Feb. 26, 2008

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Wake Forest's Greg Billington, Marcus Dillon and John Compton have all been named to the 2007 All-ACC Academic Men's Cross Country Team.

Billington, a freshman with an undeclared major, led the Deacons in each of the final three meets of the season. The Six Mile Bottom, England native finished 25th at the ACC Championships. Billington's best finish was a 10th-place showing at the Penn State Invitational on Oct. 12.

Dillon, a sophomore with an undeclared major, led the Deacons in two races on the season and was among the top three on the squad in three others. The Oshawa, Ontario native won the season-opening Wake Forest Relays on Aug. 31 and finished third overall at the Lou Onesty Invitational on Sept. 8.

Compton, a senior history major, is making his second straight appearance on the All-ACC Academic Team. The Matthews, N.C. native competed in five races on the season, finishing in the top two on the team in two of them. Compton finished eighth overall at the Raleigh Invitational on Sept. 14.

To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must have earned a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.00 cumulative average during his academic career.