CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) This week, 12 teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference will compete in meets this week on Friday, September 18 and Saturday, September 19.
Clemson and Georgia Tech will compete in the Southern Showcase at the John Hunt Park Cross Country Course in Huntsville, Alabama. The men’s 8k will begin at 7:30 a.m. ET and the women’s 5k will begin at 8:20 a.m. ET.
Florida State will kick off its season at home for Pre-Regionals at Apalachee Regional Park. Miami will also compete in the meet with the men’s 8k beginning at 7:40 a.m. ET and the women’s 6k race to follow at 8:20 a.m. ET.
Notre Dame will once again host the National Catholic Invite at the Burke Golf Course in South Bend, Indiana. The meet will feature 17 teams and is slated to begin at 11:00 a.m. ET with the women’s 5k. The men’s 8k is scheduled for 11:40 a.m. ET.
California will compete in the Saint Mary’s Invitational at Newhall Park in Concord, California. The men’s 8k race will begin at 11:45 a.m. ET and the women’s 6k race will begin around 12:30 p.m. ET.
NC State and Wake Forest will head to Cary, North Carolina, for the adidas XC Challenge, hosted by NC State. The men’s 6k is scheduled to start at 5:50 p.m. ET, while the women’s 5k is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. ET.
Virginia Tech will host the Hokie Invitational on the Buford Meredith Cross Country Course in Blacksburg, Virginia, allowing for a course preview of the 2026 ACC Cross Country Championships. The women’s 6k will kick off the event at 6 p.m. ET with the men’s 8k to follow at 6:30 p.m. ET.
Following suite of the Hokie Invitational, Boston College, Louisville and Stanford will compete in the John McNichols Invitational, hosted by Indiana State. The LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Indiana, will host the 2026 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships in November. The trio of ACC teams will begin racing on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. ET for the women’s 6K, followed by the men’s 8k at 9:05 a.m. ET.
Boston College will travel to the Dartmouth Cross Country Course in Hanover, New Hampshire to compete in the 2026 Maribel Sanchez Souther Invitational on Saturday. The men’s 8k race begins at 11:00 a.m. ET and the women’s 6k race will begin at 11:45 a.m. ET.
Friday, September 18
California | Saint Mary’s Invitational | Concord, Calif.
Virginia Tech | Hokie Invitational | Blacksburg, Va.
Notre Dame | National Catholic Invite | South Bend, Ind.
Florida State, Miami | Pre-Regional | Tallahassee, Fla.
Clemson, Georgia Tech | Southern Showcase | Huntsville, Ala.
NC State, Wake Forest | adidas XC Challenge | Cary, N.C.
Saturday, September 19
Boston College | Maribel Sanchez Souther Invitational | Hanover, N.H.
Boston College, Louisville, Stanford | John McNichols Invitational | Terre Haute, Ind.