CARY, N.C. – There was a changing of the guard atop the Atlantic Coast Conference women’s cross country championship podium as No. 5 ranked Notre Dame captured the 2024 ACC Women’s Championship on Friday morning at WakeMed Cross Country Course.
The Irish used a strong team pack effort and claimed their first ACC women’s title in program history with a team score 115. The squad established a tentative lead with their collective work by the 3k mark and never relinquished their position over the field. Notre Dame’s win snapped an eight-year title streak held by host NC State. Conference newcomer and No. 15 ranked Stanford held the tiebreaker for second over No. 19 North Carolina as the teams both had scores of 121.
Siona Chisholm continued her stellar season and paced the Irish squad with a sixth-place finish after running a 19:42.3. The senior also earned her third-consecutive All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection while claiming her highest individual finish at an ACC Championship race.
Mary Bonner Dalton posted her best 6k time of the season with a 20:13.8 to place 22nd. Erin Strzelecki posted a 20:17.5 to finish 26th. Gretchen Farley and Isabel Allori were back-to-back finishers with times of 20:21.0 and 20:21.4 for 30th and 31st, respectively, to clinch the team title. Emily Covert ran a 20:25.7 to place 37th, and Arianne Olson crossed the line in 20:30.4 for 45th.
Reagan Riley (21:02.5; 81st), Caroline Lehman (21:15.5; 97th), and Sophie Novak (21:23.1; 104th) rounded out the Notre Dame efforts in the race.
WOMEN’S RACE RESULTS
Siona Chisholm – 6th (19:42.3)
Mary Bonner Dalton – 22nd (20:13.8)
Erin Strzelecki – 26th (20:17.5)
Gretchen Farley – 30th (20:21.0)
Isabel Allori – 31st (20:21.4)
Emily Covert – 37th (20:25.7)
Arianne Olson – 45th (20:30.4)
Reagan Riley – 81st (21:02.5)
Caroline Lehman – 97th (21:15.5)
Sophie Novak – 104th (21:23.1)
WOMEN’S TEAM STANDINGS
1. Notre Dame – 115
2. Stanford – 121
2. North Carolina – 121
4. Virginia – 152
5. NC State – 160
6. Boston College – 185
7. Florida State – 190
8. Syracuse – 197
9. Wake Forest – 200
10. Louisville – 202
11. Clemson – 221
12. Georgia Tech – 298
13. Virginia Tech – 329
14. SMU – 367
15. Cal – 392
16. Pittsburgh – 410
17. Miami – 511
18. Duke – 549
MEN’S RACE
The No. 10 ranked Notre Dame men’s cross country team placed sixth at the 2024 ACC Championships with a team score of 127. Wake Forest, who entered the race…