2016 – South Alabama def. Coastal Carolina
    • 2017 – South Alabama def. Coastal Carolina
    • 2018 – Little Rock def. Texas State
    • 2019 – South Alabama def. Arkansas State
    • 2020 – South Alabama def. Arkansas State
    • 2021 – South Alabama def. Georgia Southern

     

  • Pioneers celebrate ‘Super Seniors’ with 5-1 win over Ashe Country

    By David Rogers. BOONE, N.C. — A 1-0 halftime lead was just the beginning for what would become a second half barrage for the Watauga men’s soccer team, beginning with an own goal by visiting Ashe County in the early minutes of the second frame. The Pioneers went on to celebrate Senior Night with a 5-1 win over the Huskies.

    Kai Suyao (right, No. 5) celebrates Senior Night with parents Rick and Allison. Suyao was introduced as a 4-year starter for Watauga men’s soccer. Photo by David Rogers

    Dominating possession with one-touch passing and disruptive defense in the first half, the Pioneers still had trouble finishing off attack opportunities. That all changed after the break. The own goal opened the flood gates, as the Pioneers went on to tally four more in the second half, by three different players.

    Nathan Bishop led with two goals, both after halftime, while Andrew Hill and Micah Duvall also got in on the scoring action. Emmit Coffey recorded the first half score with approximately 10 minutes to go in the opening frame.

    With the win, the Pioneers clinch sole possession of first place for the 2022 Northwestern Conference season.

    Watauga’s Emmit Coffey, in blue, left, begins to celebrate after putting the ball in the back of the net (far right) in the first half on Oct. 26, vs. Ashe County. Photo by David Rogers

    SELECTED WATAUGA STATS

    • Nathan Bishop 2 goals, 1 assist
    • Emmit Coffey 1 goals
    • Noah Jamison 1 assist
    • Micah Duvall 1 goal
    • Andrew Hill 1 goal, 1 assist

    SELECTED IMAGES FROM THE OCT. 26 MATCH — All photos by David Rogers

  • Big season debut for App State WTEN at UNC Greensboro Invitational

    By Joey Jones. GREENSBORO, N.C. – App State opened the fall tennis season at the UNC Greensboro Invitational with an impressive showing in both singles and doubles over the three-day event.

    Competing against teams from UNCG, Campbell, Davidson, East Carolina, Elon and Gardner-Webb, App State’s Helena Jansen and Maggie Pate tied for first in the top flight of singles competition, while the Mountaineers’ duo of Olwyn Ryan-Bovey and Riley Collins finished best in the top flight of doubles.

    “I’m very pleased with the way we competed this weekend,” said third-year head coach Ashleigh Antal. “We had a great showing across the board, and we have a solid foundation to build from. I want to specifically highlight our new additions to the roster – Maggie Pate, Riley Collins and Savannah Dada-Mascoll. They all had a fantastic impact this weekend. Overall, I’m really happy with where we are this early in the year. I’m looking forward to the progress we’ll make over the rest of the fall season.”

    Jansen and Pate tied for the best showing among the top flight of singles competition with 15 points apiece.

    Jansen opened Friday’s competition with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Elon’s Julie Ball, then followed that with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Davidson’s Franny Shea on Saturday and a 6-2, 6-4 win over UNCG’s Arina Babkova on Sunday.

    Pate opened Friday’s competition with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Elon’s Lizette Reding, followed by a 6-1, 6-4 triumph over Davidson’s Kavya Patel and a 6-0, 6-3 win over UNCG’s Olivia Gallagher.

    Dada-Mascoll, Ellie Murphy, Ryan-Bovey and Collins also secured singles victories over the course of the weekend, including a clean sweep in six singles matches against UNCG on Sunday.

    Doubles competition was just as successful for the Mountaineers, with Ryan-Bovey and Collins winning all three of their matches (Friday against UNCG, Saturday against Davidson and Sunday against UNCG.

    The other two tandems of Jansen/Murphy and Dada-Mascoll/Pate also secured multiple doubles victories on the weekend.

    App State will be back in action Oct. 8-10 at the Coastal Carolina Invitational in Conway, S.C.

  • County XC Championships feature young harriers

    By David Rogers. BOONE, N.C. — The future of long distance running in the High Country may well have played out on Oct. 25 with the Watauga County Cross Country Championships. Boys and girls competed in separate divisions across three age groupings: kindergarten through 2nd grade, 3rd through 5th grades, and 6th through 8th grade.

    Here are selected highlights from the different age groupings:

    Girls: K-2, 1.1 mile run (Top 10 of 24 competing)

      1. Lila Carter, 2nd grade, Valle Crucis
      2. Camille McFall, 2nd, Blowing Rock
      3. Avril Parkin, 2nd, Blowing Rock
      4. Hannah Arnold, 1st, Grace Academy
      5. Ana Hair, Kindergarten, Two Rivers
      6. Arianna Liu, 1st, Hardin Park
      7. Olivia Gregory, 1st, Two Rivers
      8. Amelia Pipes, 1st, Imagine Bilingual
      9. Ruby Sharp, 2nd, Grace Academy
      10. Eliza Foster, 1st, Grace Academy

    Team Rankings: 1st – Blowing Rock; 2nd – Grace Academy; 3rd – Two Rivers; 4th – Hardin Park; 5th – Parkway

    Boys: K-2, 1.1 mile run (Top 10 of 35 competing)

      1. Weston Galy, 2nd, Grace Academy
      2. Adoniah Philips, 2nd, Blowing Rock
      3. Cale van der Westhuizen, 2nd, Grace Academy
      4. Caleb Hukill, 1st, Blowing Rock
      5. Ellis Arnold, 2nd, Grace Academy
      6. Ezra Willingham, 1st, Grace Academy
      7. Elias Edmisten, 2nd, Hardin Park
      8. Abram Daniels, 2nd, Grace Academy
      9. Beau Brannock, 2nd, Hardin Park
      10. Matthew James, 2nd, Hardin Park

    Team Rankings: 1st – Grace Academy; 2nd – Blowing Rock; 3rd – Hardin Park; 4th – Cove Creek; 5th – Two Rivers

    Girls: 3rd-5th grade, 1.5 mile run (Top 10 of 22 competing)

        1. Kate James Moore, 5th, Parkway
        2. Maia Carter, 5th, Valle Crucis
        3. Cora Taft, 4th, Grace Academy
        4. Avery Willingham, 3rd, Grace Academy
        5. Charlotte Moore, 3rd, Parkway
        6. Adeline Greer, 5th, Grace Academy
        7. Josie Anderson, 4th, Grace Academy
        8. Hadley Harward, 3rd, Grace Academy
        9. Finley Brindle, 1st, Two Rivers
        10. Anna Brooks Heistand, 5th, Grace Academy

    Team Rankings: 1st – Parkway; 2nd – Grace Academy; 3rd – Valle Crucis; 4th – Two Rivers

    Boys: 3rd-5th grade, 1.5 mile run (Top 10 of 39 competing)

      1. Anos Templeton, 5th, Hardin Park
      2. Evan Gordon, 5th, Grace Academy
      3. Micah Arnold, 4th, Grace Academy
      4. Philip Templeton, 5th, Hardin Park
      5. Brandon Gordon, 4th, Grace Academy
      6. Owen Galy, 5th, Grace Academy
      7. Colin McFall, 5th, Blowing Rock
      8. Orson Cornett, 5th, Homeschool
      9. Patrick Walker, 5th, Homeschool
      10. Landon Everett, 4th, Blowing Rock

    Team Rankings: 1st – Grace Academy; 2nd – Hardin Park; 3rd – Blowing Rock; 4th – Homeschool; 5th – Parkway; 6th – Tailwind; 7th – Two Rivers

    Girls: 6th-8th grades, 2-mile run (Top 10 of 17 competing)

      1. Cali Townsend, 8th, Parkway
      2. Lainey Johnston, 8th, Hardin Park
      3. Carrie Magdalena Visser, 8th, Cove Creek
      4. Julian Martin, 8th, Valle Crucis
      5. Grace Scantlin, 7th, Imagine Bilingual
      6. Katherine Rex, 8th, Blowing Rock
      7. Evangeline Perry, 7th, Homeschool
      8. Savannah Moretz, 7th, Hardin Park
      9. Eva Hannon, 6th, Parkway
      10. Lily Kimbrough, 7th, Hardin Park

    Team Rankings: 1st – Hardin Park; 2nd – Parkway; 3rd – Blowing Rock; 4th – Imagine Bilingual

    Boys: 6th-8th grades, 2-mile run (Top 10 of 12 competing)

      1. Andres Roman, 8th, Hardin Park
      2. Grady Gates, 8th, Valle Crucis
      3. Brian Newmark, 8th, Hardin Park
      4. Scott Hayes, 6th, Homeschool
      5. Corin Kiser, 4th, Homeschool
      6. Elijah Cain, 8th, Grace Academy
      7. Kellan Wood, 7th, Grace Academy
      8. Camden Masland, 8th, Two Rivers
      9. Eli Kroll, 6th, Blowing Rock
      10. Mike Dixon, 6th, Imagine Bilingual

    Team Rankings: 1st – Hardin Park; 2nd – Homeschool; 3rd – Grace Academy; 4th – Two Rivers

  • Mountaineers Amundsen, Kirchoff named Sun Belt harriers of the week

    By Katherine Jamtgaard. NEW ORLEANS, La. — Junior Annie Amundsen and senior Caleb Kirchhoff were named the Sun Belt Cross Country Women’s and Men’s Runners of the Week, the league announced Wednesday.

    Amundsen set pace for the Mountaineers in the women’s 5K at the Wildcat Invite, hosted by Johnson & Wales in Charlotte, N.C. on Oct. 21. The Naperville, Ill. native clocked a time of 18:48.7, placing second overall. Amundsen’s time helped the women’s squad to a first-place team finish with 24 points.

    Kirchhoff led the Mountaineer men to a first-place team finish with 31 points in the men’s 8K at the Wildcat Invite. The Indian Trail, N.C. native stopped the clock at 25:36.6 to finish sixth individually.

    The Mountaineers are set for the Sun Belt Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Oct. 29, in Foley, Ala. The women’s 5K is scheduled for 10 a.m. CT (11 a.m. ET) and the men’s 8K will follow at 11 a.m. CT (12 p.m. ET). The meet will be broadcasted on ESPN+ and live results will be available.