Appalachian State

Gatorade today announced Jackson Tuck of Greer Middle College Charter High School is the 2025-26 Gatorade South Carolina Boys Cross Country Player of the Year.

A look at some of the most impressive performances from class of 2028 across the state this season, broken down by event.

MileSplit SC talks with Grant Young of Wren before the SCHSL qualifying and state meet. Read the question and answer inside.

Nicole Wells of Sumter looks back at her high school track and field career in South Carolina in a salute to seniors interview.

As the calendar flips from 2022 to 2023, we are highlighting some of the top moments of the year. We have five male and five female moments, plus one with both!

Riku Sugie is a frontrunner in the boys’ field while several girls could contend at the Hillbilly Run.

Jayvion Johnson talks with scrunners for this week's salute to seniors interview.

Appalachian State has announced Men's Indoor Track & Field amongst three sports being cut.

Angel Frank of Summerville talks with scrunners about choosing the Gamecocks and the decision process. 

Metrolina Christian Academy's Caleb Kirchhoff reflects on his high school career before heading to Appalachian State in the fall to continue his track career.

Ryan Brown breaks Kalib Wilkinson's (North Mecklenburg) 2K Steeplechase State Record!

Ryan Hastings is having a break out season for App State!  Just last weekend he ran 1:48.02 setting a facility record at Duke University!

Former Mt. Tabor star Michael Ellis has found his gear at Appalachian State.

The Ocala Vanguard girls and boys cross country teams headed to the mountains of North Carolina for the Appalachian State XC Camp. Senior Teig Hennesy gives us an inside look at their running camp experience.

If you want something bad enough and have the courage to chase your dreams, you have to be willing to walk through the dark places to get them. BBTM met Brandon Hudgins at the GNC Live Well Liberty Mile earlier this year, beginning to learn his story. 

The 2013-2014 school year has provided some great highlights in both cross country and track across the Sunshine State. In the coming weeks many of our seniors will head out to start their college careers both athletically and academically. We wanted to salute them one more time in this special feature and say thank you for your support over the years.  

Many of you now find yourselves nearing the end of your season.  These last few races can make or break your season or career.  Now that can seem like a scary thing, but I'm here to remind you that it is not scary, in fact it's beautiful!  

The word of the week is Trust. Trust yourself, trust your coach, trust your athlete, trust the process. Any meaningful relationship in life is built on trust. This is especially true for the coach-athlete relationship. It is natural as a human to question authority, your situation, or your process.

One of the best qualities an athlete can have is short term memory loss.  This may seem contrary to the normal thought process of the successful athlete,  but learning to deal with mistakes and failure properly helps make you a more successful athlete.

My name is Brandon Hudgins for all of you younglings and new faces to track and field in South Carolina.  I am a runner! 

If you told Cade Zimmerman when he was starting high school that he would go to college on a running scholarship, he would probably say you were crazy. When the Chiles senior began running he thought it would help him earn a a soccer scholarship. Now the recruiting process is over, for the 3A Cross Country Finals, sixth place finisher. Zimmerman says it was different from what he had imagined.