CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Eight Atlantic Coast Conference cross country teams and nine individuals earned automatic berths to the 2026 NCAA Cross Country Championships, set for Saturday, November 21, in Terre Haute, Indiana.
 
The NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Committee will announce 14 at-large team selections and two at-large individual selections for each championship during the NCAA Cross Country Selection Show on Saturday, November 14, at 5 p.m. ET on NCAA.com.
 
Great Lakes Regional – East Lansing, Michigan

• The Notre Dame men’s and women’s teams each finished second at the Great Lakes Regional, clinching automatic berths to next weekend’s NCAA Championships in Terre Haute.
• Mary Bonner Dalton led the Notre Dame women with a fifth-place finish in 20:08.5.
• Six Fighting Irish women earned All-Region honors, with each finishing in the top 18.
• Daelen Ackley led the Notre Dame men, covering the 10K in 30:15.8.
• Five Fighting Irish men earned All-Region honors, including three top-12 finishers.

 
Mid-Atlantic Regional – Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

• Pitt’s Maureen Cheruiyot finished sixth in 19:28.5 to earn an automatic berth to the NCAA Championships.
• Pitt’s Luke Simpson also advanced to the NCAA Championships with a sixth-place finish, covering the 10K in 29:54.3.

 
Northeast Regional – Bethpage, New York

• The Boston College women repeated as Northeast Regional champions with 51 points.
• The Eagles were led by freshman Rosalie Ten Bruggencate, who finished third, while Imogen Gardiner and Ella Fadil also posted top-seven finishes.
• Syracuse’s Keira Rogan won the individual title, finishing the 6K in 19:46.9.
• The Syracuse men won their third consecutive Northeast Regional title with 49 points.
• Ben Gableman’s third-place finish led Syracuse to the regional championship and an automatic berth.
• Six members of the Orange earned All-Region honors, including three top-10 finishers.

 
South Central Regional – College Station, Texas

• The SMU women finished second at the South Central Regional to earn an automatic berth to the NCAA Championships.
• Rose Mburu led the Mustangs with a fourth-place finish, covering the 6K in 19:11.8.
• In addition to Mburu, Mary Nyangate and Carolina Correia earned All-Region honors.

 
Southeast Regional – Spartanburg, South Carolina

• The NC State women won their 10th consecutive Southeast Regional title.
• NC State’s Hannah Gapes broke the course record, clocking 18:42.2 to win the individual title.
• Clemson secured two women’s individual automatic berths through Nancy Cherop (fourth, 19:01.2) and Silvia Jelelgo (sixth, 19:06.3).
• The Wake Forest men repeated as Southeast Regional champions, led by a fourth-place finish from Aurelien Radja.
• Louisville’s Elsingi Kipruto won the individual title, covering the 10K in 28:20.3.
• Kipruto’s Louisville teammate Nickson Kogei earned an individual automatic berth with a fifth-place finish in 28:48.8.
• Virginia Tech’s George Couttie finished second in 28:36.8 to earn an individual automatic berth.
• The ACC has swept the men’s and women’s team titles at the Southeast Regional every year since 2018, excluding the canceled 2020 meet.

 
West Regional – Sacramento, California

• Stanford’s Julia Flynn earned an individual automatic berth with a seventh-place finish in 19:33.8.
• Stanford won the West Regional for the first time since 2023 and the 17th time in program history.
• Seventh-place finisher Paul Bergeron led the Cardinal.
• Stanford placed five runners on the All-Region team.

 
Men’s Team Automatic Qualifiers
Notre Dame
Stanford
Syracuse
Wake Forest
 
Men’s Individual Automatic Qualifiers
Elsingi Kipruto, Louisville
Nickson Kogei, Louisville
Luke Simpson, Pitt
George Couttie, Virginia Tech
 
Women’s Team Automatic Qualifiers
Boston College
NC State
Notre Dame
SMU
 
Women’s Individual Automatic Qualifiers
Nancy Cherop, Clemson
Silvia Jelelgo, Clemson
Maureen Cheruiyot, Pitt
Julia Flynn, Stanford
Keira Rogan, Syracuse