The App State men’s and women’s track and field team closed out the first day of competition at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships with a trio of top-five finishes and seven Mountaineers advancing to Saturday’s finals in four events.

Senior Oliver Wilson-Cook finished fourth in the men’s 10,000 meters with a time of 30:33.92, while sophomore Chase Burrell took fifth with a time of 31:19.92. Sophomore Linnea Maynard rounded out the top-10 in the women’s 10,000 meters with a personal best of 37:01.94.

In the men’s hammer throw, junior Chris Wainscott rounded out the top-five with a toss of 57.65m (189′ 1″), while sophomore Daiyanna Cooper took eighth with a toss of 53.61m (175′ 10″) in the women’s hammer throw.

Seven Mountaineers have advanced to the Saturday finals in the men’s and women’s 1,500 meters, men’s 400-meter hurdles, and women’s 200 meters. Junior Jasmine Donohue stopped the clock at 4:33.41 to finish third in the women’s 1,500-meter prelim. Seniors Mariah Atwater and Taylor Smith took fifth (24.12, PR) and eighth (24.25, PR), respectively, in the women’s 200-meter prelims.

Freshman Christian Gore clocked a time of 53.65 to place eighth in the men’s 400-meter hurdle prelim. In the men’s 1,500-meter prelim, senior Jonah Morris and juniors Rylan Haskett and Dwayne Lillie took eighth (4:01.12), ninth (4:01.22), and 11th (4:02.18), to qualify for the final.

Action at the Sun Belt Outdoor Track & Field Championships continues on Friday at 11 a.m. The ESPN+ broadcast will start at 5 p.m.

Team Standings | End of Day 1
Men’s Teams
3 of 21 Events Scored
1. South Alabama – 27 points
2. Arkansas State – 21 points
3. ULM – 20 points
4. Texas State – 14 points
4. Troy – 14 points
6. App State – 13 points
7. Louisiana – 8 points
– Coastal Carolina – 0 points
– Marshall – 0 points
– Southern Miss. – 0 points

Women’s Teams
4 of 21 Events Scored
1. Marshall – 28 points
2. South Alabama – 26 points
3. Louisiana – 25 points
4. Texas State – 20 points
5. Arkansas State – 19 points.
6. James Madison – 15 points
7. Southern Miss. – 10 points
8. Coastal Carolina – 9.5 points
9. ULM – 2.5 points
10. App State – 1 point
– Georgia Southern – 0 points
– Georgia State – 0 points
– Troy – 0 points