Oct. 28, 2000

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Duke men's cross country team captured its first ACC Title since 1977 with a low score of 39 points at the 47th annual Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Cross Country Championship. The Blue Devils were followed by NC State who finished second with 49 points. Virginia finished third with 54 points while Wake Forest was fourth with a total of 84 points. North Carolina, Clemson and Florida State finished fifth, sixth and seventh with scores of 163, 180 and 188 respectively. Georgia Tech and Maryland registered scores of 218 and 262.

Pacing the Blue Devils was the 2000 ACC Individual Champion Sean Kelly who crossed the finish line with a time of 25:00.4. The Blue Devils finished with three runners in the top ten and on the 2000 All-ACC Cross Country Team. In addition to Kelly, seniors Terry Brennan and Brendan Fitzgibbon were also members of the all-conference team for Duke.

NC State and Virginia each placed three athletes on the all-conference team. Bob Thiele, Justin Wood and Matt Ruhl paced the Cavaliers with Ryan Woods, Andy Smith and Dean Bowker representing the Wolfpack. Rounding out the all-conference team was Wake Forest's Ted DeVos.

NC State's Andy Smith was the ACC Freshman of the Year with a time of 25:18.9.

2000 ACC Men's Cross Country Results

Duke (39)
NC State (49)
Virginia (54)
Wake Forest (84)
North Carolina (163)
Clemson (180)
Florida State (188)
Georgia Tech (218)
Maryland (262)

2000 ACC Men's All-Conference Team

Sean Kelly Duke 25:00.4
Bob Thiele Virginia 25:02.0
Terry Brennan Duke 25:06.3
Ted DeVos Wake Forest 25:16.5
Ryan Woods NC State 25:17.1
Andy Smith NC State 25:18.9
Justin Wood Virginia 25:21.2
Matt Ruhl Virginia 25:23.5
Brendan Fitzgibbon Duke 25:29.9
Dean Bowker NC State 25:34.2