Cross Country Women 5th, Men 7th At ACC Championships

Friday, October 30

Cary, N.C.

10:00 AM

North Carolina

ACC Championship

The Tar Heel women placed fifth overall at the 2020 ACC Championship.

October 30, 2020 | Cross Country

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By: UNC Athletic Communications

CARY, N.C. – North Carolina's women finished fifth and the Tar Heel men were seventh on Friday morning at the Atlantic Coast Conference Cross Country Championships, held at WakeMed Soccer Park. The finish by the Carolina women was the program's best since 2015, when UNC also took fifth.

For full results, click here.

Sasha Neglia had the day's best Tar Heel finish, placing sixth overall in the women's race (20:24.6) to earn All-ACC honors and the title of ACC Women's Cross Country Freshman of the Year as the top true freshman finisher. Senior Paige Hofstad was 11^th (20:35.3) and freshman Kelsey Harrington was 19^th (20:41.1) to join Neglia in earning All-ACC honors. For Hofstad, it's the second year in a row she's earned All-ACC recognition.

On the men's side, junior John Tatter was 28^th for the top Carolina finish in23:51.0. Freshman Will Coogan crossed in 24:08.2 for 38th place with sophomore Marshall Williamson (41st, 24:11.5) and freshman Patrick Anderson (42nd, 24:12.1) just behind.

Both Tar Heel teams improved significantly from 2019, when the women were eighth and the men 10th.

2020 ACC Championship Results
Oct. 30 in Cary, N.C.
UNC Times
Men, 8K
28. John Tatter, 23:51.0
38. Will Coogan, 24:08.2
41. Marshall Williamson, 24.11.5
42. Patrick Anderson, 24:12.1
52. Dolan Owens, 24:19.1
55. Alex Milligan, 24:21.0
68. Michael Spragley, 24:32.1

Women, 6K
6. Sasha Neglia, 20:24.6
11. Paige Hofstad, 20:35.3
19. Kelsey Harrington, 20:41.1
32. Emmeline Fisher, 20:56.5
50. Taryn Parks, 21:20.2
59. Mady Clahane, 21:31.1
78. Sarah Trainor, 21:53.3
104. Camryn Petit, 22:39.7

Team Scores
Men: 1. Notre Dame 40; 2. NC State 54; 3. Wake Forest 86; 4. Virginia 92; 5. Duke 134; 6. Syracuse 135; 7. UNC 196; 8. Virginia Tech 222; 9. Florida State 225; 10. Pittsburgh 282; 11. Clemson 335; 12. Georgia Tech 342; 13. Louisville 384; 14. Boston College 457; 15. Miami 472

Women: 1. NC State 47; 2. Georgia Tech 99; 3 Florida State 109; 4. Duke 114; 5. UNC 116; 6. Notre Dame 116; 7. Virginia 205; 8. Syracuse 237; 9. Boston College 261; 10. Wake Forest 287; 11. Virginia Tech 292; 12. Louisville 303; 13. Clemson 320; 14. Pittsburgh 406; 15. Miami 457