Nov. 22, 2004

The No. 10 University of North Carolina women's cross country team finished 10th at the NCAA Championships Monday morning at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Ind. The Tar Heels finished the race with 336 points, edging No. 9 Missouri to finish in the top 10. The third-ranked University of Colorado was a convincing winner, tallying 63 points to take the crown. No. 5 Duke was the top ACC finisher, placing second overall with 144 points.

Junior Carol Henry was the only harrier from an ACC school to crack the top 10, as her 6K time of 20:42 was good for seventh. Senior Erin Donohue was next to cross the line for UNC, finishing 44th in 21:17. Alice Schmidt, Jessica Perry and Meghan Owen rounded out the scoring for the Tar Heels. Nicole Boykin and Jennie Sucher also competed for Carolina, but did not score.

North Carolina, 10th Place - 336 points
7. Carol Henry, 20:42 - 5 points
44. Erin Donohue, 21:17 - 31 points
122. Alice Schmidt, 22:11 - 90 points
128. Jessica Perry, 22:14 - 96 points
147. Meghan Owen, 22:21 - 114 points
172. Nicole Boykin, 22:36
218. Jennie Sucher, 23:11