CARY, N.C. (theACC.com) – NC State will host the 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference Cross Country Championships on Friday, November 1, at the WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina. The Men’s 8k Championship will begin at 9:40 a.m. ET, following by the Women’s 6k Championship at 10:30 a.m. ET. ACC Network will have live coverage of both races, beginning at 9:30 a.m. ET.
The women’s championship will be the first ACC Championship to feature all 18 of the ACC’s member institutions. California, Stanford and SMU officially joined the ACC this summer, bringing the league’s member institution total from 15 to 18.
All information regarding the ACC Cross Country Championships can be found on the ACC’s Championship page, including broadcast link, live results, course maps and more.
NC State looks to claim their league-record ninth straight ACC Women’s Cross Country championship on its home course. North Carolina looks to defend its ACC Men’s Cross Country Championship from 2023 and push its league-record team titles to 17. The Tar Heels’ Parker Wolfe will look to repeat as the individual champion in 2024, while Notre Dame’s Carter Solomon looks to reclaim the crown after winning in 2022. On the women’s side, NC State has also won each of the last five individual championships.
The ACC leads all conferences with 13 teams ranked in the USTFCCCA Polls. Women’s cross country leads the way with eight ranked teams, including No. 5 Notre Dame and No. 10 NC State in the top 10. Also appearing in the rankings are No. 13 Florida State, No. 15 Stanford, No. 19 North Carolina, No. 21 Virginia, No. 23 Syracuse and No. 30 Boston College. Six ACC men’s cross country teams are ranked including No. 5 Stanford, No. 7 Wake Forest and No. 10 Notre Dame in the top 10. Also ranked are No. 12 Syracuse, No. 13 North Carolina and No. 16 Virginia.
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 ACC student-athletes (11 women and five men) earned All-America honors at the 2023 NCAA Cross Country Championships.
- The ACC’s 11…
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