BLACKSBURG, VA. – The Clemson women’s and men’s cross-country teams competed at the 2026 ACC Championships on Friday, October 30th. The women clinched second place, scoring 113 points and finishing just behind No. 2 NC State. The men finished 15th overall, gaining 337 points. As the first true freshman to cross the finish line in the women’s 6K, Nancy Cherop earned ACC Freshman of the Year Honors.
The Tigers also had four All-ACC selections, the second-highest in the ACC behind Wake Forest with five. Clemson’s All-ACC recipients are Gladys Chepngetich, Cherop, Jelelgo and Kosgei.
Silvia Jelelgo finished second in the 6K with a time of 18:54.00. Judy Kosgei and Nancy Cherop finished closely behind at fifth and sixth place respectively, running times of 19:06.40 and 19:10.60.
Garrett Brown was the first Clemson finisher among the men’s 8K pool, placing 60th and running a time of 23:47.30. Brendan Gomez finished 61st with a time of 23:48.00.
Women’s Full 6K Results | Second Overall | 113 Points
- Jelelgo, 18:54.00 (2nd place, 2 points) - All-ACC
- Kosgei, 19:06.50 (5th place, 5 points) - All-ACC
- Cherop, 19:10.60 (6th place, 6 points) - All-ACC
- Gladys Chepngeitich, 19:46.10 (21st place, 21 points)
- Elizabeth Ilanda, 20:52.20 (87th place, 79 points)
- Madison Timms, 21:28.90 (116th place, 101 points)
- Lowa Branth, 23:13.40 (155th place, 126 points)
Men’s Full 8K Results | 15th Overall | 377 Points
- Garrett Brown, 23:47.30 (60th place, 57 points)
- Brendan Gomez, 23:48.00 (61st place, 58 points)
- Trey Sullivan, 24:09.50 (81st place, 72 points)
- Dylan Nolan, 24:27.20 (96th place, 84 points)
- Anderson Boetsh, 25:07.70 (126th place, 106 points)
- Pierce Walker, 25:12.10 (131st place, 109 points)
- Brian Kweyei, 25:30.00 (138th place, 111 points)
- Keller Brown, 25:44.00 (141st place, 112 points)
- Jonas Dowdell, 26:33.80 (149th place, 117 points)
- Matthew Maguire, DNF
Up Next
Clemson will compete at Southeast Regionals on Friday, Nov. 13 in Spartanburg, SC. at the Milliken Research Center.
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