CARY, N.C. – There was a changing of the guard atop the Atlantic Coast Conference women’s cross country championship podium as No. 5 ranked Notre Dame captured the 2024 ACC Women’s Championship on Friday morning at WakeMed Cross Country Course.
The Irish used a strong team pack effort and claimed their first ACC women’s title in program history with a team score 115. The squad established a tentative lead with their collective work by the 3k mark and never relinquished their position over the field. Notre Dame’s win snapped an eight-year title streak held by host NC State. Conference newcomer and No. 15 ranked Stanford held the tiebreaker for second over No. 19 North Carolina as the teams both had scores of 121.
Siona Chisholm continued her stellar season and paced the Irish squad with a sixth-place finish after running a 19:42.3. The senior also earned her third-consecutive All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection while claiming her highest individual finish at an ACC Championship race…