Although the men's and women's cross country teams have jumped out to impressive starts to their seasons, neither can afford to let complacency set in as they travel to Cary, N.C. this weekend to compete in the ACC Championships.
"I think right now we need to work on making sure the confidence we have been able to accrue thus far in the season carries over into the championship," coach Jason Vigilante said. "Like every team, we need to make sure that we are healthy, and continue to do the little things, so that on championship day, our full potential is realized."
The Cavaliers have been able to transform that potential into real results throughout the season. The men's team, which has won back-to-back ACC championships, has climbed its way to the No. 12 national ranking after winning all three of its meets this season. The only ranked teams it will face Saturday are No. 21 Florida State, No. 26 Duke and No. 30 N.C. State, putting a third-straight ACC title well within its reach.
"We are ready for championship season," junior Ryan Collins said. "I think that it all came together at our last meet at Panorama. We do need a little work with our sixth to 10th [place guys], but our first to fifth runners did really well at Panorama. We showed
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