Junior Shalane Flanagan Wins National Championship
Flanagan becomes the first ACC and UNC runner to win the individual title at NCAA's
Shalane Flanagan becomes first Tar Heel to win National Championship at Carolina

Shalane Flanagan becomes first Tar Heel to win National Championship at Carolina

Nov. 25, 2002

Chapel Hill, N.C. -Junior Shalane Flanagan (Marblehead, Mass.) won her first national title this afternoon at the NCAA Championship, in Terre Haute, Ind. Flanagan is the first ACC and UNC cross country runner to win a national championship since the NCAA began endorsing the sport. Please stay tuned to TarHeelBlue.com for more coverage and quotes later on this afternoon.