Nov. 16, 2002

COLUMBIA, S.C.- Wake Forest and North Carolina State fought through rainy conditions to finish first and second at the Southeast Regional Championships in Greenville, N.C. South Carolina finished the season with a 23rd place finish. Wake Forest and NC State will move on to the NCAA Championships, November 25.

North Carolina Tar Heel, Shalane Flanagan ran away with the top place finish in the 6-kilometer race with a time of 19:17, beating the runner-up by 29 seconds. Sophomore Jenny Lake was the Gamecocks top finisher placing 77th.

Senior co-captain Kinsey Eschenburg finished her cross country career in garnet and black with a 110th place finish. A pair of freshmen Shay Shelton and Lauren Paige placed 140th and 152nd. Mary Wright garnered 162nd and Sally Irving came in 166th.

Gamecock Finishes

76th Jenny Lake 22:08

110th Kinsey Eschenburg 23:05

140th Shay Shelton 23:56

152nd Lauren Paige 24:28

162nd Mary Wright 25:57

166th Sally Irving 27:10