Saturday, September 17
Greenville, S.C.

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Furman XC Invitational (Women)

Wake Forest Cross Country

Demon Deacons Set to Start 2022 Campaign Saturday at Furman Invitational

9/16/2022 4:08:00 PM | Cross Country

Wake Forest was picked to finish sixth in the Southeast Region this season.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Wake Forest women's cross country team will start the 2022 regular season Saturday when the Demon Deacons travel to Greenville, S.C., for the Furman Invitational.
 
The meet will be held on the Furman University Golf Course and the collegiate women's 5K will begin at 9:15 a.m., followed by the men's 5K at 10 a.m.
 
Teams Participating
  • Claflin
  • Clemson
  • Wake Forest
  • Columbia College
  • Johnson and Wales
  • Southern Wesleyan
  • Wofford
  • Warren Wilson
  • USC Beaufort
  • Morris
 
Demon Deacon Quick Hits
  • The Wake Forest women's cross country team will look to build upon a solid 2022 campaign in which they finished eighth in the Southeast Region.
  • The Demon Deacons' 2021 season was highlighted by a first-place finish at the Chanticleer Challenge and a second place finish at the Wolfpack Adidas Cross Country Challenge.
    • The women also placed eighth out of 31 Division I teams at the NCAA Southeast Regional a season ago.
  • This season, the Demon Deacons are led by Elise Wright who finished 33rd at the Southeast Regional Championships a year ago.
  • Despite being picked to finish ninth in the ACC, Wake Forest's women cross country team was picked to finish sixth in the Southeast Region by the USTFCCCA.
 
Up Next
The Wake Forest women will resume action Friday, Sept. 30 when the Demon Deacons travel Bethlehem. Pa, for the Paul Short Invitational hosted by Lehigh.
 

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