Deacons Finish 10th At NCAA Southeast Regional

Saturday, November 11

Louisville, KY

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Wake Forest University

NCAA Southeast Regional

11/11/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country

Nov. 11, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Wake Forest finished 10^th out of 32 teams here Saturday at the NCAA Southeast Men's Cross Country Regional after placing three runners in the top 65.

The Southeast Regional was one of nine regional meets held across the country today. The field for the Nov. 20 NCAA Championship in Terre Haute, Ind. will be announced Sunday.

ACC champion N.C. State (64 points) won the team title at the Southeast Regional, followed by William & Mary (70), host Louisville (80), Virginia (131) and Clemson (201). ACC teams took three of the top five positions and seven of the top 11 positions. Wake Forest had 335 points.

Eastern Kentucky's Jacob Korir won the individual crown with a time of 30:03.10. He finished 20 seconds ahead of runner-up Josh McDougal of Liberty. NC State placed all five runners in the top 20.

Junior John Compton paced the Demon Deacons with a 49^th-place finish and a time of 32:13.35. Freshman Marcus Dillon finished one second behind Compton and in 54^th place. Senior Joel Conn took 64^th place with a time of 32:37.10.

Senior Brad Wharton finished 81^st in 32:50.90. Sophomore Mark Russell closed out Wake Forest's scoring with an 87^th-place finish and a time of 32:55.40.

Other Deacon runners who did not count toward the team score were junior Chris Catton in 121^st place at 33:27.90 and junior Jared Hill, who finished 169^th in 34:42.00.

Team Champion - NC State

Individual Champion - Jacob Korir (Eastern Kentucky), 30:03.10

Wake Forest Runners

49^th John Compton 32:13.35

54^th Marcus Dillon 33:13.35

64th Joel Conn 32:37.10

81^st Brad Wharton 32:50.90

87^th Mark Russell 32:55.40