Nov. 9, 1999

GREENSBORO, N.C. - The NC State men's and women's cross country teams placed eight athletes on the All-Atlantic Coast Conference teams following the ACC Championships on November 1st. North Carolina freshman David Stroupe and Duke rookie Sheela Agrawal were named ACC Freshmen of the Year after being the first true freshmen to finish in the ACC Championships.

The Wolfpack men were led by ACC Individual Champion Chan Pons, as he joined six other NC State runners, the most any one team has put on the All-Conference list since State had six in 1997. The other six NC State performers were Corby Pons, Abdul Alzindani, Chris Duganj, Aaron Saft, Chris Bowker and Michael Fitzula. These runners were joined on the team by Virginia's Bob Thiele, Duke's Terry Brennan and Clemson's Jason Meany. North Carolina's David Stroupe finished 19th to capture ACC Freshman of the Year honors.

On the women's side NC State's Christy Nichols, the ACC Individual Champion, was one of three Wolfpack runners on the All-Conference list. She was joined by fellow Wolfpack runners Katie Sabino and Amy Beykirch. Atlantic Coast Conference Team Champion North Carolina also had three runners on the All-ACC team, including Trish Nervo and Heather Tanner, who finished second and third in the individual event, and Karen Everitt, who finished tenth. They were joined on the team by Duke's Sheela Agrawal, the ACC Freshman of the Year and fellow Blue Devil Megan Sullivan. Rounding out the team were Virginia's Jennifer Owens and Sarah Folse.

   1999 ACC Men's All-Conference Team
 1. Chan Pons        NC State   24:19.4
 2. Corby Pons       NC State   24:30.7
 3. Abdul Alzindani  NC State   24:44.3
 4. Chris Dugan      NC State   24:44.6
 5. Bob Thiele       Virginia   25:03.2
 6. Aaron Saft       NC State   25:08.0
 7. Terry Brennan    Duke       25:09.7
 8. Chris Bowker     NC State   25:10.0
 9. Jason Meany      Clemson    25:12.1
10. Michael Fitzula  NC State   25:13.8

   Freshman of the Year:
19. David Stroupe, UNC, 25:46.0

   Men's Team Results
   1. NC State        16
   2. Duke            70
   3. Wake Forest     99
   4. Virginia       106
   5. Clemson        126
   6. Georgia Tech   162
   7. North Carolina 179
   8. Florida State  218
   9. Maryland       249

1999 ACC Women's All-Conference Team
 1. Christy Nichols   NC State   17:11.8
 2. Trish Nervo       UNC        17:15.4
 3. Heather Tanner    UNC        17:27.4
 4. Jennifer Owens    Virginia   17:30.5
 5. Megan Sullivan    Duke       17:46.4
 6. Sheela Agrawal    Duke       17:47.2
 7. Sarah Folse       Virginia   17:50.2
 8. Katie Sabino      NC State   17:54.7
 9. Amy Beykirch      NC State   17:58.0
10. Karen Everitt     UNC        17:58.4

   Freshman of the Year:
6. Sheela Agrawal, Duke, 17:47.2

   Men's Team Results
   1. North Carolina   44
   2. NC State         56
   3. Virginia         77
   4. Wake Forest      96
   5. Duke            104
   6. Clemson         163
   7. Georgia Tech    167
   8. Florida State   214
   9. Maryland        259