Saturday, November 23
Madison, Wisc.
9:30 a.m.
Wake Forest University
vs
NCAA Championships
Wake Forest Men’s Cross Country Caps Season With Seventh-Place Finish at NCAA Championships
11/23/2024 4:20:00 PM | Cross Country
At the forefront for the Demon Deacons was standout Charlie Sprott, who delivered a stellar performance in the 10k, finishing 32nd, with a milestone time of 29:21.6.
MADISON, WISC.- In Wake Forest's 14th overall and fifth-consecutive appearance at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, the Demon Deacons delivered a standout performance, securing seventh place. The Deacs finished ahead of the 2023 defending champions, No. 2 Oklahoma, as well as No. 5 New Mexico in a loaded field of teams.
Charlie Sprott became the seventh Demon Deacon to earn All-American honors with an impressive 32nd-place finish, recording a personal-best time of 29:21.6.
In his NCAA Championship debut, Utah native and ACC Freshman of the Year JoJo Jourdon made an impressive mark as the highest-finishing American freshman. Competing in the 10k, Jourdon achieved a personal-best of 29:39.7, securing a strong 47th-place finish.
Two-time All-ACC selection and 2024 All-Regional honoree Joe O'Brien delivered a strong performance as well, clocking 29:34.7, to secure 56th place.
Luke Tewalt, a two-time ACC Cross Country Champion, three-time All-ACC selection and two-time All-Regional honoree who finished close behind in 29:36.7, earning 61st place. Tewalt was joined by Rocky Hansen, finishing out the top-five spread delivering a time of 29:55.7.
Men's NCAA Championship Appearances & Results
Top-5 Spread
Team Results (Top-10)
2024 Season Highlights
From the Staff
"What a tremendous group of young men! They fought hard to finish in the top four and just fell short in the final 500 meters. These guys care very much about each other and it showed out there today. I'm incredibly proud of them and I'm excited about the journey going forward. " - Director of Track & Field and Cross Country John Hayes
"Really proud of the way the guys battled today. They put themselves up front and in contention for the podium early on and just faded the last 1k. We've had some adversity since conference, but the guys never stopped believing in themselves or each other and they ran like that today." - Assistant Coach Brandon Hazouri
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Charlie Sprott became the seventh Demon Deacon to earn All-American honors with an impressive 32nd-place finish, recording a personal-best time of 29:21.6.
In his NCAA Championship debut, Utah native and ACC Freshman of the Year JoJo Jourdon made an impressive mark as the highest-finishing American freshman. Competing in the 10k, Jourdon achieved a personal-best of 29:39.7, securing a strong 47th-place finish.
Two-time All-ACC selection and 2024 All-Regional honoree Joe O'Brien delivered a strong performance as well, clocking 29:34.7, to secure 56th place.
Luke Tewalt, a two-time ACC Cross Country Champion, three-time All-ACC selection and two-time All-Regional honoree who finished close behind in 29:36.7, earning 61st place. Tewalt was joined by Rocky Hansen, finishing out the top-five spread delivering a time of 29:55.7.
Men's NCAA Championship Appearances & Results
- 1988 (14th), 1989 (3rd), 1990 (18th), 1992 (9th), 1993 (20th), 1995 (20th), 1996 (11th), 2000 (18th), 2001 (19th), 2021 Spring (15th), 2021 Fall (10th), 2022 (5th) 2023 (24th), 2024 (7th)
Top-5 Spread
| Place (Points) | Name | Time |
| 32 | Charlie Sprott | 29:21.6 |
| 47 | JoJo Jourdon | 29:30.7 |
| 56 | Joe O'Brien | 29:34.7 |
| 61 | Luke Tewalt | 29:36.7 |
| 100 | Rocky Hansen | 29:55.7 |
Team Results (Top-10)
| Place | School | Points |
| 1 | BYU #1 | 124 |
| 2 | Iowa State #4 | 137 |
| 3 | Arkansas #3 | 202 |
| 4 | Wisconsin #11 | 212 |
| 5 | Northern Arizona #6 | 237 |
| 6 | North Carolina #10 | 246 |
| 7 | Wake Forest #14 | 256 |
| 8 | Oklahoma State #2 | 256 |
| 9 | New Mexico #5 | 272 |
| 10 | Notre Dame #13 | 337 |
2024 Season Highlights
- At the highly competitive Nuttycombe Invitational on Sept. 27 in Madison, Wisc., Wake Forest secured third place, finishing ahead of eight top-20 teams, including No. 6 North Carolina.
- Sophomore Rocky Hansen ran a career-best to take second, just 2.9 seconds behind Parker Wolfe (UNC), while senior Luke Tewalt placed 10th in 23:32.3. Sophomores Charlie Sprott (24:00.2), Aidan Ross (24:02.6), and Daniel Winter (24:26.7) rounded out the top five, with Sprott and Ross in the top 40.
- The Demon Deacons capped their regular season with a dominant win at the Panorama Farms Invitational in Charlottesville, Va., topping 18 teams with 38 points. The Deacons placed five runners in the top 15 and eight in the top 50, with nine personal bests achieved.
- Standout performer Luke Tewalt came out on top, accomplishing a second-place finish in 23:12.1, exceeding his time of 23:32.3 at the squad's last meet at the Nuttycombe Invitational. Right behind Tewalt followed Aidan Ross collecting a personal-best and a fifth-place finish, posting 23:27.8.
- Hunter Jones carried out an eighth place finish at 23:31.8, surpassing his previous 8k time of 24:02.3. Following a top-40 finish at the Nuttycombe Invitational, Charlie Sprott impressed with a 10th place finish, clocking 23:32.3.
- Claimed the 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Championship, marking the program's sixth title and the 58th overall ACC Championship for Wake Forest athletics.
- All of the Demon Deacons' top-five spread garnered All-ACC honors by finishing in the top 21, the only team in the field to accomplish this.
- With four runners placing in the top 15 and six finishing in the top 50, Wake Forest surged ahead of No. 5 Stanford accumulating a total of 60 points in the 8k.
- Luke Tewalt headlined with a seventh-place finish in 22:39.0, smashing his personal best and became the fourth Wake Forest runner in program history to earn All-ACC honors on three separate occasions and first since his former teammate Zach Facioni.
- Freshman JoJo Jourdon (8th, 22:40.1) was named ACC Freshman of the Year, continuing Wake Forest's streak of standout newcomers. All-ACC honorees Charlie Sprott (14th), Aidan Ross (15th), and Joseph O'Brien (16th) also set personal bests.
- On Nov. 15 in Rock Hill, S.C. Wake Forest secured a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Southeast Regional, clinching their spot at the NCAA Championships for the fifth-consecutive season.
- All-Region honorees Joe O'Brien (30:01.7), Charlie Sprott (30:02.1), and Luke Tewalt (30:14.2) posted 10th, 11th, and 15th place finishes. For the second-straight season O'Brien and Tewalt earned All-Region.
From the Staff
"What a tremendous group of young men! They fought hard to finish in the top four and just fell short in the final 500 meters. These guys care very much about each other and it showed out there today. I'm incredibly proud of them and I'm excited about the journey going forward. " - Director of Track & Field and Cross Country John Hayes
"Really proud of the way the guys battled today. They put themselves up front and in contention for the podium early on and just faded the last 1k. We've had some adversity since conference, but the guys never stopped believing in themselves or each other and they ran like that today." - Assistant Coach Brandon Hazouri
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