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Appalachian State University Covered Bridge Open
9/17/2010 10:09:00 PM | Men's Cross Country
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Michael Crouch bested his own 6,400-meter (4-mile) course record running to a solo win of 19:21.78 at Appalachian State's Mountaineer Open at State Farm Fields. The Royals, ranked No. 7 in the NCAA's preseason rankings, tied No. 8-ranked Southern Indiana with 57 points. The two squads are familiar with each other as the Eagles edged the Royals for 6th place at the 2009 NCAA National Championships in Evansville, Indiana.
Ohio State won the meet with 29 points, while East Tennessee was 4th at 132, with Guilford fifth at 133, Clemson sixth at 145 and Limestone seventh at 194, while Appalachian State did not post a team score.
Michael Crouch (Yucca Valley, Calif., Yucca Valley) opened up a gap after two miles and extended it to more than 30-seconds on the field for the win. Freshman Colin Guillard (Pommerieux, France, Louis Cormontaigne Metz France) moved up to eighth over the final mile finishing in 20:09.28, with Simon Stuetzel (Meinborn, Germany) and Felix Duchampt in 16th and 17th, respectively, at 20:29.08 and 20:32.42. Alexander Schilling (Dresden, Germany, Sportgymnasium ) completed team scoring in 22nd with a 20:48.64 giving the Royals a one-through-five spread of 1:27. Nelson Mwangi (Kenya, Nairobi School) added depth with his 27th-place 21:10.08, as did Michael Hicks (Frederick, Maryland, Richard Montgomery High School) in 55th at 22:34.31.
“Team-wise, this is our best start ever,” said Coach Scott Simmons. “We have a long way to go and a lot of time to improve. This will be a nationally competitive team by the time NCAAs rolls around in December.”
The Royals will be off next weekend, but will get a better measure of their depth when they face a field of nationally ranked teams at the Louisville, Kentucky's pre-national meet October 2nd.
Ohio State won the meet with 29 points, while East Tennessee was 4th at 132, with Guilford fifth at 133, Clemson sixth at 145 and Limestone seventh at 194, while Appalachian State did not post a team score.
Michael Crouch (Yucca Valley, Calif., Yucca Valley) opened up a gap after two miles and extended it to more than 30-seconds on the field for the win. Freshman Colin Guillard (Pommerieux, France, Louis Cormontaigne Metz France) moved up to eighth over the final mile finishing in 20:09.28, with Simon Stuetzel (Meinborn, Germany) and Felix Duchampt in 16th and 17th, respectively, at 20:29.08 and 20:32.42. Alexander Schilling (Dresden, Germany, Sportgymnasium ) completed team scoring in 22nd with a 20:48.64 giving the Royals a one-through-five spread of 1:27. Nelson Mwangi (Kenya, Nairobi School) added depth with his 27th-place 21:10.08, as did Michael Hicks (Frederick, Maryland, Richard Montgomery High School) in 55th at 22:34.31.
“Team-wise, this is our best start ever,” said Coach Scott Simmons. “We have a long way to go and a lot of time to improve. This will be a nationally competitive team by the time NCAAs rolls around in December.”
The Royals will be off next weekend, but will get a better measure of their depth when they face a field of nationally ranked teams at the Louisville, Kentucky's pre-national meet October 2nd.
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