Results (PDF)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The No. 5 Notre Dame women’s cross country team took second place and the No. 16 Irish men’s cross country squad finished in fourth place at the 2025 ACC Cross Country Championships on Friday at E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park.
No. 2 ranked NC State was the women’s team champion with a team score of 28 while No. 4 ranked Virginia captured the men’s team title with a team score of 61.
Women’s Race
Mary Bonner Dalton used a huge kick down the finish chute to move from fifth to second place overall with a massive personal record time of 19:14.9. Amaya Aramini finished 16th overall with a time in 19:56.2, and Siona Chisholm placed 19th in a time of 20:00.5. The Irish trio all earned All-ACC honors for their performances on the day.
Sophie Novak posted a PR of 20:07.8 and placed 22nd overall. Gretchen Farley wrapped up the team scoring efforts with a season-best time of 20:13.1 while finishing 30th.
Women’s Championship Race Results
Mary Bonner Dalton – 2nd (19:14.9)
Amaya Aramini – 16th (19:56.2)
Siona Chisholm – 19th (20:00.5)
Sophie Novak – 22nd (20:07.8)
Gretchen Farley – 30th (20:13.1)
Arianne Olson – 32nd (20:14.3)
Chloe Huyler – 33rd (20:14.6)
Isabel Allori – 36th (20:17.9)
Reagan Riley – 41st (20:25.3)
Addison Knoblauch – 61st (20:41.3)
Women’s Championship Team Results (Top Ten)
1. NC State – 28
2. Notre Dame – 98
3. North Carolina – 127
4. Stanford – 150
5. Virginia – 170
6. Duke – 198
7. Boston College – 207
8. Virginia Tech – 214
9. Wake Forest – 227
10. Clemson – 242
Men’s Race
Ethan Coleman stayed in a pack near the front of the race from start to finish and ran a 22:55.6 for seventh place overall. Coleman garnered his third-consecutive All-Atlantic Coast Conference honor and posted his highest individual finish at an ACC Championships to-date.
Daelen Ackley ran a 23:22.0 to finish 22nd at the race. Dylan Throop and Kevin Sanchez finished back-to-back for the Irish as Throop turned in a 23:29.5 to place 26th while Sanchez ran a 23:30.8 for 27th. Izaiah Steury was the fifth scoring runner for Notre Dame and had a 23:34.6 for 32nd.
Men’s Championship Race Results
Ethan Coleman – 7th (22:55.6)
Daelen Ackley – 22nd (23:22.0)
Dylan Throop – 26th (23:29.5)
Kevin Sanchez – 27th (23:30.8)
Izaiah Steury – 32nd (23:34.6)
CJ Singleton – 33rd (23:36.6)
Ryan Pajak – 51st (23:53.9)
Cameron Todd – 62nd (24:02.3)
Jack Henzke – 90th (24:23.5)
Jason Parra – 95th (24:27.0)
Men’s Championship Team Results (Top Ten)
1. Virginia – 61
2. Syracuse – 65
3. Wake Forest – 111
4. Notre Dame – 114
5. Virginia Tech – 152
6. North Carolina – 154
7. Stanford – 164
8. Louisville – 176
9. Duke – 298
10. NC State – 315
Next up for the Irish cross country squads is the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Race, which are slated for November 14 in Evansville, Indiana.