Men’s cross country finishes Nationals in 24th – Old Gold & Black

A year after the best season finale finish in program history, the Demon Deacons could not replicate success at the 2023 NCAA National Championship meet.

Wake Forest men’s cross country finished the 10 km Panorama Farms course in Earlysville, Va., with 536 points (in cross country, the lowest team score wins), placing 24th out of 31 teams. Sophomore Joe O’Brien, the fastest Demon Deacon runner on the day, finished in 81st place with a time of 30:23.5. 

O’Brien was followed by freshman Charlie Sprott in 125th place (30:47.2 . . .