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Wake Forest Finishes 17th and 19th at 2009 NCAA Southeast Regionals
Anna Nosenko and Marley Burns finished first and second for Wake Forest for the second consecutive NCAA Southeast Regionals.

Anna Nosenko and Marley Burns finished first and second for Wake Forest for the second consecutive NCAA Southeast Regionals.
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Nov. 14, 2009

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Sophomore Anna Nosenko garnered her second all-region honor as she finished 13th overall of 237 harriers at the 2009 NCAA Southeast Regional Championships, hosted by the University of Louisville at the E.P. "Tom" Sawyer Park Course on Saturday. Freshman Garret Drogosch's time of 32:23.08 led the Deacons, as he placed 72nd overall out of a field 231 runners.

Nosenko finished the 6-kilometer course in 20:51.78, crossing the finish first for the Wake Forest women for the fifth time this year. Junior Marley Burns was the next Deacon in 69th, recording a time of 22:18.18. In 106th, redshirt sophomore Caitlin Crawford completed the course in 22:50.04. Redshirt junior Whitney Curry and freshman Allison Homer rounded out the scoring for Wake Forest in 143rd (23:16.18) and 178th place (23:49.54), respectively.

Sophomore Dina Nosenko, who had notched a top-two finish on the team in all her previous meets this season and was the team's top runner at the ACC Championships, was unable to complete the 6K. Wake Forest finished 19th of 35 teams in the Southeast Region with a score of 497.

No. 15 Duke controlled the meet with 69 points, beating second-place No. 19 Virginia by 44 points. Virginia's Catherine White captured the individual title with a time of 20:03.9.

In the men's race, Drogosch led the team to a 17th-place finish out of 35 teams. The team totaled 513 points. Freshman Devin Huizenga was second for the Deacons, which marked his top team place on the season, and 96th overall after completing the 10K in 32:52.63.

Wake Forest continued to finish its top runners within mere seconds of each other. Redshirt junior Keaton Morgan crossed the finish fewer than seven seconds after Huizenga, with a time of 32:59.2, good for 106th place. Redshirt senior Jeremy Fisico wrapped up his collegiate cross country course with a fourth-place showing and a time of 33:11.91. Freshman Sam Foster completed the top-five with a 33:20.8 in 124th place.

No. 8 William & Mary won regionals for the second consecutive time with 49 points. Fifty points separated the Tribe from No. 16 NC State, which was second with 99 points. Samuel Chelanga of Liberty was the individual champion with a time of 29:31.25.

This meet concludes the Deacons' cross country season, however, many of the student-athletes will continue to represent Wake Forest in indoor and outdoor track this school year. The 2009 NCAA Cross Country Championships will be held in Terre Haute, Ind., on Monday, Nov. 23. For the first time ever, the meet will be nationally televised on VERSUS.

Women's Individual Results
13. Anna Nosenko, 20:51.78
69. Marley Burns, 22:18.18
106. Caitlin Crawford, 22:50.4
143. Whitney Curry, 23:16.18
178. Allison Homer, 23:49.54
191. Kim Vos, 24:17.78
NA. Dina Nosenko, DNF

Men's Individual Results
72. Garret Drogosch, 32:23.08
96. Devin Huizenga, 32:53.63
106. Keaton Morgan, 32:59.2
111. Jeremy Fisico, 33:11.91
124. Sam Foster, 33:20.8
151. Jake Graham, 33:53.86
185. Tom Finneran, 34:50.84