Nov. 14, 2006

Wake Forest seniors Michelle Sikes and Erin Franklin were both named to the All-Southeast Region team today by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

Sikes and Franklin have one cross country race remaining in their careers - the NCAA Championships Nov. 20 in Terre Haute, Ind.

Sikes has a very good chance of making All-America honors this fall. She finished second at both the ACC Championships and at the NCAA Southeast Regional, which was held last Saturday in Louisville, Ky. Franklin finished 13^th at the Southeast Regional, helping Wake Forest to a fifth-place finish.

To be considered for the All Region team, athletes must finish in the top 25 of their region and meet NCAA Division I Cross Country Coaches Association requirements.

The NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships will be held Monday in Terre Haute, Ind. Stanford won last year's national title with 146 points, finishing in front of Colorado (181) and Duke (185).

All-Southeast Region

Alicia Valtin, Campbell University

Angelina Blackmon, North Carolina State University

Bona Jones, North Carolina State University

Brianna Felnagle, University of North Carolina

Brittany Tinsley, North Carolina State University

Dena Spickard, James Madison University

Emily Harrison, University of Virginia

Emily McCabe, Duke University

Erin Franklin, Wake Forest University

Fiona Gentles, Virginia Tech

Jenna Wrieden, Appalachian State University

Jess Fanning, Virginia Tech

Julia Lucas, North Carolina State University

Julia Viellehner, Coastal Carolina University

Kara Scanlin, University of Virginia

Kate Van Buskirk, Duke University

Katie Read, University of Virginia

Kelly Clark, Virginia Tech

Laura Hodges, University of Virginia

Laura Stanley, Duke University

Maddie McKeever, Duke University

Michelle Sikes, Wake Forest University

Natalie Sherbak, Virginia Tech

Tarah McKay, University of Louisville

Tasmin Fanning, Virginia Tech