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.

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