Nov. 16, 2002

The Wake Forest women's cross country team paced its way to a national championship bid on Saturday, winning the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships in Greenville, NC. The Demon Deacons have not finished lower than second in a meet during the 2002 season.

The Deacs were led by All-ACC selection Anne Bersagel, who notched a third-place finish with a time of 19:51.6. In 11th was Anna Sherman with a time of 20:32.3, followed by All-ACC selection Risa Rutland in 13th (20:36.9). Freshman Erin Franklin, with a time of 20:50.5, finished in 16th place.

Others competing for Wake Forest included Jill Miller in 33rd (21:08.9), Danielle Coon in 34th (21:10.6) and Denise Hefferin in 73rd (22:02.2).

The Deacs also landed four on the NCAA Southeast All-Regional squad, with Bersagel, Sherman, Rutland and Franklin receiving the honor.

With the victory, Wake Forest will head the 2002 National Championships on Monday, Nov. 25 in Terre Haute, IN.

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