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Nov. 3, 1997

Deacon's Finish Second

Wake has Finished First or Second Every Year Since 1988

TALLAHASSEE, FL--The men's Wake Forest cross country team continued its run of success at the ACC Championships with a second place finish at the meet on Monday morning.

Defending individual champion senior Nolan Swanson (Sherman, NY) was the top finisher for the Deacs with a sixth place finish and a time of 24:32.7. North Carolina's John Cline won the meet with a time of 24:06.6

Senior Eric Dunn (Pismo Beach, CA) was Wake Forest's second best finisher as he placed 11th with a time of 24:41.6. Junior Brett Strahan (Valencia, CA) was 18th (25:07.5), senior Pat Fitzgerald (Jeffersonville, NY) was 20th (25:11.2) and sophomore Stephan Pro (Olathe, KS) was 21st (25:11.2) to round out the scoring runners for John Goodridge's club.

ACC Championship Team Scores
                
1.  NC State        24      
3.  Clemson         75          
4.  North Carolina  86  
5.  Duke            117         
6.  Virginia        184     
7.  Georgia Tech    188 
8.  Maryland        220     
9.  Florida State   232