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Men's Cross Country Takes Fifth-Consecutive SoCon Title

October 31 2009

ELON, N.C. -- Appalachian State University men's cross country won its fifth-straight Southern Conference championship, scoring 44 points to easily outdistance second-place Davidson (82 points) and Elon (83 points).

Senior Phil Mitchell was the top Mountaineer finisher, coming in 16 seconds behind overall winner Emmanuel Kirwa from Chattanooga with a time of 25:16.38. Sophomore Sean Soderman (25:25.99) and Senior Alec Meyer (25:29.33) claimed all-Socon honors as well, finishing sixth and seventh respectively. Senior Josh Houser also took home all-conference honors, finishing 10th with a time of 25:43.29 to give Appalachian an impressive four runners in the top-10.

Other top finishers for the Mountaineers include senior Bud Galloway (25:59.27), who narrowly missed all-conference recognition with a 17th place finish, freshman Burk Staub (26:04.83, 19th overall), and freshman Brian Graves (26:17.58, 23rd overall) to take home all-freshman honors.

Sophomore Mason Campbell placed 31st with a time of (26:34.31), and junior Mike Walker came in 45th at 27:06.66.

Saturday's win marks the fifth-consecutive conference championship for the Mountaineers and eighth in the last 10 years. For his efforts, head coach Mike Curcio was named SoCon Coach of the Year for the eighth time.

GoASU.com's 30 Most Memorable Games of 2009-10
30. Football 52, Georgia Southern 16 (Oct. 24, 2009)
29. Men's Tennis 6, Davidson 1 (Apr. 18, 2010)
28. Women's Tennis 4, Charlotte 3 (Apr. 8, 2010)
27. Women's Indoor Track and Field SoCon Championship (2nd) (Feb. 25-26, 2010)
26. Men's Soccer 3, Alabama A&M 2 (Sept. 11, 2009)
25. Softball 7, Virginia Tech 5 (April 7, 2010)
24. Casey Johnson Wins Men's Golf Spring Hill Suites Intercollegiate (Sept. 15, 2009)
23. Women's Outdoor Track and Field SoCon Championship (2nd) (April 25, 2010)
22. Wrestling 21, The Citadel 16 (Jan. 24, 2010)
21. Volleyball 3, Samford 2 (Oct. 11, 2009)
20. Baseball 5, Furman 4 - 10 innings (April 3, 2010)
19. Field Hockey 3, Sacred Heart 2 (Aug. 29, 2009)
18. Women's Soccer 2, Davidson 0 (Sept. 27, 2009)
17. Men's Basketball 93, Harvard 71 (CIT First Round — March 17, 2010)
16. Women's Basketball 66, Samford 55 (Feb. 15, 2010)
15. Football 30, The Citadel 27 OT (Oct. 3, 2009)
14. Women's Basketball 66, College of Charleston 64 OT (Jan. 18, 2010)
13. Men's Indoor Track and Field SoCon Championship (1st) (Feb. 25-26, 2010)
12. Football 20, South Carolina State 13 (NCAA Division I Football Championship First Round — Nov. 28, 2009)
11. Men's Basketball 93, Morgan State 92 OT (Nov. 28, 2009)
10. Caudle wins SoCon Women's Cross Country Championship (Oct. 31, 2009)
9. Men's Soccer 1, No. 21 Davidson 0 (Oct. 14, 2009)
8. Men's Cross Country SoCon Championship (1st) (October 31, 2009)
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