Friday, November 1
Kernersville, N.C.
10:00 a.m.
Syracuse University
vs
ACC Championship
Photo by: Sara D. Davis, theACC.com
HISTORIC: 'CUSE WINS FIRST ACC TITLE
11/1/2013 11:12:00 AM | Cross Country
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KERNERSVILLE, N.C. - Syracuse started off its ACC tenure with a bang, winning the first Atlantic Coast Conference Championship of the season in men's cross country on Friday morning at Beeson Park in Kernersville, N.C. This is the second consecutive conference championship for the No. 14 Orange, winning its final BIG EAST Championship race last season.
"This has been our goal all season," said Syracuse head coach Chris Fox. "We wanted to be the first Syracuse team to be an ACC champion, and we are. Being the favorite, we had a little pressure on us coming in here, but the guys responded well. I'm really proud of them. This was a great field to compete against. So many of these teams here could advance to the nationals."Â
The Orange totaled 64 points off of a third, eighth, 15th, 17th and 21st place finish, defeating second-place North Carolina by a 20-point margin in the 8k race.Â
Sophomore Martin Hehir finished in third place overall among 129 runners with a time of 24:05.5. This is Hehir's second individual conference championship accolade as he was the individual champion at last year's BIG EAST Championship.
MJ Erb rounded out Orange point scorers in 21st place but was the fastest freshman runner in the ACC with a time of 24:38.0. Robert Molke had a top-10 finish, taking eighth place with a time of 24:16.4.
Since SU's point scorers all finished within the top-21 runners, all five qualify for the All-ACC team. Hehir (3rd), Molke (8th), Griff Graves (15th), Max Straneva (17th) and Erb (21st) each earned the all-conference accolade.
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The No. 19 Orange women took third place behind ACC Champion No. 5 Florida State and No.10 Virginia. Margo Malone was the top finisher for SU, ending in ninth place with a time of 20:37.6. Syracuse finished with 108 points off of four top-25 finishes.
Malone and Meredith Speakman were named to the All-ACC team for their top-21 performance.
Syracuse has the next two weeks to regroup before taking on the NCAA Northeast Regional on November 15 in the Bronx, N.Y.
KERNERSVILLE, N.C. - Syracuse started off its ACC tenure with a bang, winning the first Atlantic Coast Conference Championship of the season in men's cross country on Friday morning at Beeson Park in Kernersville, N.C. This is the second consecutive conference championship for the No. 14 Orange, winning its final BIG EAST Championship race last season.
"This has been our goal all season," said Syracuse head coach Chris Fox. "We wanted to be the first Syracuse team to be an ACC champion, and we are. Being the favorite, we had a little pressure on us coming in here, but the guys responded well. I'm really proud of them. This was a great field to compete against. So many of these teams here could advance to the nationals."Â
The Orange totaled 64 points off of a third, eighth, 15th, 17th and 21st place finish, defeating second-place North Carolina by a 20-point margin in the 8k race.Â
Sophomore Martin Hehir finished in third place overall among 129 runners with a time of 24:05.5. This is Hehir's second individual conference championship accolade as he was the individual champion at last year's BIG EAST Championship.
MJ Erb rounded out Orange point scorers in 21st place but was the fastest freshman runner in the ACC with a time of 24:38.0. Robert Molke had a top-10 finish, taking eighth place with a time of 24:16.4.
Since SU's point scorers all finished within the top-21 runners, all five qualify for the All-ACC team. Hehir (3rd), Molke (8th), Griff Graves (15th), Max Straneva (17th) and Erb (21st) each earned the all-conference accolade.
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The No. 19 Orange women took third place behind ACC Champion No. 5 Florida State and No.10 Virginia. Margo Malone was the top finisher for SU, ending in ninth place with a time of 20:37.6. Syracuse finished with 108 points off of four top-25 finishes.
Malone and Meredith Speakman were named to the All-ACC team for their top-21 performance.
Syracuse has the next two weeks to regroup before taking on the NCAA Northeast Regional on November 15 in the Bronx, N.Y.
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