Wake Forest Women's Cross Country Earns NCAA Bid
11/12/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
Nov. 12, 2006
Wake Forest's women's cross country team will join 30 other schools at the Nov. 20 NCAA Championships at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course in Terre Haute, Ind.
Coach Annie Bennett's seven-woman team, one of 13 teams to earn an at-large bid, will run at noon on Nov. 20. Indiana State University is serving as the host school.
Wake Forest, which has been nationally-ranked much of the fall season, finished fifth Saturday at the NCAA Southeast Regional in Louisville, Ky. Deacon senior Michelle Sikes finished second at the regional and is considered one of the top runners competing at the NCAA Championship.
Eight of the 31 teams running Nov. 20 are from the Atlantic Coast Conference.
NCAA Championship Field
Arizona State
Arkansas
Baylor
Boston College
BYU
Colorado
Colorado State
Duke
Florida
Florida State
Georgetown
Georgia
Illinois
Iona
Iowa
Michigan
Michigan State
Minnesota
North Carolina
NC State
Princeton
Providence
Stanford
Tennessee
Texas Tech
UC Santa Barbara
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
Weber State
Wisconsin
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