<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=04t0Y5_0vklor9G00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=04t0Y5_0vklor9G00" width="800" height="480" >CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – The fifth weekend of the Atlantic Coast Conference season will be highlighted by the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational, which has established itself as one of the nation's premier collegiate meets. The event features an 8-kilometer men’s race and a 6-kilometer women’s race, while also adding a “B” race for both genders.The Nuttycombe will be held on the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course in Madison, Wisconsin, which will also host the 2024 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships in November. Florida State, North Carolina and Syracuse are among the men’s teams slated to compete in Madison, while the women’s field will include Boston College in addition to the Seminoles, Tar Heels and Orange.Stanford will travel to Columbia, Missouri, on Friday, September 27, for the Gans Creek Classic, hosted by Missouri. Much like the Nuttycombe, the Gans Creek Classic will feature a men’s 8k race and a women’s 6k race. The Gans Creek course has played host to the 2021 SEC Championships, the 2022 NCAA Cross Country Regional Championships, and will host the 2025 NCAA Cross Country Championships.On Saturday, September 28, SMU will head to Stillwater, Oklahoma, for the Cowboy Jamboree, hosted by Oklahoma State. Since its inception in 1937, the Cowboy Jamboree has offered over 6,000 runners the chance to run on one of the greatest cross country courses in the nation. The Greiner Family OSU Cross Country Course underwent a recent multi-million dollar renovation and successfully hosted the 2020 and 2022 NCAA Cross Country Championships, in addition to several other premier races.A total of 13 ACC teams headline the USTFCCCA Cross Country polls. The ACC features the most teams in both polls, including seven women’s teams and six men’s programs. NC State tops the women’s poll at No. 1, followed by No. 3 Notre Dame, No. 8 Stanford, No. 16 Virginia, No. 18 North Carolina, No. 22 Boston College and No. 28 Syracuse. On the men’s side, North Carolina leads the way at No. 6, followed by No. 7 Notre Dame, No. 10 Stanford, No. 15 Virginia, No. 19 Syracuse and No. 20 Wake Forest.Clemson’s Judy Kosgei has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Cross Country Performer of the Week, while Notre Dame’s Carter Soloman earned the ACC Men’s Performer of the Week honors. Sharon Chepchirchir and Nicholas Kipchirchir, a pair of Virginia Tech student-athletes, have also been named the ACC Women’s and Men’s Freshman Performers of the Week, respectively, for cross country meets occurring September 16-22.Noting ACC Cross Country<ul><li>The ACC leads all conferences with 13 teams in the USTFCCCA polls. The conference leads with seven women’s teams and six men’s teams, the most of any league in both polls.</li><li>The ACC has won five NCAA Women’s Cross Country Championships. Preseason league favorite NC State has won each of the last three national championships.</li><li>NC State is the first team to win three consecutive national championships since now-ACC member Stanford did so from 2005-07.</li><li>A total of 16 ACC student-athletes (11 women and five men) earned All-America honors at the 2023 NCAA Cross Country Championships.</li><li>The ACC’s 11 female All-Americans were the most of any conference.</li><li>North Carolina posted its second-best finish at the NCAA meeting with a sixth-place showing in 2023.</li><li>Last season, the Tar Heels won their first ACC Men’s Cross Country Championship since 1985.</li><li>The Syracuse men had multiple All-Americans – Perry Mackinnon and Sam Lawler – for the first time since 2016.</li></ul></div></body>

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – The fifth weekend of the Atlantic Coast Conference season will be highlighted by the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational, which has established itself as one of the nation's premier collegiate meets. The event features an 8-kilometer men’s race and a 6-kilometer women’s race, while also adding a “B” race for both genders.