North Carolina State University Athletics
Wolfpack Sweeps ACC Cross Country Titles
10/27/2001 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country
Clemson, S.C.-The NC State cross country squads completed their fifth sweep in the last seven years at the ACC Cross Country Championships at Clemson University Saturday morning. The fourth-ranked women posted a winning score of 39 points, while the sixth-ranked men took first in their race with 26 points. The Wolfpack women have now won 19 of the 24 ACC titles ever held in the event, while the men have claimed ACC supremacy in six of the last seven years.
Senior All-American Katie Sabino led the way for the Wolfpack women with a fourth overall finish in a time of 21:18. Also finishing in the top 10 for NC State were junior Megan Coombs in 6th (21:26), sophomore Kristin Price (7th, 21:32) and Beth Fonner (10th, 21:36). All four women earned All-ACC recognition for their performance.
Senior Christy Nichols just missed the all-conference accolades with a 12th overall performance (21:44). She was followed by freshman Josianne Lauber (15th, 22:09), senior Beth Kraft (16th, 22:10), and freshman Janelle Vadnais (32nd, 22:50) for the Wolfpack.
Shalane Flanagan of North Carolina captured the ACC individual title for the second consecutive season with a mark of 20:34.
Junior Chad Pearson was the top Wolfpack finisher in the men's race, taking second place in a time of 24:28. Senior All-American Chris Dugan (3rd, 24:31) also earned All-ACC honors, as did senior Chris Seaton (4th, 24:33), sophomore All-American Andy Smith (8th, 24:41) and sophomore David Christian (9th, 24:42).
Freshman Ricky Brookshire led the final three NC State finishers with a 19th overall finish (25:16), followed by sophomore Devin Swann (20th, 25:18) and senior Ryan Woods (25th, 25:23).
Nathan Sisco of Wake Forest won the men's race with a time of 24:23.
"I was very proud of how patiently both the men and women ran today," said NC State head coach Rollie Geiger. "The spread between our runners was small and we ran well as a pack. We showed great heart out there and I'm just just pleased with their performance as a whole."
By virtue of their victories, both squads have now qualified for the District III Championships at Furman University on Nov. 11.
