CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Six teams from around the Atlantic Coast Conference will compete in four cross country meets this weekend. Teams from the ACC will compete in four states – North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia – on Friday, September 13 and Saturday, September 14.
On Friday, four teams from the ACC will hit the course. Pitt and Syracuse will head to University Park, Pennsylvania, for the Spiked Shoe Invitational, hosted by Penn State. SMU will make the trip across the Lonestar State to College Station, Texas, for the Texas A&M Invitational. Wake Forest will travel to Boone, North Carolina, for The Firetower Project, hosted by App State.
On Saturday, Virginia will host the Virginia Invitational in Charlottesville. The Cavaliers will welcome several teams to their home course, Panorama Farms, including North Carolina. The men’s 8K race will start at 8:45 a.m. ET, followed by the women’s 5K race at 9:30 am. Times are subject to change pending weather conditions in Charlottesville.
The NC State women 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 is ranked No. 17. Boston College is slotted at No. 21, North Carolina sits 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 started 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
Pitt at Spiked Shoe Invitational (University Park, Pa.)
SMU at Texas A&M Invitational (College Station, Texas)
Syracuse at Spiked Shoe Invitational (University Park, Pa.)
Wake Forest at The Firetower Project (Boone, N.C.)
Saturday, September 14
North Carolina at Virginia Invitational (Charlottesville, Va.)
Virginia at Virginia Invitational (Charlottesville, 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…
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