Bendtsen and Kermes Earns ACC Weekly Honors – Virginia Athletics

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Nicholas Bendtsen and Stella Kermes of the Virginia men’s and women’s cross country program were named the first ACC Performers of the Week for the 2025 season after a successful season opener at the 2025 Spider Alumni Open, the league office announced Tuesday (Sept. 2). Virginia dominated the Spider Alumni Open in Richmond, Va. for the third consecutive year as graduate student Nicholas Bendtsen and sophomore Stella Kermes won the men’s 6k and women’s 4k. In his Virginia debut, Bendtsen led the Cavaliers to a 1-2-3-4-6 finish. The Wolcott, Conn. native crossed the line in 17:57.6, just 0.1 ahead of Justin Wachtel (17:57.7), Andrew Jones (17:57.8) and Will Daley (17:57.9). Hard to beat Bendtsen 😎 Congratulations to Nicholas Bendtsen on being named the 𝗠𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗔𝗖𝗖 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸⤵️🗞️: https://t.co/5qwemxpDTW #GoHoos pic.twitter.com/s6rs7G9Vuh — Virginia Track & Field and Cross Country (@UVATFCC) September 2, 2025 In the women’s race, Kermes bettered her season opener finish from a year ago breaking the tape in 13:17.3. The Waxhaw, N.C. native finished 10th clocking 13:56.9 on the same course last season. Led by Kermes, the Virginia women occupied six of the top ten spots with Mary Ellen Eudaly (13:20.0) and Ella Woehlcke (13:26.1)
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