Pack Women Picked to Win ACC in 2022 Preseason Coaches Poll
9/2/2022 11:10:00 AM | Cross Country
Reigning National Champions have won last six ACC Titles
GREENSBORO, N.C. - The NC State women's cross country program has been selected to finish first in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), receiving all 15 first-place votes. The Wolfpack men were chosen to finish seventh in the league.
The Pack women won a slew of titles in 2021, claiming the NCAA Championship, NCAA Southeast Regional Championship and ACC Championship. The ACC title was the sixth-straight for the squad and the Southeast Regional title was the program's fifth in a row.
The squad returns a trio of cross country All-Americans in Kelsey Chmiel, Katelyn Tuohy and Sam Bush in addition to 2021 All-ACC honoree Heather Holt. 2022 outdoor track & field All-American Sydney Seymour joins the squad from Tennessee.
NC State's men returns All-American Ian Shanklin alongside 2020 All-ACC honoree Hannes Burger. The squad brings in transfers Travis Koekemoer and David Vorbach from Campbell and Columbia, respectively.
The Wolfpack women were ranked No. 1 nationally in the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Preseason Coaches Poll for the first time in program history. The men's team received votes.
2022 ACC Women's Cross Country Preseason Poll
1. NC State
2. North Carolina
3. Notre Dame
4. Florida State
5. Virginia
6. Syracuse
7. Duke
8. Boston College
9. Wake Forest
10. Virginia Tech
11. Georgia Tech
12. Pitt
13. Louisville
14. Miami
15. Clemson
2022 ACC Men's Cross Country Preseason Poll
1. Wake Forest
2. Notre Dame
3. North Carolina
4. Virginia
5. Syracuse
6. Florida State
7. NC State
8. Duke
9. Virginia Tech
10. Pitt
11. Louisville
12. Georgia Tech
13. Boston College
14. Clemson
15. Miami
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