Sept. 16, 2000

RALEIGH, N.C. - Sophomore Mike Prada (Fulton, Md.) was the top finisher for the men's cross country team as Maryland ran to a sixth place finish out of 11 teams at the Wolfpack Invitational at North Carolina State today. Maryland's men's team finished with a score of 195 after Prada finished the 7,400 meter run in 28th place with a time of 25:08.00.

N.C. State took first place after David Patterson and Dean Bowker came in first and second place, respectively, with times of 23:38.00 and 23:40.00. Freshman Francis Ciganek (Chestertown, Md.) was Maryland's next finisher behind Prada, in 34th place with a time of 25:24.00.

In the women's 5,224 meter run, junior Meghan White (Cockeysville, Md.) led the Terps (186) to a seventh place finish after coming in seventh with a time of 19:33.00. Senior Kelly Crowley (Levittown, Md.) finished in 29th with a time of 20:31.00. N.C. State was also the victor in the women's race, led by Beth Fonner (18:40.00) in first place and Kate Sabino (18:50.00) in second.

Next week, Maryland will stay at hom to host the Maryland Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 23 at 10 a.m.

MEN'S TEAM SCORES

1. N.C. State 22

2. Virginia 43

3. Georgia Tech 68

4. East Carolina 129

5. Campbell 187

6. MARYLAND 195

7. UNC - Wilmington 219

8. Loyola College (MD) 230

9. College of Charleston 236

10. St. Augustine's 240

11. Barton College 296

WOMEN"S TEAM SCORES

1. N.C. State 37

2. Virginia 40

3. Georgia Tech 85

4. Wake Forest 107

5. Richmond 156

6. Campbell 181

7. MARYLAND 186

8. East Carolina 213

9. UNC - Wilmington 250

10. College of Charleston 276

11. Loyola College 297

12. Barton College 396

13. North Carolina A&T 426

14. St. Augustine's 439