Nov. 1, 1999

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - NC State's men and the sixth-ranked UNC women won the ACC Cross Country Championships on Monday at the Finley Cross Country Course in Chapel Hill.

On the men's side, NC State set an ACC Championship record by scoring 16 points, breaking their own previous mark of 18 set in 1995. The 'Pack also won their fifth-consecutive ACC title and in the process, took first, second, third and fourth overall led by senior twins Chan and Corby Pons who timed at 24:19.4 and 24:30.7, respectively. Senior Abdul Alzindani and junior Chris Dugan rounded out the top four as State won by a margin of 54 points over second-place Duke.

In the women's event, UNC seniors Trish Nervo and Heather Tanner finished second and third overall with times of 17:15.4 and 17:27.4, respectively, to lead the Tar Heels to their first ACC Championship since 1994.

Carolina finished with 44 points in the 5K race supported by junior Karen Everitt who finished tenth overall (17:58.4), Rebecca Walker who came in 13th (18:12.5) and senior Julie Smith who ran a great sprint at the end to take 16th (18:16.6) and secure the championship.

"We just have great seniors, there was a lot of pressure coming into this meet as the favorite and this team delivered. NC State is a great championship team and this was a great win for our program," said UNC Head Coach Michael Whittlesey. "Trish is always solid and we got a breakthrough performance by Heather Tanner today, she keeps getting stronger and stronger."

NC State junior Christy Nichols finished first overall with a time of 17:11.8 and led the Wolfpack to its 56-point performance and second place. The win by Carolina marks the first time that N.C. State has not won the ACC Championship since UNC won it in 1994. The Wolfpack had won 13 of the 17 conference championships.

MEN

Rank   School               Total      1    2    3    4    5   *6   *7   

1   North Carolina State       16      1    2    3    4    6    8   10          
        Total time:  2:03:27.0                                                   
           Average:    24:41.4
		                                                      
2   Duke                       70      7   11   16   17   19   22   32          
        Total time:  2:07:28.7                                                   
           Average:    25:29.7                                                   
		   
3   Wake Forest                99     12   14   20   26   27   31   52          
        Total time:  2:08:49.4                                                   
           Average:    25:45.8                                                   
		   
4   Virginia                  106      5   15   23   28   35   40   47          
        Total time:  2:09:22.6                                                   
           Average:    25:52.5
		                                                   
5   Clemson                   126      9   21   29   30   37   43   46          
        Total time:  2:10:30.9                                                   
           Average:    26:06.1                                                   
		   
6   Georgia Tech              162     13   33   36   38   42   48   56          
        Total time:  2:12:29.2                                                   
           Average:    26:29.8                                                   
		   
7   North Carolina            179     18   24   41   45   51   53   61          
        Total time:  2:12:43.5                                                   
           Average:    26:32.7

8   Florida State             218     25   34   50   54   55   57   60          
        Total time:  2:15:02.5                                                   
           Average:    27:00.5
		                                                      
9   Maryland                  249     39   44   49   58   59   62   63          
        Total time:  2:17:30.5                                                   
          Average:    27:30.1

WOMEN

Rank   School                 Total    1    2    3    4    5   *6   *7   

1   North Carolina             44      2    3   10   13   16   22   34          
        Total time:  1:29:10.3                                                   
           Average:    17:50.0
		                                                
2   North Carolina State       56      1    8    9   17   21   31   32          
        Total time:  1:29:47.6                                                   
           Average:    17:57.5                                                   

3   Virginia                   77      4    7   14   24   28   36   39          
        Total time:  1:31:08.7                                                   
           Average:    18:13.7
		                                                
4   Wake Forest                96     11   15   18   19   33   35   41          
        Total time:  1:32:01.6                                                   
           Average:    18:24.3                                                   
		   
5   Duke                      104      5    6   26   27   40   50   60          
        Total time:  1:32:21.5                                                   
           Average:    18:28.3
		                                                    
6   Clemson                   163     20   23   29   38   53   59               
        Total time:  1:35:15.4                                                   
           Average:    19:03.0
		                                                     
7   Georgia Tech              167     12   30   37   43   45   46   51          
        Total time:  1:35:20.2                                                   
           Average:    19:04.0
		                                                  
8   Florida State             214     25   42   47   48   52   56   58          
        Total time:  1:37:48.8                                                   
           Average:    19:33.7
		   
9   Maryland                  259     44   49   54   55   57   61               
        Total time:  1:40:56.7                                                   
           Average:    20:11.3