Mountaineers shine at championships

Mountaineer freshmen shine early in college careers

Standout freshmen are staples of college sports, and App State had no shortage of them this year. Three of these freshmen have stood out from the rest during this time, but they each had different paths to the High Country. Stephan Monchery: Wrestling, Heavyweight Stephan Monchery wasn’t originally supposed to go to App State. The New York native was committed to the University of Buffalo, but he decommitted when they underwent a coaching change…

Mountaineers shine at championships

Western Colorado University jumper Nykole Meshew captured the women’s high jump title at the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Colorado School of Mines April 25-27. Meshew cleared a career-best height of 1.73 meters to win the event and earn first-team, All-RMAC honors. Her mark is also an NCAA Division II provisional qualifier and currently ranks eighth nationally in DII. Her 10 points…