CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Fifteen teams from around the Atlantic Coast Conference will descend upon Madison, Wisconsin, for the 2024 NCAA Cross Country Championships on Saturday, November 23. The women’s 6k is set to start at 10:20 a.m. ET followed by the men’s 10k at 11:10 a.m. ET.
Reigning back-back-to-back women’s cross country national champions NC State put their title on the line as the Wolfpack are led by ACC Champion Grace Hartman. The Wolfpack looks to become the first team to four-peat as national champions since Villanova won seven consecutive titles between 1989 and 1994.
Boston College, Florida State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Stanford, Syracuse and Virginia will also represent the ACC in the women’s 6k. The ACC’s eight teams participating in the NCAA Women’s Cross Country Championship are the most of any conference. After qualifying during the NCAA Regionals, Clemson’s Gladys Chepngetich, Silvia Jelego and Judy Kosgei, alongside Georgia Tech’s Katie Jortberg, will all run as individuals.
North Carolina, Notre Dame, Stanford, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest will compete and represent the ACC in the men’s 10k. On Friday, November 1, Wake Forest won the ACC Men’s Cross Country Championship in Cary, North Carolina. The ACC’s seven teams participating in the NCAA Men’s Cross Country Championship are the most of any conference. Clemson’s Sawyer Dagan, NC State’s Brett Gardner and Louisville’s Geoffrey Kirwa will also compete in the national meet as individuals.
Seven ACC men’s cross country teams are ranked in the most recent USTFCCCA Coaches Poll, released on Tuesday, November 18, including No. 9 Stanford, No. 10 North Carolina, No. 11 Virginia, No. 13 Notre Dame, No. 14 Wake Forest, No. 17 Syracuse and No. 26 Virginia Tech. The USTFCCCA also ranks eight ACC women’s cross country teams in its most recent poll, including No. 5 Notre Dame, No. 8 Stanford, No. 13 NC State, No. 17 Virginia, No. 18 Florida State, No. 21 North Carolina, No. 25 Syracuse and No. 27 Boston College. The ACC leads all conferences in both polls.
The full list of teams and individuals participating in the 2024 NCAA Cross Country Championships can be found HERE.
ACC at the 2024 NCAA Cross Country Championships
Women’s Teams
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