• Brad Herbster

    Camp Director

    In his first season at App State, the Men’s Cross Country team won the Sun Belt Conference Championships. Several weeks later the Men placed in the top 10 at the NCAA Regional meet, the highest finish for the Men’s team since 2007. Coach Herbster coached 5 individuals to Sun Belt All Conference honors.

    Prior to App State Coach Herbster coached the distance runners at The University of Pittsburgh, The University of Texas, Clemson University , and Charlotte. He began his coaching career at North Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte.

  • Annie Richards

    Camp Assistant Director

    Coach Richards helped the App State Women’s Cross Country program establish personal bests throughout the 2023 Cross Country season. Jazzy Donohue is Coach Richards’ first Sun Belt All-Conference performer, finishing 8th at the 2023 Cross Country Championships.

    Prior to App State, Coach Richards worked with distance runners at The University of New Mexico. While with the Lobos during the 2022 season, Richards assisted the Women’s team to a national runner-up finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championships.

    Prior to her time at New Mexico, Richards spent two years as a volunteer assistant coach at the University of Oregon. While with the Ducks, she worked with both men’s and women’s distance programs and helped them to top-25 NCAA team finishes in Women’s Cross Country (24th in 2021), Men’s Indoor Track & Field (1st in 2021, 9th in 2022), Men’s Outdoor Track & Field (2nd in 2021, T-25th in 2022), Women’s Indoor Track & Field (15th in 2021, T-11th in 2022) and Women’s Outdoor Track & Field (T-11th in 2021, 11th in 2022).

  • Camp Counselors

    Calling all collegiate student-athlete camp counselors! Come run the trails surrounding Boone and help provide a fun and challenging experience for our campers.

    As a paid counselor you'll be provided with housing and meals for the week, a pair of Nike shoes, and $100. You will need to arrange your own transportation to/from Boone.

    July can be a busy time of year for you all, but if you know you can commit to the 7th-11th fill out the form below (first come, first serve).

    Counselor Sign-Up Form