NEW ORLEANS, La. -- Four Appalachian State cross country runners were tabbed as Runner to Watch by the Sun Belt Conference on Thursday.
On the men's side, Gable Dershem and Dakota Mendenhall were named Runners to Watch, while Izzy Evely and Samantha Kolor earned the honor on the women's side.
Dersehm is a two-time All-Sun Belt honoree in cross country. He earned Second Team All-Sun Belt honors with an eighth place finish and followed that up with Third Team honors and an 11th place finish at the Sun Belt Championships last season.