Irish Men Win ACC Title in XC for 3rd Time in Last 4 Years
by dillon77 (2021-10-29 11:38:50)
Edited on 2021-10-30 07:56:12

Championships were held on Burke Golf Course...first time for the Irish to host.

Three Irish finished in the top-five including runner-up Dylan Jacobs (23:23.0), Danny Kilrea (4th – 23:32.6) and Yared Nuguse (5th - 23:38.3). Nuguse ran his first race of the year since his quad injury at the Olympics. His coach, Sean Carlson, called it a great "rust buster" and expects him to get stronger with NCAA qualifying races and the NCAA itself. Irish took 2nd in the NCAA's last year and most of that team has returned.

Carlson and Head Track and CC coach Matt Sparks have done a great job of finding an nurturing talent with men's cross country and long distance.

Women finished fifth and Maddy Denner earned a ninth-place finish (20:33.2) while Olivia Markezich (12th – 20:40.8) also received All-ACC status.

BTW, Olympic Martathon Bronze Medalist Molly Seidel will run her first marathon since Japan, competing in the NYC marathon. I'll try to see her because my son will be looking to break 3 hours this year (he ran for Stanford Hall at ND).

Go Irish!


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