CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – As the 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference Cross Country season gets underway this weekend, 13 teams throughout the league will be in action, including newcomers Cal, SMU and Stanford.
Earlier this week, the NC State women and North Carolina men were picked by the league’s head coaches as favorites to win the 2024 ACC Women’s and Men’s Cross Country Championships, respectively. The Wolfpack have won a league-record eight consecutive ACC Women’s Cross Country Championships, while North Carolina won its first ACC Men’s Cross Country Championship since 1985 last year.
The NC State women also sit atop the USTFCCCA Preseason Coaches Poll, logging five first-place votes, while Notre Dame comes in at No. 3, garnering one first-place vote. Stanford sits at No. 7 nationally, while Virginia begins the season at No. 17. Boston College is slotted at No. 21, North Carolina enters at No. 28 and Syracuse rounds out a contingent of seven ranked ACC teams at No. 29.
On the men’s side, Notre Dame leads at the ACC grouping at No. 6, while league favorite North Carolina is slotted at No. 7. Stanford starts the season at No. 10, Wake Forest sits at No. 19, Syracuse joins the poll at No. 22 and Virginia rounds out the ACC’s six-team grouping at No. 23.
ACC Cross Country Weekly Schedule
Friday, August 30
Cal at USF Invitational (San Francisco, Calif.)
Duke vs. North Carolina A&T (Durham, N.C.)
Florida State at UCF XC Invitational (Orlando, Fla.)
Louisville at EKU Triangular (Richmond, Ky.)
Miami at FAU Invitational (Boca Raton, Fla.)
North Carolina at Charlotte Invitational (Charlotte, N.C.)
Notre Dame at Crusader Invite (Valparaiso, Ind.)
Pitt at Panther Opener (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
SMU vs. Texas A&M – Corpus Christi (Corpus Christi, Texas)
Stanford at USF Invitational (San Francisco, Calif.)
Wake Forest at UNC Greensboro (Greensboro, N.C.)
Saturday, August 31
Syracuse at Harry Lang Invitational (Hamilton, N.Y.)
Virginia at Spider Alumni Open (Richmond, Va.)
Noting ACC Cross Country
- The ACC has won five NCAA Women’s Cross Country Championships. Preseason league favorite NC State has won each of the last three national championships.
- NC State is the first team to win three consecutive national championships since now-ACC member Stanford did so from 2005-07.
- A total of 16…
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