The ACC is sending eight teams and nine individuals straight to Terre Haute: regional results on Friday locked automatic berths to the November 21 NCAA Cross Country Championships, with NC State’s women winning a 10th straight Southeast title.

Eight Atlantic Coast Conference cross country teams and nine individuals earned automatic berths to the 2026 NCAA Cross Country Championships, set for Saturday, November 21, in Terre Haute, Indiana. The NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Committee will announce 14 at-large team selections and two at-large individual selections for each championship during the NCAA Cross Country Selection Show on Saturday, November 14, at 5 p.m. ET on NCAA.com.

Great Lakes Regional – East Lansing, Michigan

The Notre Dame men’s and women’s teams each finished second, clinching automatic berths. Mary Bonner Dalton led the Notre Dame women with a fifth-place finish in 20:08.5. Six Fighting Irish women earned All-Region honors, each in the top 18. Daelen Ackley led the Notre Dame men, covering the 10K in 30:15.8. Five Fighting Irish men earned All-Region honors, including three top-12 finishers.

Mid-Atlantic Regional – Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Pitt’s Maureen Cheruiyot finished sixth in 19:28.5 to earn an automatic berth. Pitt’s Luke Simpson also advanced with a sixth-place finish, covering the 10K in 29:54.3.

Northeast Regional – Bethpage, New York

The Boston College women repeated as Northeast Regional champions with 51 points, led by freshman Rosalie Ten Bruggencate (third), with Imogen Gardiner and Ella Fadil also top-seven. Syracuse’s Keira Rogan won the individual title, finishing the 6K in 19:46.9. The Syracuse men won their third consecutive Northeast Regional title with 49 points, led by Ben Gableman’s third-place finish. Six Orange earned All-Region honors, including three top-10 finishers.

South Central Regional – College Station, Texas

The SMU women finished second to earn an automatic berth. Rose Mburu led the Mustangs with a fourth-place finish, covering the 6K in 19:11.8. Mary Nyangate and Carolina Correia also earned All-Region honors.

Southeast Regional – Spartanburg, South Carolina

The NC State women won their 10th consecutive Southeast Regional title. NC State’s Hannah Gapes broke the course record, clocking 18:42.2 to win the individual title. Clemson secured two women’s individual automatic berths through Nancy Cherop (fourth, 19:01.2) and Silvia Jelelgo (sixth, 19:06.3). The Wake Forest men repeated as Southeast Regional champions, led by Aurelien Radja (fourth). Louisville’s Elsingi Kipruto won the individual title, covering the 10K in 28:20.3. Louisville teammate Nickson Kogei earned an individual berth (fifth, 28:48.8). Virginia Tech’s George Couttie finished second in 28:36.8 to earn an individual berth. The ACC has swept the men’s and women’s team titles at the Southeast Regional every year since 2018, excluding the canceled 2020 meet.

West Regional – Sacramento, California

Stanford’s Julia Flynn earned an individual automatic berth (seventh, 19:33.8). Stanford won the West Regional for the first time since 2023 and the 17th time in program history. Seventh-place finisher Paul Bergeron led the Cardinal. Stanford placed five runners on the All-Region team.

Automatic Qualifiers

Men’s Team Automatic Qualifiers: Notre Dame, Stanford, Syracuse, Wake Forest
Men’s Individual Automatic Qualifiers: Elsingi Kipruto (Louisville), Nickson Kogei (Louisville), Luke Simpson (Pitt), George Couttie (Virginia Tech)
Women’s Team Automatic Qualifiers: Boston College, NC State, Notre Dame, SMU
Women’s Individual Automatic Qualifiers: Nancy Cherop (Clemson), Silvia Jelelgo (Clemson), Maureen Cheruiyot (Pitt), Julia Flynn (Stanford), Keira Rogan (Syracuse)

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