Cross Country: UVA teams both finish third at ACC Championships

Courtesy UVA Media Relations

The Virginia men’s and women’s cross country teams each placed third at the ACC Cross Country Championships, marking the first time both teams have placed in the top-three since the 2015 season. Will Anthony and Margot Appleton led the teams individually while the Cavaliers had eight total All-ACC honorees on Friday at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Fla.

The Cavalier men kicked things off with in the 8k championship race where Will Anthony (23:21.5) and Gary Martin (23:24.7) continued their impressive seasons leading the Cavaliers to the finish line placing seventh and eighth respectively. Yasin Sado (23:33.1) and Nate Mountain (23:36.9) followed closely behind in 13th and 14th place while Jack Eliason (24:06.2), Jacob Hunter (24:08.8) and Wes Porter (24:10.7) rounded out the scoring places going 36-39-41.

The strong Virginia pack placed third overall with their total of 77 points trailing just No. 11 North Carolina and No. 4 Syracuse. Virginia posted an average time of 23:36 and posted a spread of 45 seconds. Anthony, Martin, Mountain and Sado were all named to the All-ACC team for their performances.

The Virginia women followed with a 6k race where Margot Appleton (19:44.5) once again led her team to the finish line placing fifth overall followed by Jenny Schilling (20:04.6), Caroline Timm (20:20.3) and Anna Workman (20:21.9) who went 10-15-20. Gillian Bushee (20:45.7), Cate DeSousa (21:32.6) and Lila Fenner (21:38.9) finished 32-70-78.

The Cavalier women finished third for the second-consecutive year with their total of 82 points. Virginia ran an average time of 20:15 with a spread of 1:02. Appleton, Schilling, Timm and Anna were all named to the All-ACC team.

FROM DIRECTOR OF CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK & FIELD VIN LANANNA:

“The men showed great improvement from last year, going from third place to third place this year. Our first four men ran great. Our women ran tough and did well to place third as a team. It was a great competitive effort by all men and women, resulting in eight All-ACC performances and a pair of third place team finishes. We are well positioned for the NCAA regionals in two weeks.”

2023 ACC Cross Country Championships

Apalachee Regional Park

Tallahassee, Fla.

Men’s Results (8k)

1. North Carolina — 49
2. Syracuse — 65
3. Virginia — 77
4. Notre Dame — 86
5. Florida State — 117
6. Wake Forest — 131
7. Duke — 205
8. NC State — 207
9. Pitt — 277
10. Georgia Tech — 280
11. Virginia Tech — 312
12. Clemson — 332
13. Boston College — 394
14. Louisville — 429
15. Miami — 470

Women’s Results (6k)

1. NC State — 37
2. Notre Dame — 80
3. Virginia — 82
4. Syracuse — 167
5. North Carolina — 172
6. Boston College — 183
7. Duke — 186
8. Wake Forest — 200
9. Georgia Tech — 264
10. Virginia Tech — 267
11. Florida State — 275
12. Pitt — 330
13. Louisville — 333
14. Clemson 339
15. Miami — 412

All-ACC Finishers (Top-21)

Men:

• Sawyer Dagan, Jr., Clemson
• Abdirizak Ibrahim, Sr., Florida State
• David Mullarkey, Jr., Florida State
• Jake Gebhardt, Sr., North Carolina
• Alex Phillip, Sr., North Carolina
• Ethan Strand, Jr., North Carolina
• Parker Wolfe, Jr., North Carolina
• Tyler Berg, Sr., Notre Dame
• Ethan Coleman, Fr., Notre Dame
• Vincent Mauri, Sr., Notre Dame
• Joshua Methner, Jr., Notre Dame 
• CJ Singleton, Fr., Notre Dame
• Paul O’Donnell, Sr., Syracuse
• Sam Lawler, So., Syracuse
• Perry MacKinnon, Sr., Syracuse
• Will Anthony, So., Virginia
• Gary Martin, So., Virginia
• Nathan Mountain, So., Virginia
• Yasin Sado, Jr., Virginia
• Joseph O’Brien, Fr., Wake Forest
• Luke Tewalt, Jr., Wake Forest

Women

• Emma Tavella, Sr., Boston College
• Gladys Chepngetich, Fr., Clemson
• Alyson Churchill, Sr., Florida State
• Fatima Alanis, Jr., North Carolina
• Samantha Bush, Sr., NC State
• Kelsey Chmiel, Sr., NC State
• Grace Hartman, Fr., NC State
• Amina Maatoug, Jr., Duke
• Gionna Quarzo, Jr., NC State
• Leah Stephens, Fr., NC State
• Katelyn Tuohy, Jr., NC State
• Siona Chisholm, Jr., Notre Dame 
• Olivia Markezich, Sr., Notre Dame
• Erin Strzelecki, Jr., Notre Dame
• Sadie Carey-Tharp, Sr., Pitt
• Savannah Roark, Jr., Syracuse
• Margot Appleton, Jr., Virginia
• Jenny Schilling, So., Virginia
• Caroline Timm, Sr., Virginia
• Brooke Wilson, Fr., Wake Forest
• Anna Workman, Jr., Virginia