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Michael CurcioHead Coach

John WeaverDirector of Track & Field and Cross Country Coach Weaver is in his 33rd season as the director of the women’s track and cross country program and in his 19th season as the director of both the women’s and men’s programs at Appalachian State University. Weaver assumed the duties of directing both programs in the fall of 1995. A 1971 graduate of Appalachian in

biology, Weaver returned to Appalachian in 1979 to assist the men’s program while earning his masters in biology. During his three-year tenure as the men’s assistant, he trained two NCAA qualifiers and seven Southern Conference champions. Weaver took over the full-time coaching duties for the wom-en’s program in 1982. Since that time, the program, including cross country, indoor track and outdoor track, has produced an NCAA Division I National Champion in the 1500m twice, nine NCAA Divi-sion I all-Americans with 23 all-American performances, 18 NCAA Division I qualifiers, 257 Southern Conference individual champion performances, 776 all-conference performances, 27 conference MVP athletes, 40 conference team championships, 24 conference coach-of-the-year honors, 13 conference freshman of the year honors and two Southeast Region Coach of the Year honors. Since 2003, when the NCAA began competition on a Regional level, the Mountaineers have sent 49 athletes to the regional meet. After taking over the men’s program in 1995, the Mountaineers have produced two NCAA Division I all-Americans, four NCAA All-American performances, 11 Division I Qualifiers, 203 Southern Con-ference individual champion performances, 511 all-conference per-formers, 10 conference MVP’s, 25 conference team championships, 11 coach-of-the-year honors, three conference freshman of the year and two Southeast Region Coach of the Year honors. App State has also sent 42 athletes to Regional competition. Appalachian has qualified 42 men and 51 women athletes to

the East Region with eight NCAA Championship qualifying performanc-es coming out of the region for Appalachian. In 2004, Appalachian had its first East Region champion with a first place finish in the men’s 100 meter dash. Coach Weaver has also worked as the Yosef Club Director (athletic fundraising arm of the Appalachian Foundation Inc.) from 1982-1985. He also taught classes in the Education and Physical Education depart-ments of the university. A native of Fayetteville, N.C., Weaver graduated from Seventy-First High School in 1967. He earned his bachelor of science degree in 1971 from Appalachian, returning to Fayetteville to teach biology and even-tually take over the cross country and track programs at Douglas Byrd High School in 1972. His cross country dual meet record over eight years was an impressive 71-11 and his teams won six conference titles while competing in four state championships. His track team also produced many individual conference and regional champions, along with several state meet qualifiers. Currently, Coach Weaver coaches the sprinters, hurdlers, multi-event athletes and relays, while over-seeing all aspects of the program. He is also serving an appointment to the NCAA Division I Track and Cross Country Committee effective September of 2006 and active until September of 2010. Each summer, Weaver also directs the Grandfather Mountain Marathon, The Bear Road Race and two Cross Country team camps. Over 1,000 athletes attend camp at App State each summer. On April 10, 2014, Weaver was awarded with the W.H. Plemmons Leadership Medallion. It’s awarded to “recognize the time, energy, skill and commitment of students, faculty, studen development, educators and staff who exceed their peers in proving leadership that enriches the quality of a student life and advances the education of students.” Weaver was one of six community members to receive the honor and was rec-ognized as part of the Fall Convocation in September 2014.

Mike Curcio is in his 20th year as the head men’s and women’s cross country coach and track and field distance coach at Appalachian State University.

For the Mountaineers in 2013, Curcio led them to a second-place finish at the SoCon championship meet. Kyle McFoy placed sixth and ran a time of 25:08.85 and also was named

to the SoCon first-team. Josh Cox finished 10th with a time of 25:31.76. James Howard-Smith and Will Raby both took second-team honors.

The 2012 campaign was a banner year for the Mountaineers’ middle-distance/distance runners on the track as Curcio helped coach three ath-letes who broke five school records. Will Raby set the school record for the 5,000-meter event in indoor track, while Alex Taylor and Chris Moen teamed up with two sprinters to set the school record in the distance medley relay for indoor track at the SoCon Championships. Taylor set the App State record in the 800 and 1500-meter events while teaming up with Moen and two of Appalachian’s sprinters to break a 28-year old Ap-palachian record in the distance medley relay at the 2012 Penn Relays.

Curcio coached four men to the first round of the NCAA Champion-ships in 2012 in outdoor track, as Taylor qualified for both the 800 and 1,500-meter events and Moen, Sean Soderman and Josh Cox all quali-fied for the 3,000-meter steeplechase.

Curcio’s cross country teams have been very successful under his ten-ure, as they have captured one women’s Southern Conference titles and 10 men’s SoCon championships, including six-straight men’s titles from 2005-10

During his time at App State, Curcio has coached nine NCAA Quali-fiers, 16 NCAA Regional Qualifiers, 19 USATF Junior National Qualifiers and seven Southern Conference Cross Country Freshman of the Year.

In addition to those feats, Curcio has also coached 93 all-Southern Conference Cross Country performers and four Southern Conference Cross Country individual champions.

While coaching the distance runners for Appalachian track and field, Curcio has coached 59 athletes to SoCon indoor and outdoor individual

champion performances and 208 runners to all-conference indoor and outdoor performances. He has also coached two athletes to SoCon in-door track and field MVP awards and two outdoor track and field MVP awards.

As athletic excellence is important, Curcio and his teams also strive for success in academics. Since being at Appalachian, Curcio has coached two NCAA post graduate scholarship award winners, one Southern Con-ference post graduate scholarship award winner, three Mrs. Brakefield award recipients, for an Appalachian senior student-athlete with the highest GPA, and 12 USTFCCCA academic all-Americans.

During the 2011-12 season, both the App State men’s and women’s recorded multi-year APR scores well above the national average while the men were recognized with an NCAA Public Recognition Award for compiling a four-year APR of 1,000 and ranking among the top 10 per-cent of all teams in the nation.

For all of his efforts, in 2003 Curcio was named the USTCA Division I Men’s National Assistant Coach of the Year for Distance. He also has been recognized by the Southern Conference for his team’s impressive per-formances, being named the SoCon’s men’s cross country coach of the year nine times.

Before coming to Appalachian, Curcio served as an assistant at Florida State from 1988-1992.

In the spring of 1993, he became an assistant at South Florida, where he helped build a fledgling track and field program, along with a nation-ally-ranked cross country program.

The track women at USF won three conference titles in the first four years of the program’s existence. The men’s and women’s cross country teams were ranked as high as 12th and 21st in Division I during his ten-ure.

Curcio hails from Long Island, N.Y. where he attended Newfield High School before attending and competing for Appalachian State Univer-sity. He was a three-time all-SoCon selection in track and still ranks fifth all-time in the 1,500 meter run with a time of 3:49.60.

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Name Class Hometown/High School (Previous School) Brooke Brekke Fr. Neillsville, Wis./Neillsville Samantha Campanaro Jr. Winston-Salem, N.C./Mt. Tabor Allison Cook Gr. Raleigh, N.C./Sanderson Dana Cox Jr. Apex, N.C./Panther Creek Leigh Harrow Fr. Deltaville, Va./Middlesex Shelby Howell Jr. Wilmington, N.C./New Hanover Natalie Kile So. Canton, Ga./Blessed Trinity Kerry Leonard Fr. Wilmington, N.C./New Hanover Torre Moser So. Apex, N.C./Apex Alison Peters Fr. Valdosta, Ga./Lowndes County Mallary Price So. Matthews, N.C./Weddington Hana Ratcliffe Fr. Durham, N.C./Durham School of the Arts Kayla Schneider Sr. Boone, N.C./Watauga Christina Shearon So. Waxhaw, N.C./Cuthbertson Madison Simmons So. Waxhaw, N.C./Cuthbertson Taryn Stern Jr. Harrisburg, N.C./Hickory Ridge Maria Stickley Sr. Atglen, Pa./Bishop Shanahan Justine Stocks Sr. Asheville, N.C./North Buncombe Tristin Van Ord So. Chapel Hill, N.C./Chapel Hill Brittany Williams Jr. Simpsonville, S.C./Maudlin

Date Meet Location Time Aug. 29 COVERED BRIDGE OPEN BOONE, N.C. 5 p.m. Sept. 13 Montreat University Open Montreat, N.C. 9 a.m. Sept. 20 Winthrop Invitational Rock Hill, S.C. 9 a.m. Oct. 4 USC Upstate Open Spartanburg, S.C. 9 a.m. Oct. 17 BLUE RIDGE OPEN BOONE, N.C. 3:30 p.m. Oct. 17 WCU Open Cullowhee, N.C. 4 p.m. Oct. 25 Lenoir-Rhyne Open Hickory, N.C. 9 a.m. Nov. 2 Sun Belt Conference Championships Mobile, Ala. 9 a.m. Nov. 8 Three Stripe Invitational Raleigh, N.C. 9 a.m. Nov. 14 NCAA Southeast Regional Louisville, Ky. 11 a.m. Nov. 22 NCAA National Championships Terre Haute, Ind. 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE

ROSTER

Appalachian State University women’s cross country enters the 2014 season in its first year as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. The Apps finished fourth in the Southern Conference last season and had one runner earn all-SoCon honors in the process. Justine Stocks and Dana Cox will be counted on to help lead a young, but experience group this season in the Sun Belt. Stocks finished in 10th place at the conference meet with a time of 18:23.22 and earned all-SoCon second-team honors. Cox finished in 15th place overall and ran a 18:38.52 coming in second for the Mountaineers. Also returning for the Apps are: Samantha Campanaro, Allison Cook, Shelby Howell, Natalie Kile, Torre Moser, Mallary Price, Kayla Schnei-der, Madison Simmons, Maria Stickley, Tristin Van Ord and Brittany Williams to go along with five incoming freshmen to the roster.

App State opens its campaign at home with the Covered Bridge Open on Aug. 29 before hitting the road hitting the road to Mon-treat, N.C. for the Montreat University Open on Sept. 13. The Apps will continue its road warrior mentality when they travel to the Win-throp Invitational on Sept. 20 and USC Upstate Open on Oct. 4. The Black and Gold will return home on Oct. 17 with some competing in the Blue Ridge Open and others going to the WCU Open in Cullo-whee. The team will wrap up its season at the Lenoir-Rhyne Open

on Oct. 25 before the Sun Belt Championship meet on Nov. 2 in Mobile, Ala. The Three Stripe Invitational in Raleigh, N.C. will take place on Nov. 8 followed by the NCAA Division I Southeast Regional in Louisville, Ky. on Nov. 14. The NCAA Division I National Championships will return to Terre Haute, Ind. on Nov. 22.

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Brooke Brekke - Fr. - Neilsville, Wis./NeilsvillePR’s Indoor: 400m - 1:02.17Outdoor: 200m - 26.79 ... 400m - 58.962013-14 Indoor: Placed ninth in the 400m at the Appalachian invitational ... Outdoor: ran a personal best 200m at the Wake Forest Open ... ran a personal best 400m at Carolina’s Cup 2014 and finished fifth ... placed fifth at the Charlotte Invitational in the 400m.High School: was a conference champion in the 200m and 400m ... became a state qualifier in the 400m ... placed third in the long jump at the USATF Regionals ... was also an accomplished figure skater, placing second at the Badger State Games

Samantha Campanaro - So. - Winston-Salem, N.C./Mt. TaborPR’s Cross Country: 5,000m – 18:59.04Indoor: 800m – 2:28.35…Mile – 5:20.39…3,000m – 10:39.84Outdoor: 800m – 2:27.69…1,500m – 4:51.32…5,000m – 18:21.622012-13 Cross Country: Participated in three meets for the Black and Gold in her freshman season... earned the first-place finish at the Mountaineer Open for App State... ran a personal-best 18:59.04 at the Blue Ridge Open... Indoor: Finished eighth in the 800m at the Mountaineer Open with a personal-best 2:28.35... posted a third-place finish in the mile at the Appalachian Pre-Conference Meet... garnered the ninth-place finish in the 3,000m at the Liberty Quad... Outdoor: Earned a second-place finish in the 800m at the Appalachian Open, running a personal-best 2:27.69.. finished sixth at Beaches vs Mountains in the 1,500m, running a personal-best 4:51.32... posted a 18:21.62 in the 5,000m at the Wake Forest Open, which was good for a personal-best timeHigh School: Named all-confernce four times for cross country...received the Coaches Award one time

Allison Cook- Gr. - Raleigh, N.C./SandersonPR’s Cross Country: 5,000m – 18:00.10...6 ,000m – 22:03.60Indoor: 3,000m – 10:27.84... One Mile – 5:08.68Outdoor: 1,500m – 4:37.00...3,000m steeplechase – 10:47.77...800m – 2:20.072013-14 Indoor: Ran a personal best 3,000m at the Hokie Invitation-al ... ran a personal best 5,000m at the SoCon Indoor Championships and placed 15th ... finished first at Mountaineer Open as a member of the 4x4 relay ... placed third in the mile at 2014 Mountaineer Open.2012-13 Cross Country: Competed as one of the Apps top-five runners all season... finished third overall at the adidas/Winthrop Invitational to help lead the Black and Gold to a first-place finish... posted a 12th-place finish at the SoCon Championships and crossed the line second for Appalachian to help lead the Mountaineers to the title... placed fifth for App at the NCAA Southeast Regional... named second team all-SoCon... Indoor: Did not participate in the 2012-13 season... Outdoor: Did not compete in the 2013 season2011-12 Cross Country: Competed in every meet as one of the Mountaineers top runners...posted a season-best 18:28.00 at the So-Con Championships...Indoor: Competed in six meets...finished first in the one mile at the Niswonger Foundation Invitational...helped her team to a fourth place finish in the distance medley relay at the SoCon Championships, earning all-SoCon recognition...Outdoor: Finished second in the 3,000m at Beaches vs. Mountains...posted a personal record 10:47.77 in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Duke Invitational as an unattached runner, finishing third...posted a third place finish in the 1500m at the Coastal Carolina University Invita-tional...finished eighth at the SoCon Championships in the 1500m...helped the Apps’ to its second-straight SoCon Outdoor title, running a 10:57.99 at the SoCon Championships in the 3,000m steeplechase, which ranks her third all-time at ASU2010-11 Cross Country: Competed in four meets...marked a season-best 19:20.39 at the Asics-Winthrop Invitational...Indoor: Finished fifth in the mile at the Appalachian Pre-Conference meet...Outdoor: Competed in four meets...earned her best-finish in the 1,500m at the Beach vs. Mountain meetHigh School: Four-time cross country state qualifier...took 10th place at state cross country her freshman year

Dana Cox - So.- Apex, N.C./Panther CreekPR’s Cross Country: 5,000m – 18:14.90…6,000m – 22:36.10Indoor: Mile – 5:34.82…3,000m – 10:28.64 ... 5,000m - 18:40.34Outdoor: 3,000m – 10:19.32…5,000m – 17:43.09…10,000m – 36:47.442013-14 Cross Country: Ran a personal-best 5K at the Winthrop/Adidas Invitational and finished sixth ... placed 15th at the Blue Ridge Open ... took 15th at the SoCon Conference meet ... ran a personal-best 6K at the NCAA DI Southeast Region meet... Indoor: ran a personal best and placed sixth at 2014 Liberty Quad in the 3,000m ... Outdoor: ran a personal best 5,000m at the Wake Forest Open and placed sixth ... ran a personal best 3,000m at Carolina’s Cup 2014 and placed fourth ... ran a personal best 10,000m at SoCon Outdoor Championship and finished sixth.2012-13 Cross Country: Was the top-finisher for Appalachian at the Blue Ridge Open... finished 35th overall at the SoCon Champion-ships, with a personal-best 18:34.27... earned SoCon all-freshman team... ran a personal-best 23:04.90 in the 6,000m race at the NCAA Southeast Regional... Indoor: posted a seventh-place in the mile at the Appalachian Pre-Conference Meet, running a personal-best 5:34.82... finished fifth in the 3,000m at the Mountaineer Open... ran a personal-best 10:40.10 at the JDL Invitational in the 3,000m... Outdoor: placed fourth in the 3,000m run at Beaches vs Moun-tains, running a personal-best 10:37.86... posted a personal-best 17:55.71 and a sixth-place finish in the 5,000m at the Duke Twilight... finished seventh in the 10,000m at the SoCon Championships with a personal-best 37:23.53 timeHigh School: Earned a 69th-place finish at the Foot Locker South Regionals as a senior...finished in 13th-place at the state meet in her senior season...placed in fifth in the 3,200-meter at the 4A NCHSAA Indoor State Championship as a senior

Leigh Harrow - Fr. - Deltaville, Va./MiddlesexH.S. PR’s: 5K - 20:01 ... 1,600m - 5:42 ... 3,200m - 12:33High School: Four-time all-conference, all-region and all-state in XC ... 2014 XC Conference Champion and Female Athlete of the Year ... four-time all-conference and all-region in track. All-state during senior year and placed sixth in the 1,600m ... three-time XC team MVP and track team MVP.

Shelby Howell - Jr. - Wilmington, N.C./New HanoverPR’s Cross Country: 5,000m – 18:47.40….6,000m – 24:55.62Indoor: 400m - 1:00.29 ... 800m – 2:12.09…One Mile – 5:06.14Outdoor: 800m – 2:10.50…1,500m – 4:46.092013-14 Cross Country: Ran a personal-best 5K and finished 17th at the Winthrop/Adidas Invitational ... took 14th at the Covered Bridge Open ... Indoor: ran a personal best 400m at HIlton Garden Invitational ... placed first at the 2014 Mountaineer Open as part of the 4x3 relay ... took second in the 800m at the 2014 Mountaineer Open with a time of 2:17.86 ... placed first in the 800m at the 2014 Liberty Quad ... placed third at the SoCon Indoor Championships in the 800m with a time of 2:12.96 ... took second at the SoCon Indoor Championships in the 4x4 ... finished first at the 2014 Liberty Quad in the 800m with a time of 2:17.43 ... Outdoor: took third in the 1,500m at Carolina’s Cup 2014 with a time of 4:46.09 ... ran a personal best 800m at the SoCon Outdoor Championships with a time of 2:10.35 and took fifth ... finished second in the Georgia Invitational for the 800m2012-13 Cross Country: Ran in the Blue Ridge Open, posting a personal-best 21:06.50... posted a personal-best 24:55.62 in the 6,000m run at the 49er Invite... Indoor: Posted a first-place finish in the 800, at the Mountaineer Open... finished first in the prelimi-nary round in the 800m at the SoCon Championships, running a personal-best 2:12.09.. had the season-best time in the 800m for the Apps at the SoCon Championships... earned a fourth-place finish in the mile at the Liberty Quad... Outdoor: Placed second in the 800m run at the High Point VertKlasse Meeting, running a personal-best 2:10.50, ranking her fourth all-time for App State... finished fourth in the 800m at the NC A&T Aggie Last Chance Meet... posted a fourth-place finish in the 1,500m at Beaches vs Mountains... ran a personal-best with a 4:55.58 in the 1,500m at the Coastal Carolina InvitationalHigh School: Set a state meet record in the 800m at the 2012 State

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Championships, running a 2:11.99...state champion in the 800-me-ters in 2011 with a personal best time of 2:13.00...finished first at the East Regional in the 1,600-meter run with a time of 5:07.79 in 2012...was a three-time conference champion and four-time county cham-pion in cross country...earned a first-place finish in the NCHSAA 4A East Regional in 2011 and placed 19th at the state meet

Natalie Kile - So. - Canton, Ga./Blessed TrinityPR’s Cross Country: 5,000m - 20:24.40Indoor: Mile - 5:34.24 ... 3,000m - 10:55.30 ... 5,000m - 19:14.80Outdoor: 5,000m - 18:30.142013-14 Cross Country: ran a personal-best 5K at the Covered Bridge Open and finished 38th ... Indoor: ran a personal best mile time at the Appalachian Pre-Conference Indoor meet with a time of 5:34.24 and finished third ... ran a personal best 3,000m at the 2014 Liberty Quad with a time of 10:55.30 and took 12th ... Outdoor: ran a personal best 5,000m at the Charlotte Invitational and took 10thHigh School PR’s: 800m – 2:31...1600m – 5:25...3200m – 11:35...5000m – 18:48High School: Named cross country Most Valuable Player in 2009 and 2012...placed third in the state in the 3200m and fifth in the 1600m her senior season

Kerry Leonard - Fr. - Wilmington, N.C./LaneyH.S. PR’s: 5K - 18:19 ... 400m - 1:03 ... 800m - 2:22 ... 1,600m - 5:08 ... 3,200m - 11:18High School: lettered four years in cross country and track and field ... four-time XC all-region competitor ... three-time XC state qualifier ... top 20 at states senior year ... three-time XC all-conference and conference champ as a junior and senior ... XC Regional champ senior year ... earned cross country Most Improved award as a freshman ... three-time team MVP ... all-region track competitor for four years ... two-time track state qualifier ... four-time track all-conference honoree ... two-time track conference champion (800m, 1600m, 3200m) ... two-time top 10 at states (1600m)

Torre Moser - So. - Cary, N.C./ ApexPR’s Cross Country: 5,000m - 19:07.00Indoor: 800m - 2:20.54 ... Mile - 5:15.43Outdoor: 800m - 2:16.54 ... 1,500m - 4:43.412013-14 Cross Country: competed in six races as a freshman ... finished first in the Blue Ridge Open meet with a time of 19:09.8 ... recorded a personal best time of 19:07 at the Three Stripe Invite ... Indoor: ran a personal best mile at the Hokie Invitational and took 16th place ... finished fourth at the 2014 Liberty Quad meet in the 800m ... member of the third place 4x4 team at the Liberty Quad meet ... Outdoor: ran a personal best 800m at the Charlotte Invita-tional and finished eighth ... ran a personal best 1,500m at the 2014 Liberty Collegiate Invitational and took second.High School PRs: 800m – 2:22...1600m – 5:22...5000m – 19:22High School: Earned all-conference during her senior season...named Most Valuable Player in cross country.

Alison Peters - Fr. - Valdosta, Ga./Lowndes CountyH.S. PR’s: 5K - 19:02 ... 1,600m - 5:28 ... 3,200m - 11:56High School: lettered four years in cross country and track and field ... four-time all-region and all-state competitor ... four-time regional champion and track state qualifier in the 1600m and 3200m run ... earned track and field Freshman of the Year and the Most Desire award all four years.

Mallary Price - So. - Matthews, N.C./ WeddingtonPR’s Cross Country: 5,000m - 18:37.40 ... 6,000m - 22:43.00Indoor: 3,000m - 10:42.32 ... 5,000m - 18:50.72Outdoor: 5,000m - 18:24.792013-14 Cross Country: ran a personal-best 5K at the Winthrop/Adidas and finished 14th ... finished sixth at the Asheville Carnival ... ran a personal-best 6K at Lehigh’s Paul Short Run ... Indoor: ran a personal best 3,000m at the 2014 Liberty Quad and took ninth with a time of 10:42.32 ... Outdoor: ran a personal best 5,000m at the Wake Forest Open and took 16th with a time of 18:24.79 ... placed sixth in the 5,000m at the 2014 Liberty Collegiate InvitationalHigh School PR’s: Mile – 5:15...3200m – 11:25...5000m – 18:29High School: Was an all-conference winner and a two-time regional

2014 Mountaineerschamp in the 3200m...helped lead the cross country team to a confer-ence championship her junior and senior season...named Female Student Athlete of the year as a junior.. won the state championship in the 4x8 relay during winter track and field her junior year. Hana Ratcliffe - Fr. - Durham, N.C./Durham School of the ArtsH.S. PR’s: 5K - 18:31 ... 1,600m - 5:08High School: lettered four times in cross country and track and field• Four-time all-conference and all-region honoree and two-time all-state in cross country ... all-conference and all-state in track and field (1600m, 800m, 4x400m, 4x800m) ... four-time cross country team MVP and Female Athlete of the Year senior year ... two-time track and field team MVP.

Kayla Schneider - Sr. - Boone, N.C./WataugaPR’s Cross Country: 5,000m – 18:10.30... 6,000m – 22:25.20Indoor: 3,000m – 10:08.91... One Mile – 5:05.88...5,000m - 18:18.51Outdoor: 800m – 2:20.47... 1,500m – 4:41.94... 5,000m – 17:47.23 ... 3,000s - 10:55.842013-14 Cross Country: ran a personal-best 5K at the Winthrop/Adidas Invitational and finished fifth ... placed eighth at the Covered Bridge Open ... ran a personal-best 6K at Lehigh’s Paul Short Run ... Indoor: ran a personal best mile at the SoCon Indoor Championship ... ran a personal best 3,000m at the Hilton Garden Invitational and took sixth ... placed first at the Appalachian Pre-Conference Indoor meet in the mile ... member of thid place 4x4 team at 2014 Livberty Quad ... Outdoor: ran a personal best 3000s at SoCon Outdoor Championship with a time of 10:55.84 and placed third ... took fourth in the 1,500m at Carolina’s Cup.2012-13 Cross Country: Placed fourth for Appalachian and 15th overall in the Covered Bridge Open... ran a season-best 19:14.73 at the adidas/Winthrop Invitational...Indoor: posted a first-place finish in the mile at the Appalachian Pre-Conference meet... rinished fifth overall and ran a personal-best in the mile at the SoCon Championships with a 5:06.14... placed first in the 3,000m at the Mountaineer Open... ran a personal-best 18:18.51 in the 5,000m at the SoCon Championships...Outdoor: Placed fifth in the 1,500m at Beaches vs Mountains... ran a personal-best 4:41.94 in the 1,500m at the Auburn Tiger Classic... posted a first-place finish in the 5,000m at the Coastal Carolina Invita-tional, running a personal-best 17:47.23... finished third in the 3,000m steeplechase at the High Point VertKlasse Meeting... earned a fifth-place finish at the SoCon Championships and ranks fifth all-time for App State in the 3,000m steeplechase, running a personal-best 11:01.57... placed third in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Penn Relays2011-12 Cross Country: Competed in four meets for the Mountain-eers...recorded a season-best 18:52.50 with a 19th place finish at the Mountaineer Open...posted a 30th place finish at the Covered Bridge Open...Indoor: Competed in seven meets...had a first place finish in the mile at the Appalachian Pre-Conference Indoor Open Split, posting a 5:09.33, which was good for a personal best...helped her team to a fourth place finish in the distance medley relay at the SoCon Confer-ence Championships...Outdoor: Competed in six meets on the season...posted a second place finish in the 1,500m at the Appalachian Open...ran a season-best 4:43.19 in the 1,500m at Beaches vs. Mountains...finished with a season-best 18:13.87 at the Wake Forest Invitational2010-11 Cross Country: Redshirted...Indoor: Competed in three meets...finished fourth in the 800m at the Appalachian Pre-Conference meet...Outdoor: Competed in four meets...finished fourth in the 1,500m at the High Point Invitational and in the 5,000m at the Liberty InvitationalHigh School: Named all-conference in cross country for sophomore, junior and senior years...placed sixth at regional cross country meet...recognized as an all-region performer for junior and senior track sea-sons.

Christina Shearon - Fr. - Edwards, Colo./Battle MountainH.S. PR’s: 5K - 19:57 ... 800m - 2:29 ... 1,600m - 5:28High School: all-region as a freshman in XC ... three-time all-state in XC ... three-time all-state in track and all-region as a freshman ... member of 4x800m school record team and top ten in the mile ... earned Most Improved award as a freshman

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2014 MountaineersMadison Simmons - So. - Waxhaw, N.C./ CuthbertsonPR’s Cross Country: 5K - 19:20.102013-14 Cross Country: ran a personal-best 5K at the Winthrop/Adidas Invitational and finished 26th.High School PR’s Cross Country: 5,000m – 18:46.53Indoor: 1,600m – 5:24.00…3,200m – 11:37.00Outdoor: 1,600m – 5:23.43…3,200m – 11:30.46High School: Prepped at Cuthbertson High School, participating in both cross country and track... named all-conference three times... was the conference champion in both 2011 and 2012... garnered all-region honors three times and was named all-region twice... earned all-state honors in both her junior and senior campaign, placing third overall both times... named most improved runner in 2010 and was voted MVP in 2011... garnered the Cavalier Pride Award in her senior season... holds the school record in the 5,000m, running a 18:46.53

Taryn Stern - Jr. - Harrisburg, N.C./ Hickory RidgePR’s Indoor: 400m - 1:00.78 ... 800m - 2:16.91Outdoor: 400m - 57.20...800m - 2:13.112013-14 Indoor: placed first in the 4x3 at 2014 Mountaineer Open ... placed first in the 800m at Mountaineer Open with time of 2:14.64 ... took second at SoCon Indoor Championships in 4x4 and took sixth in the 800m ... Oudoor: ran a personal best 400m at the SoCon Outdoor Championship and placed 10th ... ran a personal best 800m at Caro-lina’s Cup 2014 and placed first with a time of 2:13.11.2012-13 Indoor: placed third in the 800m at the Mountaineer Open with a time of 2:19.53 ... helped the 4x400 team to a first place finish at the Liberty Quad, finishing in 3:57.55 ... recorded a new personal best of 2:16.91 in the 800m, placing second at the Appalachian Open ... Outdoor: placed first at the Appalachian Open in the 800m with a time of 2:20.56 ... posted a new personal best in the 800m at the SoCon Outdoor Championships, placing tenth.2011-2012 Indoor: finished first in the 800m at the Appalachian Pre-Conference meet ... posted a personal-best 2:21.04 in the 800m at the Vulcan Invitational ... Outdoor: clinched a sixth place finish and ran a personal-best 2:21.15 at the Coastal Carolina Invitational.High School: Won conference cross country as a senior and earned all-state in indoor track as a junior... won the state championship in the 800m in outdoor track... finished second in the 800m at the AAU indoor track national.

Maria Stickley - Sr. - Atglen, Pa./Bishop ShanahanPR’s Cross Country: 5,000m – 18:33.60... 6,000m – 23:01.50Indoor: One Mile - 5:09.89...800m - 2:18.79...3,000m - 10:35.88Outdoor: 800m – 2:18.84... 1,500m – 4:41.98... 3,000m – 10:35.64... 3,000m Steeplechase – 11:49.532013-14 Cross Country: finished 16th at the Winthrop/Adidas Invi-tational ... Outdoor: placed seventh in the 4x400m at the Liberty Col-legiate Invitational ... took eighth in the Liberty Collegeiate Invitational for the 800m ... finished fifth at Carolina’s Cup in the 1,500m2012-13 Cross Country: Helped the Apps to a second-place finish at the Covered Bridge Open, finishing fifth for the Mountaineers... ran a season-best 18:59.31 at the Southern Conference Championships... posted a personal-best 23:01.50 in the 6,000m run at the NCAA Pre-National meet... Indoor: Placed third in the 800m at the Appalachian Pre-Conference meet with a personal-best 2:18.79... ran a personal-best 5:09.89 in the mile at the SoCon Championships for a ninth-place finish... posted a personal-best 10:35.88 in the 3,000m at the Kentucky Invitational... Outdoor: Participated in the 1,500m at the High Point VertKlasse Meeting, placing 15th2011-12 Cross Country: Competed in four meets for ASU...finished 22nd at the Mountaineer Open....recorded a season-best 18:33.60 at the SoCon Championships...Indoor: Ran in four meets on the season...fin-ished second in the mile at the Niswonger Foundation Invitational...ran a 2:28.51 at the Mountaineer Split in the 800m...Outdoor: Competed in nine meets for the Black and Gold...finished with a season-best and personal record 2:18.84 in the 800m at Beaches vs. Mountains...put up a first place finish at the Appalachian Open in the 1,500m...had a season-best 4:41.98 in the 1,500m at Beaches vs. Mountains...posted a 11:49.53 in the 3,000m steeplechase at the SoCon Championships, which was good for a sixth place finishHigh School: Earned all-conference honors in cross country and track and field...earned most valuable athlete for cross country and track and field

Justine Stocks - Sr. - Asheville, N.C./North BuncombePR’s Cross Country: 5,000m – 18:02.80...6,000m – 22:10.20Indoor: One Mile – 5:04.08...3,000m - 10:05.49...5,000m - 17:48.48Outdoor: 800m – 2:13.96...1,500m – 4:32.77...3,000m – 10:28.70 ... 3,000s - 10:37.672013-14 Cross Country: finished in first-place at the Winthrop/Adidas Invita-tional with a personal-best 5K ... took 10th at the Blue Ridge Open ... finished 10th at the SoCon Conference meet ... ran a personal-best 6K at the NCAA DI Southeast Region meet ... Indoor: placed top ten in all eight races during the indoor season ... took first in the Appalachian Pre-Conference meet in the 800m witha time of 2:16.04 ... took sixth in the SoCon Indoor Championship mile run with a time of 5:08.32 ... placed 10th at SoCon Indoor Champion-ship in 5,000m with a time of 17:52.33 ... Outdoor: took second in the 800m at Carolina’s Cup and ran a personal best 2:13.96 ... finished fourth at SoCon Outdoor Championship in 3000s and ran a personal best of 10:37.67 ... ran a personal best 1,500m at the SoCon Outdoor Championship with a time of 4:32.77 and placed sixth.2012-13 Cross Country: Competed as one of Appalachian’s top-five runners all season... finished second for the Apps and 20th overall at the 49er Invite... ran a personal-best 18:05.43 at the SoCon Championships... posted a career-best 22:10.20 in the 6,000m at the NCAA Pre-National meet... Indoor: Ran a personal-best 5:04.08 in the mile at the Liberty Quad for a second-place finish, ranking her ninth all time for App State... finished fourth in the mile at the SoCon Championships... set a personal-best time of 10:05.49 in the 3,000m at the SoCon Championships for a fifth-place finish... posted a time of 17:48.48 in the 5,000m at the Mountaineer Open which was good for a personal-best time... Outdoor: Ranks ninth all-time for the Apps in the 1,500m run, posting a personal-best 4:35.64 at the Auburn Tiger Classic... finished sixth in the 1,500m at the SoCon Championships... placed fourth in the 3,000m steeple-chase, running a personal-best 11:00.19, which ranks her fourth all-time for the Mountaineers... earned a first-place finish in the 3,000m steeplechase at Beaches vs Mountains and the Penn Relays... garnered a fifth-place finish in the 5,000m run at the Wake Forest Open, running a personal-best 17:21.01... placed ninth in the 5,000m run a the SoCon Championships 2011-12 Cross Country: Competed in all seven meets for the Apps...posted a 15th at the Mountaineer Open...ran a season-best 18:36.40 at the SoDCon Championships...Indoor: Competed in 11 meets for the Mountaineers...finished third in the 800m at the Mountaineer Split Meet...ran a season-best 2:21.27 in the 800m at the Vulcan Invitational...helped her team to a fourth place finish in the distance medley relay at the SoCon Championships...Outdoor: Ran in eight meets...finished fifth in the 1,500m at Beaches vs. Mountains...posted a 4:38.61 with was a personal record in the 1500m at the Auburn Invitational...put up at 4:45.98 in the 1500m at the SoCon Champi-onships...had a personal record in the 800m at the NCAA Preliminary trials, running a 2:16.292010-11 Cross Country: Redshirted...Indoor: Finished second at the Ap-palachian Pre-Conference meet in the 800m...Outdoor: Competed in five meets...clocked ASU’s top 1,500m time, 4.44.35, last spring finshed...third in the 1,500m at the High Point InvitationalHigh School: Regional champion in cross country her senior year...took 12th place at state cross country her senior year...set school record in 800m with a time of 2:20.00

Tristin Van Ord - So. - Chapel Hill, N.C./ Chapel HillPR’s Cross Country: 5K - 18:53.30Indoor: 800m - 2:22.24 ... Mile - 5:10.84 ... 3,000m - 10:06.05 ... 5,000m - 17:19.44Outdoor: 800m - 2:17.51 ... 1,500m - 4:32.10 ... 5,000m - 17:13.782013-14 Cross Country: ran a personal-best 5K at the Winthrop/Adi-das Invitational and finished 19th ... finished 13th at the 3 Strip Invite ... Indoor: finished first in the 3,000m at the 2014 Liberty Quad and ran a personal best of 10:06.05 ... placed first in the Mountaineer Open as a member of the 4x400m team ... ran a personal best mile at the Hokie Invitational and finished 11th with a time of 5:10.84 ... finished fifth at the SoCon Indoor Championships in the 5,000m and sixth in the 3,000m ... Outdoor: ran a personal best 800m at the Charlotte Invitational and took 10th with a time of 2:17.51 ... ran a personal best 1,500m at the SoCon Outdoor Championships and took fifth with a time of 4:32.10 ... ran a personal best 5,000m and placed first at the Wake Forest Open with a time of 17:13.78High School PR’s: Mile – 5:09...3,200m – 11:13.56...5,000m – 18:28High School: Named cross country all-state all four seasons... earned state runner up in the 3,200m her junior and senior seasons...named

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Brittany Williams - Jr. - Simpsonville, S.C./MaudlinPR’s Cross Country: 5,000m - 18:25.60...6,000m - 22:34.30Indoor: One Mile - 5:18.35...3,000m - 10:15.93 ... 5,000m - 18:01.39Outdoor: 3,000m - 10:57.51...5,000m - 17:36.24 ... 10,000m - 37:39.852013-14 Cross Country: ran a personal-best 5K at the Winthrop/Adidas Invitational and placed eighth ... placed 12th at the Blue Ridge Open ... Indoor: placed third at the ETSU Niswonger meet in the 5,000m ... ran a personal best in the mile at 2014 Mountaineer Open with a time of 5:18.35 and took second place ... ran a personal best in the 3,000m at the Liberty Quad meet and finished third with a time of 10:15.93 ... placed ninth in the 3,000m and 13th in the 5,000m at the SoCon Indoor Championships ... Outdoor: placed seventh at the Wake Forest Open in the 5,000m ... ran a personal best 5,000m at the Florida Relays with a time of 17:36.24 ... ran a personal best 10,000m at the SoCon Outdoor Championships and took ninth with a time of 37:39.85.2012-13 Cross Country: Finished 18th overall in her first collegiate meet at the Covered Bridge Open... ran a personal-best 19:12.64 at the Blue Ridge Open...posted a 23:40.06 in the 6,000m run at the 49er Invite for a personal-best time...Indoor: Placed fifth in the mile at the Appalachian Pre-Conference meet with a personal-best 5:31.06... finished sixth in the 3,000m at the Mountaineer Open... ran a personal-best in the 3,000m at the Liberty Quad... Outdoor: Placed sixth in the 3,000m at Beaches vs Mountains, running a personal-best 10:57.52...posted a personal-best 18:39.52 in the 5,000m at the Wake Forest OpenHigh School: Member of the 2011 SC Upper State Cross Country Championship team and finished runner-up in the Region II AAAA Cross Country Region...finished third in the 3,200-meters and eight in the 4x800-meter relay at the state champion-ships as a junior...earned all-state honors as a junior in cross country.

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Appalachian State UniversityNestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, Appalachian boasts an enrollment of 17,838 students. Located

in the town of Boone, Appalachian is in the midst of one of the finest resort areas in the United States. Mountain foliage, skiing, the Blue Ridge Parkway (America’s most visited national park) and cool summer evenings help make the Boone area so popular.

Academically, Appalachian is a comprehensive university that offers more than 130 majors. The institution stresses teaching. Classes are kept small and almost all classes are taught by full professors. The student to faculty ratio is 15-to-1. U.S. News and World Report has consistently ranked Appalachian among the Top 10 Regional Universities. All this at a reasonable cost.

Appalachian fields 20 varsity sports at the NCAA Division I level, including cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field. In the past 31 years before transferring into the Sun Belt Conference on July 1, 2014, the men and women have combined to win 63 Southern Conference championships in track and cross country. The men’s program has produced 43 NCAA qualifiers and seven All-Americans, while the women have 50 NCAA qualifers, 10 gaining All-America honors, a two-time NCAA National Champion, and a two-time Olympic bronze medalist. The women’s cross country team has won nine conference titles, while the men’s team has captured 14, with 1994 as a banner year as the mens team qualified for the NCAA Championships and finished the season ranked 20th in the nation.

Running FacilitiesAppalachian and the surrounding areas offer some of the best and widest variety of training sites on the East Coast.

Moses Cone Park and The Blue Ridge Parkway offer over 50 miles of groomed trails, while the on-campus cross country course has more than four miles of trails sitting along the New River. The course was named after Appalachian standout Don Kennedy. The 8,325- seat Holmes Convocation Center and its 300-meter indoor track opened in 2000. The state-of-the-art Appalachian Athletics Center opened in 2009 at Kidd Brewer Stadium and serves as the home for App State football and outdoor track and field.

Quick FactsLocation ............................................................................ Boone, N.C.Founded .........................................................................................1899Enrollment .................................................................................17,838Conference..............................................................................Sun BeltNickname .................................................................... MountaineersColors .......................................................................... Black and GoldChancellor ............................................................ Dr. Sheri N. EvertsFaculty Representative .........................................Dr. Alan HauserInterim Director of Athletics ..................................... Rick BeasleySenior Assoc. Athletic Director/SWA ....... Debbie RichardsonDirector of Track and Cross Country .....................John WeaverHead Cross Country Coach. .......................................Mike CurcioXC/Track Phone ..........................................................828-262-3080XC/Track Fax ................................................................828-262-4056 www.appstate.edu www.appstatesports.com