By David Rogers. BOONE, N.C. — Florida State sophomore Matthew Neill raced across finish line some five seconds ahead of UNC Asheville junior Adam Hessler, the duo going 1-2 in the Appalachian State hosted Covered Bridge Open cross country race on Sept. 15, across the Don Kennedy Trails.
Neill finished the 8k course in 24:15.63, with Hessler just behind in 24:20.84.
With all five its scorers finishing in the top 10, the Seminoles of Florida State were the clear winners in the team competition. Appalachian State had two men in the top 10, including No. 5 Oliver Wilson-Cook and No. 9 Calbert Guest, powering the Mountaineers to a second place team finish. Three more App State harriers finished among the top 17 of the 129 competitors from 13 schools. The three Mountaineers completing the scorers for the hosts included No. 14 Ethan Lipham, No. 15 Garrett Bivens and No. 17 Dwayne Lillie.
Results provided by NCRunners
MEN’S DIVISION TEAM SCORES
1 Florida State 22
2 Appalachian State 51
3 UNC-Asheville 86
4 Radford 119
5 Montreat 133
6 Tennessee Tech 177
7 USC Upstate 231
8 Winthrop 244
9 Lees-McRae 257
10 King 261
11 Brevard 334
12 Mars Hill 339
13 Wofford 348
INDIVIDUAL RACE RESULTS
1 Matthew Neill SO Florida State 24:15.63
2 Adam Hessler JR UNC-Asheville 24:20.84
3 Aidan Ross UNA-Wake Forest 24:21.94
4 Zachary Cloud SR Florida State 24:23.44
5 Oliver Wilson-Cook SR Appalachian State 24:23.73
6 Cooper Schroeder SR Florida State 24:29.21
7 Zach Leachman SR Florida State 24:32.69
8 Coleman Cronk SO Florida State 24:33.69
9 Calbert Guest JR Appalachian State 24:43.86
10 Joshua Daggett JR Radford 24:45.69
11 Joe Farley JR Florida State 24:46.98
12 Patrick Donnelly FR Florida State 24:47.88
13 Andrew Hammel JR Florida State 24:52.24
14 Ethan Lipham SO Appalachian State 24:55.36
15 Garrett Bivens JR Appalachian State 24:58.90
16 Martin Prodanov SR Florida State 25:03.12
17 Dwayne Lillie JR Appalachian State 25:05.85
18 Daniel Hopkins JR UNC-Asheville 25:06.58
19 Ethan Stamey JR Montreat 25:09.77
20 Lucas Bouquot FR Florida State 25:10.11
21 Quinn Jacquez SO UNC-Asheville 25:11.13
22 Jonah Bird SR Appalachian State 25:18.08
23 James Hyland JR Tennessee Tech 25:19.34
24 Clay Kelly JR Radford 25:19.94
25 Dylan Branch SR Montreat 25:20.50
26 Bryce Gilmore FR Wake Forest 25:21.28
27 Paul Specht FR Wake Forest 25:21.91
28 Daren Hinds JR Winthrop 25:24.39
29 Chase Faudi JR Tennessee Tech 25:25.30
30 Yates Hockaday JR UNC-Asheville 25:27.19
31 Tucker Sangster SO Appalachian State 25:28.55
32 Nathan Stamey JR Montreat 25:31.40
33 Max Geckler JR Lees-McRae 25:34.21
34 Ty Garrett UNA-Wake Forest 25:36.37
35 Alex Haines SR UNC-Asheville 25:37.25
36 Sam Sikora JR Radford 25:42.94
37 Ben Datte JR Appalachian State 25:44.22
38 Maxton Sowers SO Radford 25:45.35
39 Luke Richards JR Radford 25:48.19
40 Miceal McCaul JR Tennessee Tech 25:51.35
41 Colin Chapman FR Wake Forest 25:54.45
42 Caleb Wright JR Montreat 25:54.61
43 Nick McCumsey JR Radford 25:55.69
44 Jonas Roach FR UNC-Asheville 26:00.44
45 Andrew Okon JR UNC-Asheville 26:12.28
46 Jackson Nichols JR Appalachian State 26:17.01
47 Caleb Potter JR Montreat 26:21.59
48 Sam Shimanskiy SO USC Upstate 26:22.92
49 Nigel Dos Santos SR USC Upstate 26:24.15
50 Nate Sullivan FR UNC-Asheville 26:26.99
51 Kelvin Kiprop FR Mars Hill 26:30.22
52 Brock Newsome SR UNC-Asheville 26:31.22
53 Ethan Barber JR Appalachian State 26:32.41
54 Dalton Hawley SR Brevard 26:32.84
55 Noah Woodbury JR Winthrop 26:33.97
56 Jordan Keith SR King 26:34.05
57 Philip Riddle FR Montreat 26:34.92
58 Vince Mwangi FR Wake Forest 26:36.64
59 Ian Kelbert SO Lees-McRae 26:37.27
60 Jonah Morris SR Appalachian State 26:37.48
61 Nick Beattie JR Tennessee Tech 26:43.04
62 Liam McDonald SO Radford 26:43.41
63 Monroe Thompkins SR USC Upstate 26:46.28
64 Austin Spencer SR Winthrop 26:57.85
65 Lance Hatcher FR King 26:59.70
66 Sam Hulsey JR UNC-Asheville 27:01.31
67 Carter Sexton SR USC Upstate 27:02.91
68 Josh Booher SR King 27:03.72
69 Mason Sanders JR King 27:03.91
70 Tom Germann SR UNC-Asheville 27:05.12
71 Garrett Spangler SR Brevard 27:05.22
72 Jared Keklak SR USC Upstate 27:11.58
73 Alejo Cobos JR Radford 27:12.28
74 Carson Archie SR Wofford 27:14.80
75 Isaac Legault SO Tennessee Tech 27:23.49
76 Aaron Retana FR Montreat 27:24.76
77 Gabe Herron JR USC Upstate 27:26.77
78 Hunter Smathers FR Montreat 27:29.92
79 Rien Freeman SO Lees-McRae 27:32.03
80 Rene Tamez JR Montreat 27:34.21
81 Cameron Adair SR Lees-McRae 27:36.26
82 Landen Williams FR Montreat 27:37.50
83 Griffin McNeish SO Winthrop 27:38.74
84 Brennen Pierce JR Lees-McRae 27:39.55
84 Sean Kilpatrick FR King 27:39.55
86 Mason Parish SO USC Upstate 27:42.37
87 Dylan Major JR UNC-Asheville 27:45.89
88 Sean Doherty Unattached 28:01.04
89 Liam Jones FR Wofford 28:04.09
90 Jakob Gerlach FR Lees-McRae 28:04.16
91 Maliki Pope SR Mars Hill 28:09.81
92 Eric Perry FR USC Upstate 28:11.69
93 Connor Herold FR USC Upstate 28:16.10
94 Max Davis SR Winthrop 28:16.87
95 Gabriel Hunt FR Mars Hill 28:22.65
96 Devon Brodmyer SR Brevard 28:25.29
97 Derek Staton SR USC Upstate 28:26.98
98 Nolan Weisdorfer JR Winthrop 28:33.79
99 Carter Bradford SO Tennessee Tech 28:41.71
100 Brendan Roper FR Wofford 28:45.21
101 James Moon JR Wofford 28:47.79
102 Ryan Thornburg JR Montreat 28:49.36
103 Ethan Urichko SO Lees-McRae 28:51.51
104 Eddison Bridges FR Lees-McRae 29:04.60
105 Nathan Hopkins SO Wofford 29:06.11
106 Ashton Kirkpatrick SO Lees-McRae 29:07.95
107 Lance Surles FR UNC-Asheville 29:08.44
108 Braxton Cummings FR Mars Hill 29:09.41
109 Jack Tillman FR Wofford 29:20.66
110 Preston Core FR UNC-Asheville 29:27.77
111 John Bolinger SO Wofford 29:40.11
112 Payne Sisson FR Winthrop 29:41.87
113 Jackson Olson SO Lees-McRae 29:46.47
114 Logan Rangnow SO Winthrop 29:46.67
115 Mack Stancil JR USC Upstate 29:50.04
116 Shea Granger FR Brevard 29:50.62
117 Matthew Morin FR Montreat 29:54.13
118 Dillon Shin FR Wofford 30:07.94
119 Ben Gribbins JR Lees-McRae 30:27.63
120 Will Berger SO Wofford 30:29.41
121 Ethan Hearn SO Wofford 30:38.30
122 Ivan Diaz FR Winthrop 30:47.31
123 James Blackwelder JR Wofford 30:57.78
124 Brandon Wright FR Mars Hill 31:44.11
125 Diell Mehmedi SO Mars Hill 31:44.34
126 Luke Childress FR King 32:38.44
127 Adin DeJesus FR Brevard 33:16.20
128 Johnathan McIntyre FR Mars Hill 34:39.63
129 Jake Thomas FR Brevard 38:24.24
