FOLEY, Ala. – The App State men and women swept the 2024 Sun Belt Cross Country Championships on Friday at the Graham Creek Nature Preserve in Foley. It marked the first time in school history that the Mountaineers swept both the men’s and women’s Sun Belt Conference team crowns.
The Mountaineers became the third program since 2011 to sweep both titles, and the first since Arkansas State in 2021. For the men, it was their second consecutive title and third overall. On the women’s side, it marked their third overall title and first since 2018.
The App State men finished with 30 points and were headlined by six All-Conference finishes. The App State women finished with 45 points and placed all five scoring runners inside the top 16.
Arkansas State’s Jacob Pyeatt became the second Sun Belt Men’s Cross Country individual champion in program history with a time of 23:52.8. Marshall’s Kylee Mastin become the first Sun Belt Conference Women’s Cross Country individual champion in program history with a time of 17:06.4.
App State’s Henry Stark earned Freshman of the Year honors by being the top finishing freshman during the men’s race. Stark finished seventh overall in 24:56.4. App State’s Bre Budzinski also earned Freshman of the Year honors by being the top finishing freshman during the women’s race. Budzinski finished in 16th place with a time of 18.14.3.
App State’s Chase Burrell was named the 2024 Sun Belt Conference Men’s Cross Country Elite Award Winner as Coastal Carolina’s Molly Jones was named the 2024 Sun Belt Conference Women’s Cross Country Elite Award Winner.
The SBC Elite Award recognizes the true essence of the student-athlete by honoring the individual who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the Sun Belt Conference Championship level in his or her sport, while also achieving the highest academic standard among his or her peers. The SBC Elite award is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating on the final day for each of the Sun Belt Conference’s championships.
2024 Men’s Cross Country Championship Team Results
1. App State – 30
2. Arkansas State – 46
3. South Alabama – 100
4. ULM – 115
5. Texas State – 119
6. Marshall – 159
7. Louisiana – 163
8. Coastal Carolina – 189
9. Troy – 241
2024 Women’s Cross Country Championship Team Results
1. App State – 45
2. Arkansas State – 106
3. Marshall – 115
4. Coastal Carolina – 129
5. Texas State – 130
6. Louisiana – 132
7. James Madison – 136
8. Southern Miss – 172
9. South Alabama – 194
10. Troy – 296
11. ULM – 308
12. Georgia Southern – 322
13. Georgia State – 381
2024 Men’s Cross Country Championship Top-Five Individuals (8K)
1. Jacob Pyeatt, Arkansas State (23:52.8)
2. Nati Enright, Arkansas State (24:24.4)
3. Sacha Perrier, South Alabama (24:46.3)
4. Ethan Lipham, App State (24:40.9)
5. Chase Burrell, App State (24:47.2)
2024 Women’s Cross Country Championship Top-Five Individuals (5K)
1. Kylee Mastin, Marshall (17:06.4)
2. Katherine Lawson, James Madison (17:10.4)
3. Jasmine Donohue, App State (17:18.9)
4. Maria Kaylor, Southern Miss (17:25.7)
5. Molly Jones, Coastal Carolina (17:31.3)
2024 Sun Belt Men’s Cross Country Elite Award Winner: Chase Burrell, App State
2024 Sun Belt Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Year: Jacob Pyeatt, Arkansas State
2024 Sun Belt Men's Cross Country Freshman of the Year: Henry Stark, App State
2024 Sun Belt Women’s Cross Country Elite Award Winner: Molly Jones, Coastal Carolina
2024 Sun Belt Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Year: Kylee Mastin, Marshall
2024 Sun Belt Women’s Cross Country Freshman of the Year: Bre Budzinski, App State
2024 Men’s Cross Country First Team All-Conference
Chase Burrell, App State
Ethan Lipham, App State
Nati Enright, Arkansas State
Jacob Pyeatt, Arkansas State
Sacha Perrier, South Alabama
2024 Men’s Cross Country Second Team All-Conference
Ethan Turner, App State
Calbert Guest, App State
Henry Stark, App State
Thomas Wlazlowski, App State
Evan Stevens, Arkansas State
2024 Men’s Cross Country Third Team All-Conference
Adam Groves, Coastal Carolina
Peyton Chiasson, Louisiana
Carson Barlow, South Alabama
Amos Pkemoi, South Alabama
Koket Jimata, Texas State
2024 Women’s Cross Country First Team All-Conference
Jasmine Donohue, App State
Molly Jones, Coastal Carolina
Katherine Lawson, James Madison
Kylee Mastin, Marshall
Maria Kaylor, Southern Miss
2024 Women’s Cross Country Second Team All-Conference
Lauren Johnston, App State
Emma Russum, App State
Isabelle Russell, Louisiana
Hannah Wyler, Marshall
Charleen Elizondo, South Alabama
2024 Women’s Cross Country Third Team All-Conference
Lana Farris, App State
Maja Dzialoszewska, Arkansas State
Addison Laughlin, Coastal Carolina
Ella Segura, Louisiana
Abigail Parra, Texas State