By David Rogers. BOONE, N.C. — It was a 3-sweep for the App State men’s cross country team on Aug. 30 in the Covered Bridge Open, contested against seven other regional college programs. Junior Ethan Lipham topped the field in the 6k run, crossing the finish line in 18:14.72.
The Mountaineer harriers also captured five of the next 12 finishes in the 96-man field competing on the Don Kennedy Trails, including No. 2 (Calbert Guest, 18:19.59), No. 3 (Chase Burrell, 18:35.58), No. 5 (Aaron Kidd, 18:45.50), No. 8 (Rowan Gwin, 18:53.30) and No. 13 (Thomas Wlazlowski, 19:04.09)
App State clinched the team title with 19 points.
“We had positive results for the guys today,” said men’s distance coach Brad Herbster. “Trying out different race tactics and keeping the gap closed were all good things. Junior Ethan Lipham and redshirt senior Calbert Guest work together in the middle. Redshirt junior Chase Burrell being back is good and the freshmen (Aaron Kidd, Rowan Gwin, and Thomas Wlazlowski) all had good showings.”
TEAM SCORES:
- App State (19)
- Mercer (71)
- Western Carolina (97)
- App State – Unattached (105)
- Montreat (109)
- High Point (129)
- USC-Upstate (191)
- UNC-Asheville (229)
- Winthrop (268)
UP NEXT
The Mountaineers will return to the Don Kennedy Trails at State Farm on Sept. 13 for the Firetower Project Run. The men’s 8K is slated for 6 p.m. with the women’s 6K to follow at 6:40 p.m.
