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Topic: Athletics

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  • App State football players call meeting, organize Boone march to ‘end injustice’
    App State football players call meeting, organize Boone march to ‘end injustice’
    Watauga Democrat
    Aug. 29, 2020

    Appalachian State University football players taking a stand against social injustice with march through Boone.

  • App State Mountaineers take on Charlotte 49ers in bookend matchups set for 2020, 2030
    App State Mountaineers take on Charlotte 49ers in bookend matchups set for 2020, 2030
    Aug. 12, 2020

    App State Athletics and Charlotte 49ers Athletics announced Aug. 12 they have agreed to add two more games to their upcoming series, with the first matchup scheduled for Sept. 12 at Appalachian’s Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone. Charlotte will host the second game in 2030 — date to be announced.

  • App State athlete makes history, named Academic All-American [student featured]
    App State athlete makes history, named Academic All-American [student featured]
    Watauga Democrat
    June 29, 2020

    Rachel Gaines has made history, becoming the first Appalachian State University field hockey student-athlete to be named an Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

  • Groups bring Easter to community during COVID-19 pandemic [staff quoted]
    Groups bring Easter to community during COVID-19 pandemic [staff quoted]
    Mountain Times
    April 16, 2020

    Appalachian State University Athletics partnered with Ransom and Stick Boy Bread Co. to deliver between 150 and 175 brunch meals to Appalachian Regional Healthcare System staff at the Watauga Medical Center on April 12. The athletics department wanted to bring some joy and a demonstration of support for health care workers while also supporting local businesses, according to Kate Misltead, assistant director of marketing for App State Athletics.

  • App State AD on the coronavirus, student-athlete health and the Sun Belt's ongoing decisions [staff featured]
    App State AD on the coronavirus, student-athlete health and the Sun Belt's ongoing decisions [staff featured]
    Winston-Salem Journal
    March 13, 2020

    App State Athletics Director Doug Gillin talks about his major concerns: keeping everyone associated within Mountaineers athletics safe during the novel coronavirus outbreak and making sure student-athletes are able to continue classwork from wherever they are after extended spring break ends.

  • Gillin Named AD of the Year by NACDA
    Gillin Named AD of the Year by NACDA
    March 3, 2020

    App State Director of Athletics Doug Gillin has been named a national Under Armour Athletics Director of the Year for 2019-20, announced Tuesday by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).

  • 2020 App State football schedule announced
    2020 App State football schedule announced
    Feb. 28, 2020

    The Mountaineers’ schedule will include two matchups against Power Five Conference teams with 2019 bowl appearances, as well as a pair of nationally televised Sun Belt Conference games.

  • Shawn Clark named App State’s head football coach
    Shawn Clark named App State’s head football coach
    Dec. 13, 2019

    A champion as an Appalachian State player and coach, Shawn Clark has been chosen to lead App State's championship football program. Clark, 44, has agreed to become the 22nd head football coach in App State history. His five-year contract, which runs through the 2024 season, was approved Friday afternoon by Chancellor Sheri Everts and the Appalachian State University Board of Trustees and is subject to North Carolina Board of Governors approval.

  • App State opens registration for 15th annual The Knob
    App State opens registration for 15th annual The Knob
    Sep. 19, 2019

    The Knob — the final race in Appalachian’s High Country Triple Crown series — is two challenging miles of pure Boone.

  • APDP cadet Bayley Plummer gives her all in the classroom, on the court and in the community
    APDP cadet Bayley Plummer gives her all in the classroom, on the court and in the community
    July 11, 2019

    Plummer, who works as a part-time APDP cadet on campus, balances her academic and athletic career as a graduate student in Appalachian’s MPA program.

  • App State’s Rachel Gaines is a goalkeeper in sports — and in life
    App State’s Rachel Gaines is a goalkeeper in sports — and in life
    June 27, 2019

    Gaines, a student-athlete and environmental science major, is inspired to guard the future of the planet.

  • On your mark, get set — race! High Country Half Marathon now accepting registrations
    On your mark, get set — race! High Country Half Marathon now accepting registrations
    June 26, 2019

    Appalachian announces open registration for its High Country Half Marathon, — a 13.1-mile race from Boone to Blowing Rock. Proceeds from the race benefit local children’s organizations.

  • Sun Belt names App State’s Dr. Amanda C. Howell a 2019 Faculty Member of the Year
    Sun Belt names App State’s Dr. Amanda C. Howell a 2019 Faculty Member of the Year
    June 25, 2019

    Howell, senior lecturer and chemistry lab coordinator at Appalachian, is one of 12 educators nationally to be recognized by the Sun Belt Conference for having a positive impact on the lives of students and student-athletes.

  • Appalachian State basketball star Bayley Plummer trains to be in law enforcement
    Appalachian State basketball star Bayley Plummer trains to be in law enforcement
    WSOC-TV
    June 25, 2019

    Bayley Plummer wasn’t meant to sit behind a desk all day, so when the App State basketball star enrolled in Boone she quickly changed her major from accounting, her mother’s profession, to criminal justice, her grandfather’s passion.

  • App Student-Athletes Shatter Community Service Hours Record
    App Student-Athletes Shatter Community Service Hours Record
    May 16, 2019

    Appalachian State student-athletes pride themselves in giving back to the community of Boone since they are endlessly devoted to the success of the university and its athletic programs. This past year (May 1, 2018 to April 30, 2019), the Mountaineers completed more than 10,474 hours of community service – the most community service hours ever recorded by App State Athletics.

  • Registration opens for the High Country Triple Crown running series
    Registration opens for the High Country Triple Crown running series
    May 10, 2019

    Appalachian State University announces open registration for its High Country Triple Crown running series.

  • App State Sets Record With 14 Perfect APR Scores
    App State Sets Record With 14 Perfect APR Scores
    May 8, 2019

    A school-record and league-leading 14 of App State Athletics' 18 varsity teams with Academic Progress Rate (APR) data recorded perfect single-year scores of 1,000 for the 2017-18 cycle, according to information released Wednesday by the NCAA.

  • Dana Paran winning hearts at Asia CrossFit Championship for overcoming serious setback
    Dana Paran winning hearts at Asia CrossFit Championship for overcoming serious setback
    South China Morning Post
    April 28, 2019

    Paran, who is currently a coach at Cobra Command (she has her L1 certificate), a CrossFit box in Basehor, Kansas, said her original sport was basketball as she pursued a D1 scholarship at Appalachian State University. After burning out, she resorted to bodybuilding until she discovered CrossFit in December of 2015. Paran said initially she wasn’t sold on the sport.

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