BOONE, N.C. — The William & Mary men's and women's cross country programs finished runner-up at the Firetower Project Run in Boone, N.C. on Friday evening. 

The women's squad tallied 76 points (9-12-13-14-28) to take second place in the 12-team 6k-race hosted by Appalachian State. The Tribe placed four runners in the top-15 and saw three student-athletes post personal best. 

Virginia Tech captured the team title by placing each of the top seven runners for a perfect score of 15. 

Junior Molly Weithman led the charge with a ninth place finish crossing the line in 21:25.4 to pace the Tribe. Abby Lane and Caroline Sapperstein logged personal best marks in the 6k, finishing in 21:43.3 and 21:45.6, to finish 12^th and 13^th, respectively. Sophomore Veronica Znajda claimed 14th place with a time of 21:49.4. Chloe Miller rounded out the W&M scorers tallying a 29^th place finish after stopping the clock in 22:32.9. 

On the men's side, W&M finished inside the top-two for the third time in as many as events. The tribe placed all five scorers in the top-five to rack up a team score of 45 points (3-6-8-13-15), only trailing Virginia Tech (19) in the 12-team field. 

Senior standout Hayes Trapp placed third in the 115-runner field completing the 8k in 23:56.7. Junior Alex Jordan followed closely behind cruising in with a personal best mark of 24:07. Rookie Tristan Thurneysen delivered his best performance of his young collegiate career, logging an eighth place finish and a time of 24:20.6. Eric Fagan came in 13^that 24:36 and Carson Rackley took 15^th place stopping the watch in 24:43.2. 

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The Tribe will return to action on Friday, October 16 when it competes in the Princeton Fall Classic in the Garden State.