Grace Hartman Named ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2/11/2025 12:00:00 PM | Cross Country
RALEIGH, N.C. – Senior Grace Hartman has been named the 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the league office announced Tuesday.
The Oakwood, Ohio, native has held a perfect 4.0 grade point average throughout her career and has been named the the Dean's List at NC State. Hartman is a four-time USTFCCCA All-Academic Team selection and a six-time All-ACC Academic Team selection. She was also named the 2024 ACC Women's Outdoor Track and Field Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Hartman's recognition marks the fifth consecutive year an NC State runner has earned ACC Women's Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors. She is also the sixth consecutive member to be named ACC Women's Cross Country Performer of the Year.
Hartman's season featured top finishes at major meets. She capped her year with a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Championships, clocking a time of 19:39.5. She was joined in the top 10 by teammate Hannah Gapes, who placed eighth, making NC State the only school with two runners in the top 10 at nationals.
Hartman also claimed two individual championship titles. She won the NCAA Southeast Regional Individual Championship with a time of 20:04.2 and took first place at the ACC Championships, finishing in 19:15.
Other notable performances included a fourth-place finish at the Sean Earl Loyola meet (19:17) and a sixth-place finish at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals (19:15). Additionally, she was NC State's top runner at the adidas XC Challenge, where she placed fourth overall in 16:25.9.
Grace Hartman's 2024 Accolades and Achievements:
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ACC individual champion (19:15.1)
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NCAA Southeast Regional individual champion (20:04.2)
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Fifth-place finish at NCAA Championships (19:39.5)
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2024 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic honoree
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2024 ACC Women's Cross Country Performer of the Year
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All-ACC performer at the 2024 ACC Cross Country Championships
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ACC Women's Performer of the Week (Week 8, Oct. 22, 2024)
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