Nov. 11, 2000

Bobby Thiele (Charlottesville, Va./Charlottesville) finished fifth in today's NCAA Southeast Regional to lead the men's team to a 5th place finish in today's race. With his finish, Thiele qualifies for the NCAA Championships to be held next Saturday at Iowa State.

The men's team finished fifth with 146 points, just behind Wake Forest's 143. William & Mary won the meet with 49 points. Justin Wood (Nevada City, Calif./Nevada Union) was the second finisher for the Cavaliers with a run of 31:19 in 21st place. Twenty-eight men's teams ran in the race.

The women also finished fifth with a team score of 123. The ACC swept the top five places with N. C. State winning with 72, followed by UNC (83), Wake (117), and Duke (120). Sarah Folse (Fredericksburg, Va./Chancellor) was the top finisher for the Cavaliers with a run of 22:10, good enough for 17th place. She came in right ahead of Dana Coons (Vienna, Va./James Madison) who ran 22:11 and finished 18th. Twenty-six teams finished on the women's side.

Men's Teams
1. W&M 49
2. NCSU 59
3. Duke 75
4. Wake Forest 143
5. VIRGINIA 146

Virginia Individuals
5. Bobby Thiele 30:50
21. Justin Wood 31:19
45. Walton Kingsberry 32:19
53. Andrew Filachek 32:30
57. Jeff Binggeli 32:36

Women's Teams
1. NCSU 72
2. UNC 83
3. Wake 117
4. Duke 120
5. VIRGINIA 123

Virginia Individuals 17. Sarah Folse 22:10
18. Dana Coons 22:11
27. Meg McGarvey 22:33
28. Dawn Cleary 22:34
37. Jeanna Composti 22:58
38. Megan Schwartz 23:00
57. Jessica Thomas 23:19