Cross Country Competes At ACC Championships
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Nov. 2, 1999
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Virginia’s Jennifer Owens (Charlottesville,Va./Albemarle) finished fourth and teammate Sarah Folse (Fredericksburg,Va./Chancellor) took seventh to help the Virginia women’s cross countryteam finish third at the 1999 ACC Cross Country Championships held at theUniversity of North Carolina today. The Cavaliers amassed 77 points tosecure the third spot behind champion North Carolina (44) and NorthCarolina State (56), who had the individual champion in ChristyNichols.Both Owens and Folse were named All-ACC. This is Owens’ secondconsecutive All-ACC honor while it is Folse’s first time to be so honored.
On the men’s side, Virginia’s Bobby Thiele (Charlottesville,Va./Charlottesville) took fifth place and was named an All-ACC performerfor the second consecutive year as the men finished in fourth place. Hisfifth place finish prevented the NC State Wolfpack from claiming the topfive spots en route to the championship.
The Cavaliers will return to action in two weeks to compete in theNCAA Southeast Regional on November 13 in Greenville, SC.
WOMEN'S RESULTS MEN'S RESULTS 1. Christy Nichols NCSU 17:11.8 1. Chad Pons NCSU 24:19.4 2. Trish Nervo UNC 17:15.4 2. Corby Pons NCSU 24:30.7 3. Heather Tanner UNC 17:27.4 3. Abdul Alzindani NCSU 24:44.3 4. Jennifer Owens UVA 17:30.5 4. Chris Dugan NCSU 24:44.6 5. Megan Sullivan Duke 17:46.4 5. Bobby Thiele UVA 25:03.2 6. Sheela Agrawal Duke 17:47.2 6. Aaron Saft NCSU 25:08.0 7. Sarah Folse UVA 17:50.2 7. Terry Brennan Duke 25:09.7 8. Katie Sabino NCSU 17:54.7 8. Chris Bowker NCSU 25:10.0 9. Amy Beykirch NCSU 17:58.0 9. Jason Meany Clem 25:12.110. Karen Everitt UNC 17:58.4 10. Michael Fitzula NCSU 25:13.814. Dana Coons UVA 18:15.7 16. Damond Cromer UVA 25:30.124. Jessica Thomas UVA 18:41.5 24. Justin Wood UVA 25:52.728. Jeanna Composti UVA 18:50.8 29. Sam Jackson UVA 26:12.636. Megan Schwartz UVA 19:06.6 37. Brian Wood UVA 26:44.039. K. C. Meehan UVA 19:09.5 42. Ryan Webb UVA 26:51.246. Melanie Matthews UVA 19:34.3 49. Bill Palmer UVA 27:03.7
TEAM RESULTS 5000m TEAM RESULTS 8000m 1. North Carolina 44 1. North Carolina State 16 2. North Carolina State 56 2. Duke 70 3. Virginia 77 3. Wake Forest 99 4. Wake Forest 96 4. Virginia 106 5. Duke 104 5. Clemson 126 6. Clemson 163 6. Georgia Tech 162 7. Georgia Tech 167 7. North Carolina 179 8. Florida State 214 8. Florida State 218 9. Maryland 259 9. Maryland 249