Wake Forest University
NCAA Championships
Annie Bersagel Finishes Third At NCAA Track and Field Championships
3/12/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track and Field
March 12, 2005
Fayetteville, AR - Senior Annie Bersagel broke her own school record in the 5,000 meters, en route to a third place finish at the Division I NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, this past weekend at the University of Arkansas.
Running the 5,000 in 15:56.97, Bersagel earned her sixth All-American honors, breaking the Wake Forest school record of 16.15:43 that she had earned at the Boston Meet earlier in the year. She now owns four of the top-five times in the Wake Forest record book in that event.
Also running the 3,000 meters on Saturday, Bersagel finished 11th with a time of 9:31.29, putting her just under two seconds away from a top-10 finish.
Bersagel, who owns the Wake Forest record in both the indoor 3,000 and 5,000 meter runs, has twice been named All-ACC during the indoor season. A six-time All-American at Wake Forest, she holds the outdoor 5,000 and 10,000 meter records as well.
Bersagel earned her NCAA qualifying mark in the 5,000 meter race in her first outing back from a broken foot. She placed first at the ACC Championship in the 5,000 meter race, earning another provisionally qualifying mark and All-ACC in that event. She placed second at the ACC Championship in the 3,000 meter race, earning a provisionally qualifying mark in that event as well and another All-ACC honor.
