CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Fourteen teams from around the Atlantic Coast Conference will head to Columbia, Missouri, for the 2025 NCAA Cross Country Championships on Saturday, November 22, at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course. 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. Both races will be televised on ESPNU.
 
The ACC will be represented by seven teams in the women’s race, including ACC Champion NC State, as well as Boston College, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Stanford, Virginia and Wake Forest. On the men’s side, the ACC will be represented by ACC Champion Virginia, alongside Louisville, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Syracuse, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest.
 
After qualifying during the NCAA Regionals, Clemson’s Silvia Jelelgo, Duke’s Stephanie Moss, Florida State’s Rylee Blade and Bieke Schipperen, SMU’s Rose Mburu and Syracuse’s Selma Anderson will all run as individuals in the women’s race.
 
Four individuals qualified for the NCAA men’s championship race including Florida State’s Isaac Hirshman Chandler, NC State’s Noah Valyo, Pitt’s Thomas McMahon and Stanford’s Leo Young.
 
Six ACC men’s teams are ranked in the most recent USTFCCCA Coaches’ Poll, the most of any conference. The ACC is led by No. 4 Syracuse, followed by No. 5 Virginia, No. 11 Wake Forest, No. 13 Notre Dame, No. 23 Virginia Tech and No. 28 North Carolina. In the women’s rankings, six ACC teams are ranked, and the ACC has the most teams in the top 20 out of any conference. The rankings are led by No. 1 NC State, followed by No. 5 Notre Dame, No. 9 Stanford, No. 16 North Carolina, No. 19 Virginia and No. 28 Boston College.
 
At last year’s NCAA Cross Country Championships, eight ACC women and seven ACC men  earned USTFCCCA All-America honors and two women’s and three men’s teams finished in the top 10.
 
The full list of teams and individuals participating in the 2025 NCAA Cross Country Championships can be found here.
 
ACC at the 2025 NCAA Cross Country Championships
Women’s Teams
Boston College (AQ)
North Carolina
NC State (AQ)
Notre Dame (AQ)
Stanford (AQ)
Virginia
Wake Forest
 
Women’s Individuals
Silvia Jelelgo, Clemson
Stephanie Moss, Duke
Rylee Blade, Florida State
Bieke Schipperen, Florida State
Rose Mburu, SMU
Selma Anderson, Syracuse
 
Men’s Teams
Louisville
North Carolina
Notre Dame (AQ)
Syracuse (AQ)
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest (AQ)
 
Men’s Individuals
Isaac Hirshman-Chandler, Florida State
Noah Valyo, NC State
Thomas McMahon, Pitt (AQ)
Leo Young, Stanford