ACC Cross Country Championship 2024
CARY, N.C. โ In a historic first, Notre Dame claimed the Atlantic Coast Conference Womenโs Cross Country Championship, while Wake Forest secured its second ACC Menโs Cross Country Championship in three years.
The Wake Forest menโs team, led by senior Luke Tewaltโs seventh-place finish, captured the ACC title for the second time in three years with just 60 points, marking their sixth ACC championship overall.
Supporting Tewalt for the Demon Deacons were JoJo Jourdan (8th, 22:40.1), Charlie Sprott (14th, 22:56.1), Aidan Ross (15th, 22:57.1), and Joseph OโBrien (16th, 22:59.4), which solidified the teamโs championship win and brought the title back to Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
In individual results, Virginiaโs Gary Martin became the first Cavalier since 2010 to win the ACC Menโs Cross Country individual championship, setting a modern ACC Championship record with a time of 22:17.6. His teammate Will Anthony placed fifth, contributing to Virginiaโs fourth-place team finish. North Carolinaโs Ethan Strand and Parker Wolfe claimed the silver and bronze medals with second and third-place finishes, respectively.
Stanford, an ACC newcomer, took second place in the menโs race with 69 points, followed by North Carolina, the 2023 ACC Champion, with 80 points. Virginia finished fourth with 94 points, while Syracuse placed fifth with 122 points.
On the womenโs side, Notre Dame made history by winning the ACC Womenโs Cross Country Championship for the first time, ending NC Stateโs streak of eight consecutive titles. The Fighting Irish secured the win with 115 points.
Notre Dameโs top performer, Siona Chisholm, finished sixth with a time of 19:42.3. She was supported by teammates Mary Bonner Dalton (22nd, 20:13.8), Erin Strzelecki (26th, 20:17.5), Gretchen Farley (30th, 20:21.0), and Isabel Allori (31st, 20:21.4).
Stanford and North Carolina both tallied 121 points, with Stanford taking second place by tiebreaker. Virginia finished fourth with 152 points, followed by NC State in fifth with 160 points.
NC Stateโs Grace Hartman won the ACC Womenโs Cross Country individual championship with a time of 19:15.1, marking the sixth consecutive individual title for a Wolfpack runner. Teammate Hannah Gapes placed third, earning the bronze medal and additional points for NC State.
The top true freshman finisher in each race earned the ACC Freshman of the Year title. Wake Forestโs JoJo Jourdan, with a seventh-place finish in 22:40.1, won Menโs Freshman of the Year, becoming the second consecutive Demon Deacon to earn the award. Clemsonโs Silvia Jelego was named Womenโs Freshman of the Year, finishing second among freshmen with a 6k time of 19:22.6.
