Maryland
ACC Championships
Cross Country Teams Compete In Conference Championship
10/28/2000 8:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
Oct. 28, 2000
RALEIGH, N.C. - Sophomore Mike Prada (Fulton, Md.) and senior Meghan White (Cockeysville, Md.) were the top finishers for the University of Maryland as the men's and women's cross country teams ran to a ninth place finish at the 47th annual Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Championship today.
The Terrapins were unable to improve upon ninth place finishes for both teams in 1999's ACC Championship meet. Duke took the men's title with a team score of 39, and NC State claimed first for the women with a score of 43. Duke's men had not won the championship since 1977, while NC State's victory gave the women their 18th ACC title.
White finished the 5,000 meter race in 20:18.0 to place 50th. Senior Keri Seher (Farmingville, N.Y.) was not too far behind White, placing 53rd in 20:21.8. North Carolina's Shalane Flanagan placed first, completing the course in 17:38.1.
In the men's 8,000 meter race, Prada finished in 43rd place in 27:17.9. Sophomore Chris Ade (Pittsburgh, Pa.) was the Terps' next finisher in 56th place with a time of 28:16.2. Sean Kelly of Duke was the men's champion, finishing the race in 25:00.4.
PLACE WOMEN'S TEAM SCORES MEN'S TEAM SCORES 1st NC State - 43 Duke - 39 2nd North Carolina - 52 NC State - 49 3rd Wake Forest - 92 Virginia - 54 4th Duke - 106 Wake Forest - 84 5th Virginia - 107 North Carolina - 163 6th Florida State - 128 Clemson - 180 7th Georgia Tech - 143 Florida State - 188 8th Clemson - 253 Georgia Tech - 218 9th MARYLAND - 263 MARYLAND - 262
