The NC State cross country programs returned to the Zimmer Championship Course for the Nuttycombe Invitational on Friday, each posting a top-25 finish.

The Wolfpack women continued their strong season, placing second with 102 points behind No. 3 New Mexico (93 points). The team was the only women's squad with two finishers inside the top five.

On the men's side, NC State slated a 23rd-place finish with 497 points, led by graduate student JP Flavin.

WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP
Kelsey Chmiel was the first finisher for the Wolfpack for the second-straight meet, crossing the finish line in second place. The junior ran the 6K course with a time of 20:00.02 and never fell below 16th place. She was joined in a top-five finish by Sophomore Katelyn Tuohy, who took fifth and clocked a 20:08.3.

Sam Bush was the third member of the Pack across the finish line, taking 18th (20:27.3). Allie Hays posted a 20:42.6 to finish in 31st, and Heather Holt completed the course in 20:51.8 to place 46th as NC State's final scorer.

Mariah Howlett laced up to race for NC State in the championship race as well, recording a 20:56.7 to finish in 53rd. Sarah LaTour rounded out the Wolfpack's competition group, placing 150th with a time of 21:39.2.

MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP 8K RECAP
Flavin led the Wolfpack in the men's 8K race, posting a 39th-place finish with a time of 23:55.5. Robinson Snider was the second finisher across the line in 95th, running a 24:28.5.

Nate Kawalec tabbed a time of 24:37.6 that placed him in 119th and was closely followed by Gavin Gaynor's 124th-place finish (24:39.7) and Dan McGoey's 127th-place finish (24:41.3).

NC State's final competitor was Ian Harrison, who ran a 25:41.0 to place 178th.

WOMEN'S 6K B RACE RECAP
Two members of the Wolfpack suited up for the B race at the Nuttycombe Invitational, both placing in the top 10 by the end of the competition.

Through 2K, the duo of Gionna Quarzo and Isabel Zimmermann was in the top-20 with Quarzo at 18th and Zimmermann at 20th. By the 4K split, both were in the top 10 and remained there through the end of the race. Quarzo tabbed a seventh-place finish with a time of 21:22.5 while Zimmerman ran a 21:29.8 to place ninth.

UP NEXT
Postseason action gets underway Friday, Oct. 29 at the ACC Championships. The conference meet is set to be hosted by Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind.

https://gopack.com/news/2021/10/15/cross-country-nc-state-takes-home-pair-of-top-25-finishes-against-tough-nuttycombe-invitational-fields.aspx

should be noted that this was without our #2/#3 Hannah Steelman. And we beat the defending champs BYU (though they were also without their #1). NC state and BYU should be the top 2 again at Nationals this year so this is big for the mental of the girls team to know they can beat them, even if neither team had a full strength top 5 runners.

NC State's cross country programs wrapped up their regular season on Saturday with competition at the ECU Pirate Invitational.

WOMEN'S 6K RECAP
Two Wolfpack runners suited up for NC State in the women's 6K, taking the top-two spots. Nevada Mareno made her season debut, taking the individual title with a time of 20:23.03. She was followed by Anna Vess, who clocked a 21:17.16 for second place.

Multiple members of the NC State team competed unattached. Brooke Rauber posted a time of 21:17.98 to finish third while Claire Walters placed fourth (21:35.62). Sierra Collins recorded a top-10 finish as well, posting a 22:23.83 for 10th place.

MEN'S 8K RECAP
Two members of the Wolfpack men's squad competed unattached at the meet, taking first and second. Miles Ally took home the individual title with a 24:46.92, and Zach Hughes claimed second place with his time of 24:53.47.

UP NEXT
NC State makes the trip to South Bend, Ind., for the ACC Championships Friday, Oct. 29.

https://gopack.com/news/2021/10/15/cross-country-pack-concludes-regular-season-at-ecu-pirate-invitational.aspx

women ranked #2 this week

Heading into ACCs ranked number 2 in the nation

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NC State junior Kelsey Chmiel has been named ACC Cross Country Performer of the Week, as announced by the conference office on Tuesday. The honor is the second of Chmiel's career and is her second in the 2021 season.

Chmiel garners the award after a stellar performance at the 2021 Nuttycombe Invitational. The Saratoga Springs, N.Y., native posted a second-place finish at the meet with a 6K time of 20:00.02, marking her second-straight competition with a top-three finish. She was the first member of the Wolfpack across the finish line, and throughout the race she never fell below 16th.

With the finish, the junior placed ahead of 2020 NCAA runner-up Taylor Roe of Oklahoma State and trailed only the USTFCCCA's Oct. 18 National Athlete of the Week, West Virginia's Ceili McCabe.

Chmiel was one of two members of the Pack to finish the meet in the top five and helped the women's squad to a second-place team finish in a field that featured 19 of the top-30 teams nationally.

https://gopack.com/news/2021/10/19/cross-country-chmiel-named-acc-performer-of-the-week.aspx

ICYMI, @hannahsteelman_ joined Packer and Durham on the @accnetwork this morning!

Check out the first part of their interview here, and look at our next tweet for the second part!

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Part 2 of @hannahsteelman_'s interview with Packer and Durham on the @accnetwork today!

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The regular season is over. Now, it's time to hunt championships

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The NC State cross country teams are set to open their postseasons at the 2021 ACC Cross Country Championships Friday, Oct. 29. The meet will be hosted by Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., with the women's race taking place at 10:10 a.m. and the men's race following at 11:00 a.m.

The meet will feature multiple nationally-ranked teams. The women's race will see a total of five teams in the top-30, all five of which are ranked in the top 25. On the men's side, a pair of top-20 teams will compete.

Meet Information | Live Results | ACCN Broadcast

ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS MEET SCHEDULE
10:10 a.m. - Women's Championship 6K
11:00 a.m. - Men's Championship 8K

2020 ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS REWIND
NC State's programs each recorded top-two team finishes at the 2020 ACC Championships with the women's squad taking the title and the men's team finishing as the runners-up. The win by the women marked the team's fifth-straight ACC Championship and its 26th overall.

Then-redshirt senior Dominique Clairmonte took home the individual title at the 2020 meet, winning the race by 11 seconds. Hannah Steelman recorded a third-place finish, and both Clairmonte and Steelman returned for the 2021 seasons. The pair earned All-ACC status alongside Mariah Howlett, Kelsey Chmiel and Ashley Holt.

Ian Shanklin registered a second-place individual finish on the men's side, the highest placement of his career. He was one of five All-ACC honorees for the NC State men as he was joined by Joe Bistritz, Gavin Gaynor, JP Flavin and Hannes Burger in the honor.

https://gopack.com/news/2021/10/28/cross-country-to-open-postseason-at-acc-championships.aspx

Pack stayed smiling in South Bend today

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It's Championship Friday in South Bend!

10:10am (women) / 11am (men)
Burke Golf Course
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GO TIME

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Absolute domination by the women's team.
1-2-4-5-8 to easily win the title.

https://results.flashresults.com/2021_10-29_ACC/001-1_compiled.htm

NC State - 20
UNC - 87
FSU - 102
Syracuse - 105
Notre Dame - 114

YOUR 2021 ACC CHAMPION: KELSEY CHMIEL!

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SIX. STRAIGHT. TITLES.

With 20 points, we tie the lowest-ever score by an ACC Champion team and win our 27th title!

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Gavin is first across the line for the Pack, followed by JP, Robinson, Ian, Nate, Dan, and Zach!

The Pack men place sixth as a team with 141 points!

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Wolfer79 said:

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SIX. STRAIGHT. TITLES.

With 20 points, we tie the lowest-ever score by an ACC Champion team and win our 27th title!

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20 points as a record for the women's side.

The NC State men scored 15 back in 2000, I think. Pons, Pons, Rodgers, Dugan, and Alzindani, IIRC. Dugan and Alzindani played paper rock scissors coming down the stretch to see who would finish 4th vs 5th. (The ACC wasn't as strong back then, but don't let that get in the way of a good story.)

toddl said:

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Wolfer79 said:

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SIX. STRAIGHT. TITLES.

With 20 points, we tie the lowest-ever score by an ACC Champion team and win our 27th title!

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20 points as a record for the women's side.

The NC State men scored 15 back in 2000, I think. Pons, Pons, Rodgers, Dugan, and Alzindani, IIRC. Dugan and Alzindani played paper rock scissors coming down the stretch to see who would finish 4th vs 5th. (The ACC wasn't as strong back then, but don't let that get in the way of a good story.)

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Were you happy with the men's result?

The men's result is embarrassing. The ACC is getting better as a whole, but the men's team has been disappointing for several years now.

Recruiting on the men's side has been down for several years. Craig Engels trashing Geiger's training hasn't helped. You've got to be big, strong and durable to survive the mileage and pounding. It has worked well for Hill, Crawford, Shanklin and Flavin recently. Also wonder whether the male runner these days are tough enough to put in the work. That's not in question with our women, who are tough as hell.

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The men's result is embarrassing. The ACC is getting better as a whole, but the men's team has been disappointing for several years now.

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Back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back champions has a nice ring to it

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After a big-time performance at ACCs the Pack women are back at No. 1

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women #1
men unranked

ACC sittin' pretty in National XC Polls this week.

: 5 in the Top 25
: 3 in the Top 25 https://t.co/j3Zbp2fHAd

I have not seen announcement, but NCAA Regional is Friday November 12 in Louisville

women 11am

men noon

women i think are in NCAA Championship on November 20 no matter Regional result

Men, need good result in Regional to qualify for NCAA Championship

The NC State cross country programs are set to compete at the second postseason meet of the season Friday, Nov. 12 at the 2021 Southeast Regional. The meet will be hosted by Kentucky and will be contested at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park in Louisville, Ky.

The first two men's and women's teams to finish their respective races from each regional meet receive automatic bids to the 2021 NCAA Championships. The at-large team and individual selections will be announced via a selection show on NCAA.com Saturday, Nov. 13 at 5 p.m. The Southeast Regional did not take place in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Meet Information | Live Results

NCAA SOUTHEAST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS MEET SCHEDULE
11 a.m. - Women's 6K
12 p.m. - Men's 10K

PACK IN THE POLLS
The NC State women have been ranked in the top two in the USTFCCCA National Coaches Poll for the duration of the 2021 season. In the post-conference championships edition of the national rankings, the Wolfpack women check in at No. 1.

In the regional rankings, the women remain at No. 1 while the men moved up a spot to No. 4 in the most recent poll for their highest regional ranking of the season.

LAST TIME OUT
The Wolfpack women took home their sixth-straight ACC team title at the 2020 ACC Championships, led by junior Kelsey Chmiel's first-place finish. The Saratoga Sprints, N.Y., native claimed her first career conference individual title with a time of 20:02.7. With her win, the ACC individual champion has hailed from the Wolfpack for three consecutive seasons.

NC State's women's squad tied its most All-ACC honorees in a single season with six as Chmiel, Katelyn Tuohy, Hannah Steelman, Allie Hays, Sam Bush and Heather Holt garnered the accolades.

On the men's side, NC State placed sixth. Gavin Gaynor recorded the individual highest finish for the men, crossing the finish line 17th to record the fourth All-ACC honors of his career. JP Flavin tabbed the laurels as well for the second-straight season with a 20th-place finish.

https://gopack.com/news/2021/11/11/cross-country-postseason-to-continue-at-southeast-regional.aspx

THIS IS WHAT WE TRAIN FOR

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It's Southeast Regional time! Looking to punch some tickets to NCAAs today.

11am (women) / 12pm (men)
E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park
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The NC State cross country programs continued postseason action on Friday, competing at the NCAA Southeast Regional. The NC State women took home the regional championship (34 points) for the fifth-straight season while the Pack men placed fourth (138 points).

The women's score of 34 points marks the fewest points at a Southeast Regional meet by the Pack women since at least 2000.

WOMEN'S 6K RECAP
ACC Champion Kelsey Chmiel added another champion title at the meet, taking home the individual title. The junior completed the 6K course in 19:58.4, almost eight seconds ahead of the second-place finisher.

Katelyn Tuohy was that second-place finisher, running a 20:06.2 that garnered the sophomore her second-straight runner-up placement.

In sixth place was Allie Hays, who ran the race in 20:14.2. Sam Bush was close behind Hays, placing eighth with a time of 20:19.4.

Heather Holt was the final scorer for the Pack, posting a 17th-place finish with a 20:42.1 mark. Savannah Shaw crossed the line in 25th place (20:53.7), and Sarah LaTour rounded out the Wolfpack competitors with a 43rd-place finish and a time of 21:24.2.

Six Wolfpack women garnered All-Region accolades with top-25 finishes: Chmiel, Tuohy, Hays, Bush, Holt and Shaw.

MEN'S 8K RECAP
JP Flavin led the way for the Wolfpack men, placing sixth overall with a 29:24.7 10K time. As one of the top four individuals not on an automatically qualifying team, Flavin is guaranteed an individual spot at the NCAA Championships if the Wolfpack men's team does not receive an at-large selection.

Nate Kawalec was second across the line for NC State, finishing 19th with a time of 29:52.3.

Robinson Snider recorded a 24th-place finish, completing the race in 29:59.0. Close to him in the placements was Gavin Gaynor, who placed 27th (30:02.1).

Rounding out the NC State scorers was Zach Hughes, who crossed the line in 67th with a time of 31:03.0. The final NC State competitor was Ian Harrison, who tabbed a 116th-place finish with his time of 32:01.0.

A trio of NC State men, Flavin, Kawalec and Snider, received All-Region accolades with their top-25 finishes

UP NEXT
NC State will turn its attention to the NCAA Championships, set for Saturday, Nov. 20 in Tallahassee, Fla.

https://gopack.com/news/2021/11/12/cross-country-wolfpack-women-win-fifth-straight-regional-title.aspx

November 20 NCAA Championship

women win regional and automatically qualify

men do not get at-large bid

JP Flavin qualifies as one of top 4 individuals not on qualifying team for men

Last poll before Nationals has the Pack at No. 1

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With NCAAs coming up, @JGravleySPORTS came out to practice to catch up with our women's team!

Check out his conversation with Coach Henes, @kelseychmiel, @hannahsteelman_ and Katelyn

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The NC State women's cross country program and men's team representative JP Flavin are set to compete at the 2021 NCAA Championships Saturday, Nov. 20 at Apalachee Regional Park in Tallahassee, Fla. The appearance marks the 35th overall and eighth consecutive NCAA Championships in which the women's team has secured a berth

Meet Information | Live Results | ESPNU Broadcast

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS MEET SCHEDULE
10:20 a.m. - Women's Championship 6K
11:10 a.m. - Men's Championship 10K

WATCH PARTY INFORMATION
NC State Athletics will host a watch party for the 2021 NCAA Cross Country Championships at Sammy's Tap and Grill at 2235 Avent Ferry Rd, Raleigh, NC 27606. Fans are welcome to attend, and the doors will open at 10am.

https://gopack.com/news/2021/11/19/womens-cross-country-flavin-prepared-for-ncaa-championships.aspx

Two words:

10:20am (women) / 11:10am (men)
Apalachee Regional Park
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https://t.co/0whrDWpMIn (ESPNU)
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https://twitter.com/PackXC/status/1462045310734282753?t=memwL39rIBHRvdEYL99TBg&s=19

At the halfway split (3000 meters) Pack WAY out in first. Unless someone doesn't finish, we are in good shape!

BYU is closing fast, however... So we need to not fade and hold them off...