The North Carolina men’s and women’s cross-country teams placed third and fourth, respectively, at the ACC Championship on Friday in Earlysville, Va.
What happened?
The nationally-ranked No. 18 men’s team raced first, and its five scorers all finished in the top-30 to secure a third-place finish in the 8k race. The Tar Heels posted 87 points to place them behind Wake Forest’s 44-point finish and Syracuse’s 86-point finish, who earned first and second place.
No. 8 UNC’s women’s team followed the men’s races. The women also had all of its scorers place in the top 30 finishers, but no Tar Heels cracked into the top ten. UNC finished with a score of 109 points, which was enough to secure the fourth place spot.
NC State's top-ranked women's team dominated the top five finishes with three out of the five places occupied by Wolfpack runners.
Who stood out?
Sophomore Parker Wolfe finished second overall in the men’s 8k race with a season-best time of 22:56.1. Wolfe led the pack up through the 7k split, but Notre Dame sophomore Cater Solomon surpassed him in the final leg of the race. Wolfe was followed by Tar Heels Patrick Anderson and John Tatter, who finished 15th and 16th, respectively.
For the women’s team, sophomore Kelsey Harrington was the first Tar Heel to finish the 6k women’s race with a time of 19:59.1. She placed 11th overall and was backed up by sophomores Fatima Alanis and Sasha Neglia, who finished 20th and 21st overall.
