CARY, N.C. (theACC.com) – For the first time, Notre Dame won the Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Cross Country Championship, while Wake Forest won its second ACC Men’s Cross Country Championship in three years.
For the second time in three years, the Wake Forest men’s team won the ACC Men’s Cross Country Championship. The Demon Deacons, led by a seventh-place finish by senior Luke Tewalt, needed just 60 points to win their sixth ACC title on Friday, November 1, in Cary, North Carolina.
Following Tewalt for the Demon Deacons were JoJo Jourdon (8th, 22:40.1), Charlie Sprott (14th, 22:56.1), Aidan Ross (15th, 22:57.1) and Joseph O’Brien (16th, 22:59.4) to bring the team championship back to Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Individually, Virginia’s Gary Martin became the first Cavalier to win the ACC Men’s Cross Country individual championship since 2010. The junior broke the tape in a modern ACC Championship record time of 22:17.6. His teammate, Will Anthony, finished in fifth place to help the Cavaliers to a fourth-place team finish. A pair of North Carolina Tar Heels, Ethan Strand and Parker Wolfe, finished in second and third place, respectively, to claim the silver and bronze medals.
ACC newcomer Stanford finished in second place with 69 points, followed by 2023 ACC Champion North Carolina, who logged 80 points. Virginia finished fourth with 94 points while Syracuse rounded out the top five with 122 points.
For the first time in program history, the Notre Dame women’s team won the ACC Women’s Cross Country Championship. The Fighting Irish ended NC State’s run of eight consecutive ACC Women’s Cross Country Championships, winning the team title with 115 total points.
The Fighting Irish were led by Siona Chisolm’s time of 19:42.3, earning a sixth-place finish. Chisholm was followed 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 each finished with 121 points, with the Cardinal holding the tiebreaker and finishing in second place. Virginia finished in fourth place with 152 points, ahead of NC State in fifth place with 160 points.
Grace Hartman of NC State won the ACC Women’s Cross Country individual championship in a time of 19:15.1. Hartman becomes the sixth consecutive member of the Wolfpack to earn the ACC’s individual title. Hartman was closely followed by Hannah Gapes, who finished in third place to earn the bronze medal and three points for the Wolfpack.
The first true freshman to finish each race was designated as the ACC Men’s and Women’s Freshman of the Year. Wake Forest’s JoJo Jourdan became the second consecutive Demon Deacon to win the award with a seventh-place finish and a time of 22:40.1. Clemson’s Silvia Jelego finished in second place to be named ACC Women’s Freshman of the Year, finishing the 6k in 19:22.6.
Team Scores
Men
- Wake Forest, 60
- Stanford, 67
- North Carolina, 80
- Virginia, 94
- Syracuse,122
- Notre Dame, 127
- NC State, 210
- Virginia Tech, 213
- Cal, 290
- Florida State, 296
- Duke, 345
- Georgia Tech, 370
- Pitt, 373
- Boston College, 389
- Louisville, 416
- Clemson, 431
- Miami, 498
Women
- Notre Dame, 115
- Stanford, 121
- North Carolina, 121
- Virginia, 152
- NC State, 160
- Boston College, 185
- Florida State, 190
- Syracuse, 197
- Wake Forest, 200
- Louisville, 202
- Clemson, 221
- Georgia Tech, 298
- Virginia Tech, 329
- SMU, 367
- Cal, 392
- Pitt, 410
- Miami, 511
- Duke, 549
Men’s All-ACC
- Gary Martin, Virginia
- Ethan Strand, North Carolina
- Parker Wolfe, North Carolina
- Cole Sprout, Stanford
- Will Anthony, Virginia
- George Couttie, Virginia Tech
- Luke Tewalt, Wake Forest
- JoJo Jourdon, Wake Forest
- Thomas Boyden, Stanford
- Sam Lawler, Syracuse
- Lex Young, Stanford
- Colton Sands, North Carolina
- Assaf Harari, Syracuse
- Charlie Sprott, Wake Forest
- Aidan Ross, Wake Forest
- Joseph O’Brien, Wake Forest
- Brett Gardner, NC State
- Ethan Coleman, Notre Dame
- Nathan Mountain, Virginia
- Alex Comerford, Syracuse
- Will Coogan, North Carolina
Women’s All-ACC
- Grace Hartman, NC State
- Silvia Jelego, Clemson
- Hannah Gapes, NC State
- Judy Kosgei, Clemson
- Fatima Alanis, North Carolina
- Siona Chisholm, Notre Dame
- Margot Appleton, Virginia
- Brynn Brown, North Carolina
- Agnes McTighe, Florida State
- Zofia Dudek, Stanford
- Sophia Kennedy, Stanford
- Gladys Chepngetich, Clemson
- Savannah Roark, Syracuse
- Jenny Schilling, Virginia
- Angelina Perez, Wake Forest
- Bieke Schipperen, Florida State
- Layla Roebke, Louisville
- Emma Eastman, Syracuse
- Brooke Wilson, Wake Forest
- Abby Loveys, Boston College
- Emily Little, SMU