BOONE, N.C. – The App State men's cross country team placed second with 51 points while the women's team placed fourth with 127 points at the Covered Bridge Open in Boone on Friday. Senior Oliver Wilson-Cook led the charge for the Mountaineers in the men's 8K, while fellow senior Jasmine Donohue set pace for the Mountaineers in the women's 5K race.
"The men improved in terms of working on race strategy. We went out much slower today and we're able to accomplish things that we have been working on in practice," said men's distance coach Brad Herbster.