September 18, 1998

Knoxville, Tenn. - Senior Matt Shady led the Wake Forest men's cross country team to a third place finish at the Tennessee Invitational on Friday morning in Knoxville, Tenn.

Wake Forest tallied 67 points in the meet, finishing behind only first-place Tennessee (42 points) and second-place Ohio State (49). Florida (83), Indiana (109), UNC Asheville (195) and LSU (198) rounded out the field of seven teams.

Shady was Wake Forest's top individual on the day, clearing the 8,000 meter course in a time of 25:58.22 to finish seventh in the event. Ohio State's Ian Connor was the individual champion with a time of 25:22.56.

The Demon Deacons placed five runners in the top 20, including freshman Mike Altieri (12th), sophomore Stephan Pro (13th), junior Joe DeGutis (15th) and freshman Sean Nagorny (20th).

The men's cross country squad will next be in action at the Greensboro Invitational on Saturday, September 26.

MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS
from the Tennessee Invitational
1. Tennessee      42
2. Ohio State     49
3. Wake Forest    67
4. Florida        83
5. Indiana       109
6. UNC Asheville 195
7. LSU           198

Individual Results
1. Ian Connor (OSU)           25:22.65
2. Anthony Famiglietti (UT)   25:27.12
3. Doug Ellington (UT)        25:41.16
4. David Gonzales (OSU)       25:48.48
5. Jon Jamison (UT)           25:53.07
6. Rob Evans (UF)             25:55.88
7. Matt Shady (WF)            25:58.22
8. Eddie Ernest-Jones (UF)    26:04.08
9. Jeff O'Reilley (OSU)       26:04.67
10. Stephen Smeyak (UF)       26:05.04

12. Mike Alltieri (WF)        26:06.61
13. Stephan Pro (WF)          26:12.95
15. Joe DeGutis (WF)          26:18.22
20. Sean Nagorny (WF)         26:41.97
24. Stephen O'Brien (WF)      26:47.25
28. Steve Trezvant (WF)       26:53.27
36. Garrick Hill (WF)         27:09.15
45. Jay Penry (WF)            27:40.67