BOONE, N.C. - In the final tune-up before the Atlantic Sun Championship, Terence Attema (Smithville, Ontario) continued his strong campaign by leading the Campbell Men to an eighth place team finish at the Appalachian State Blue Ridge Open. The senior finished with a time of 25:13.9 to finish 11^th of 157 runners.

Sophomore DeLohnni Nicol-Samuel (Brandon, Manitoba) and freshman Morgan Timiney (Kalamazoo, Mich.) finished less than two seconds apart, placing 51^st and 53^rd , respectively. Nicol-Samuel had a time of 26:12.9 while Timiney's was 26:14.8 at the 8K venue.

Freshman Chris Schulist (Holland, Mich.) placed 78^th for the Camels with a time of 26:41.0, while freshman Clayton Woll (Howell, Mich.) finished 104^th with a time of 27:11.3.

Junior Rachel Deline (Belleville, Ontario) paced the CU Women, which placed 13^th as a team at the 5K course, with a time of 19:06.0 to finish 63^rd individually. Freshman Ashley Matthews (Raleigh, N.C.) had a time of 19:07.7, which was good enough for 68^th place. Another freshman contribution came from Samantha Robbins (London, Ontario) who finished 84^th with a time of 19:21.2.

Senior Baillie Locke (Wiarton, Ontario) came in with a time of 19:22.4 which put her in 87^th place. Laura Verschuren (Guelph, Ontario) rounded out the Campbell top-5, finishing 111^th with a time of 19:41.7.

The host, Appalachian State, won the men's team event narrowly over High Point University. Neal Darmody, from High Point University, won the individual event with a time of 24:35.9.

Duke dominated the women's team event, placing four runners in the top six, including the winner, Carly Seymour, who had a time of 17:15.0.

The Camels are next in action at the Atlantic Sun Championships on Saturday, Oct 30 in Spartanburg, S.C. Start time is scheduled for 9 a.m.