Burke's Tenth Place Finish Headlines ACC Championships for Eagles

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Sean Burke (Boston College)

The sophomore ran his best 8k time of the season on his way to finishing in the top 10 in the conference.

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October 28, 2016 |

MEET INFORMATION
ACC Cross-Country Championships (8k)
WHERE: Cary, N.C.
WHEN: Friday, October 28, 2016
NUMBER OF TEAMS/INDIVIDUALS: 15/126
TOP FIVE TEAMS: 1. Syracuse; 2. Virginia; 3. NC State; 4. Virginia Tech; 5. Florida State
RESULTS

BC HIGHLIGHTS
- The BC men's cross country team took 12^th overall at this year's ACC Championships. The Eagles had 337 points, which was better than Wake Forest, Clemson and Miami.
- Sophomore Sean Burke was the leader for the Eagles, running an impressive 23:27.6 for a 10^th place overall finish. Burke shaved off nearly 30 seconds from his previous 8k time this season at the Chile Pepper Festival on October 1st.
- Rounding out the top three for the Eagles were senior Kevin Sullivan in 87^th place with his time of 25:17.2 and sophomore Sawyer Maher in 89^th place, running a time of 25:18.4.

UP NEXT
Some Eagles will run in the NCAA Northeast Regional on November 11^th.