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 female All-Americans were the most of any conference.
• North Carolina posted its second-best finish at the NCAA meeting with a sixth-place showing in 2023.
• Last season, the Tar Heels won their first ACC Men’s Cross Country Championship since 1985.
• The Syracuse men had multiple All-Americans – Perry Mackinnon and Sam Lawler – for the first time since 2016.

Women’s Performer of the Week
Sept. 3 - Sophia Kennedy, Stanford
Sept. 10 – Silvia Jelelgo, Clemson
Sept. 17 – Brynn Brown, North Carolina
Sept. 24 – Judy Kosgei, Clemson
Oct. 1 – Zofia Dudek, Stanford
Oct. 8 – Jane Eiselstein, Florida State
Oct. 15 – Grace Wassell, Wake Forest
Oct. 22 – Grace Hartman, NC State
 
Men’s Performer of the Week
Sept. 3 – Justin Wachtel, Virginia
Sept. 10 – Nicholas Kipchirchir, Virginia Tech
Sept. 17 – Sam Lawler, Syracuse
Sept. 24 – Carter Solomon, Notre Dame
Oct. 1 – Parker Wolfe, North Carolina
Oct. 8 – Kaden Levings, Florida State
Oct. 15 – Lucas Bouquot, Florida State
Oct. 22 – Cole Sprout, Stanford
 
Women’s Freshman of the Week
Sept. 3 – Lily Guinn, Florida State
Sept. 10 – Silvia Jelelgo, Clemson
Sept. 17 – Nancy Chepleting, Louisville
Sept. 24 – Sharon Chepchirchir, Virginia Tech
Oct. 1 – Jayden Harberts, Syracuse
Oct. 8 – Silvia Jelelgo, Clemson
Oct. 15 – Nicole Dinan, Florida State
Oct. 22 – Tatum David, Virginia
 
Men’s Freshman of the Week
Sept. 3 – N/A
Sept. 10 – Nicholas Kipchirchir, Virginia Tech
Sept. 17 – Jacob Laner, North Carolina and Geoffrey Kirwa, Louisville
Sept. 24 – Nicholas Kipchirchir, Virginia Tech
Oct. 1 – Paul Bereron, Stanford
Oct. 8 – Drew Griffith, Notre Dame
Oct. 15 – N/A
Oct. 22 – Paul Bergeron, Stanford