Look for a fast and furious ACC Cross Country Championship on Friday as Virginia hosts the 2022 event. The weather is optimal with overcast skies and a temperature between 50-55 at the start of both runs.
EARLYSVILLE, Va. (theACC.com) – The University of Virginia will play host to the Atlantic Coast Conference Cross County Championships on Friday, October 28, at the Panorama Farms course. The Men’s 8K Championship is set for a 10:40 a.m. start, followed by the Women’s 6K Championship at 11:30. ACC Network Extra (ACCNX) plans live coverage of both meets, beginning at 10:30 a.m.
• Flash Results will again post live scoring during and at the conclusion of both races and may be accessed at Live Results.
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• The defending national champion NC State women, ranked No. 1 nationally throughout the current season, seek their seventh straight ACC Championship. The Wolfpack owns 27 total ACC titles in women’s cross country, the most by any league school in any women’s sport.
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• Notre Dame, with a solid blend of veterans and first-year runners, will enter the Men’s Championship as two-time defending champion and seeks its fourth ACC title in five years. Syracuse has won six ACC men’s cross country titles since joining the conference in 2013, including five straight from 2013-17.
• The ACC continues to lead all conferences with a season-high seven teams ranked nationally in the USTFCCCA Men’s Coaches Poll. Notre Dame leads the way at No. 6, followed by No. 8 Wake Forest. NC State made a strong move to No. 12 after being unranked in each of the four polls prior to last week.
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• The USTFCCCA men’s top-30 poll also features No. 13 Virginia, No. 16 Syracuse, No. 18 North Carolina and No. 29 Duke.
• NC State continues to hold the No. 1 position in the USTFCCCA Women’s Poll and is joined by No. 6 Notre Dame and No. 8 North Carolina for a nation-leading three ACC teams among the top 10. They are joined by No. 15 Syracuse and No. 25 Virginia to give the ACC five ranked women’s teams, tied for second-most among all conferences.
• The Wolfpack has been the unanimous No. 1 team in the USTFCCCA women’s poll throughout the season.
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