2000 Cross Country Roster
Shalane Flanagan
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Marblehead, Mass.
- High School:
- Marblehead
NCAA National Champion (2002)
NCAA Female Cross Country Runner of the Year (2001, 2002)
Three-time All-America selection in cross country (2000, 2001, 2002)
Three-time ACC and Southeast Region Champion
In 2002 Cross Country: Competed in five events for the Tar Heels ... Won the first national championship in the history of North Carolina cross country with a record-setting time of 19:36 on the Gibson Course in Terre Haute, Ind., at the NCAA Championship ... Named NCAA Female Cross Country Runner of the Year for the second consecutive season ... Earned All-America honors for the third straight year ... Won her third straight Southeast Regional with a time of 19:17.0 in the 6K to become the first ACC and UNC runner to accomplish that feat since the NCAA sponsored regionals ... Became the second woman in ACC history (UNC's Karen Godlock 1994-96) to win the ACC Championship three years in a row (2000-02) with a time of 20:06.3 (6K) ... Finished first in all five competitions ... Began the season with a victory at the Great American Festival with top ranked teams such as BYU and Colorado with her time of 17:48.1 (5K) ... Two weeks later she finished first at the Asics/Pre-National meet in the blue race, shattering the course record with a time of 19:56.5 [6K] (the first time under 20 minutes on the Gibson Course).
In 2001 Cross Country: Selected to the ACC 50th Golden Anniversary team (team named on July 31, 2002) elected by members of the ACC ... Ran in all seven events for Carolina ... Named the 2001 NCAA Cross Country Athlete of the Year and ACC Runner of the Year ... All-America for the second straight season ... Won her second consecutive ACC Championship with a time of 20:34.3 (6K) ... Won her second straight NCAA Regional at 20:26 (6K) ... Took first at the Wolverine Interregional and Carolina Challenge with times of 17:26 (6K) and 17:20.30 (5K).
In 2001: In indoor, All-America in the mile ... Named ACC Freshman of the Year ... Set ACC meet record in the mile (4:37.41) ... Anchored the DMR to a 2nd place NCAA finish in a school-record time of 11:11.11 ... Placed third at the ACC Championship in the 3K race with a time of 9:33.02...In outdoor, Named All-America in the 1500m with a 10th-place finish at NCAAs ... Named ACC Freshman of the Year ...Set ACC meet record in the 1500m (4:18.12) ... Anchored the DMR to a UNC's first-ever Championship of America at the Pennn Relays in a time of 4:36 and a school-record of 11:03... Won the ACC Championships in the 1500m and the 5K.
In 2000 Cross Country: Named 2000 Cross Country All-America....Placed fourth at the NCAA Championships in 20:42.7...Named ACC Performer of the Week three times...Placed first at the ACC Championships in a time of 17:38.1...named ACC Freshman of the Year...Named to the All-ACC Team...Won the Southeast Regional 6K in 20:51 leading Carolina to a second place finish.
Prep: Three-time All-State cross country champion...Junior Winter cross country national champion... Finished 1st in the All-State one mile run...Champion and record holder in the All-State two mile run...Won the one mile run (4:46) at the Indoor National Scholastic Championships...High School Millrose Mile Champion... Boston Globe All-Scholastic Runner-of-the-Year...Herald All-Scholastic Runner-of-the-Year...Also participated in soccer and swimming
Personal: Born July 8, 1981...Daughter of Steve and Cheryl Flanagan...Enjoys music, hiking and swimming
