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ACC Names Cross Country Performers of the Week

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Notre Dame’s Daelin Ackley and Noah Bontrager picked up the weekly honors for the ACC Men’s Cross Country Performer and Men’s Freshman of the Week, respectively. On the women’s side, NC State’s Hannah Gapes was named the ACC Women’s Cross Country Performer of the Week and Virginia Tech’s Brenda Jeptoo earned her first ACC Women’s Cross Country Freshman of the Week award.
 
ACC MEN’S PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Daelin Ackley, 5th., Notre Dame (El Dorado Springs, MO)
  • Finished first overall at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational with a time of 22:54.7.
  • Second consecutive first-place individual title this season, winning the National Catholic Invite in mid-September.
 
ACC MEN’S FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Noah Bontrager, Fr., Notre Dame (Shipshewana, IN)
  • In just his second ever collegiate race, he placed 16th with a time of 23:37.0.
  • Finished 4 seconds behind his performance at the National Catholic Invite.
 
ACC WOMEN’S PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Hannah Gapes, 5th., NC State (Rotorua, New Zealand)
  • A personal best in the 5k for Gapes including the fastest recorded NC State 5k recorded this season
  • Top ACC and overall finisher at the Joe Piane Invitational.
 
ACC WOMEN’S FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Brenda Jeptoo, Fr., Virginia Tech (Kaptagat, Kenya)
  • Made her collegiate debut at the Fire Tower Project, finishing second in the 6K with a time of 20:31.8.
  • Helped lead the women’s squad to its third consecutive first-place finish.
  • Tied the team’s lowest score of the season at 15 points.
 
ACC Cross Country Men’s Performer of the Week
Sept. 8 – Charles Guerrera, So., Syracuse; Roan Kelly, R-So., Virginia Tech
Sept. 15 – Connell Alford, Jr., Syracuse
Sept. 22 – Dylan DeCambre, Sr., Virginia Tech
Sept. 29 – Benne Anderson, Sr., Syracuse   
Oct 6 – Daelin Ackley, 5th., Notre Dame      
 
ACC Cross Country Men’s Freshman of the Week
Sept. 8 – Robert Leonard, Fr., Virginia Tech
Sept. 15 – Caden Leonard, Fr., North Carolina
Sept. 22 – Daniel Skandera, Fr., Wake Forest
Sept. 29 – Caden Leonard, Fr., North Carolina
Oct 6 – Noah Bontrager, Fr., Notre Dame
 
ACC Cross Country Women’s Performer of the Week
Sept. 8 – Nancy Cherop, Fr., Clemson
Sept. 15 – Ciara O’Shea, R-Jr., North Carolina; Kiera Rogan, So., Syracuse
Sept. 22 – Rylee Blade, So., Florida State
Sept. 29 – Victoria Garces, So., Duke
Oct. 6 - Hannah Gapes, 5th., NC State
 
ACC Cross Country Women’s Freshman of the Week
Sept. 8 – Nancy Cherop, Fr., Clemson
Sept. 15 – Chase Gilbert, Fr., Virginia
Sept. 22 – Nancy Cherop, Fr., Clemson
Sept. 29 – Sundara Weber, Fr., Duke
Oct. 6 – Brenda Jeptoo, Fr., Virginia Tech