WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (theACC.com) -- For the first time in program history, the Duke Blue Devils are ACC Men’s Outdoor Track & Field champions. The Blue Devils capped the final evening of competition with a third-place finish in the men’s 4x400-meter relay to push past North Carolina and secure the victory. The Blue Devils’ 86 points are the fewest by the ACC champion since Maryland in 1971 as the field was highly competitive. Duke was followed by North Carolina (82), California (79.83), Virginia Tech (78.33) and Florida State (74) to round out the top five finishers.
Virginia won its first ACC Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championship since 1987, totaling 93 points to secure the victory. The Cavaliers finished four points ahead of Louisville for the smallest margin of victory in an ACC Championship since 2021 when Duke and Florida State were co-champions.
North Carolina’s Parker Wolfe broke the ACC and meet records in the men’s 5,000-meter run, crossing the finish line in a time of 13:13.49. Wolfe became the first ACC men’s runner to win the men’s 5,000-meters and 10,000-meters in back-to-back seasons. Wolfe was joined by his teammate, Ethan Strand, who took second, while Stanford’s Cole Sprout finished third. Finishing with 20 individual points, Wolfe was named the Men’s Track MVP.
Florida State’s Shenese Walker earned Women’s Track MVP honors after also finishing with 20 points, winning both the 100- and 200-meter races. The strong showing from Walker helped lead Florida State to a fourth-place finish.
Jayden Ulrich of Louisville set the ACC Championship and facility records in the women’s discus on her way to being named the Women’s Field MVP. In addition to winning the discus throw on Saturday, she also won the shot put competition on Friday, May 16, with a mark of 17.56 meters (57-7.5).
The Seminoles’ Kyvon Tatham won the ACC’s triple jump crown with a mark of 16.09 meters (52-9.5) on his way to being named the Men’s Field MVP. Tatham also finished sixth in the long jump with a leap of 7.30 meters (23-11.5).
Florida State’s Micahi Danzy also broke the ACC and the meet record in the men’s 400-meter dash with a time of 45.38 seconds. The freshman finished ahead of Duke’s Joseph Taylor and California’s Johnny Goode, who placed second and third, respectively.
California’s Mykolas Alekna shattered the ACC Championship and facility records in the men’s discus with a mark of 69.86 meters (229-2). The world record holder and Olympic silver medalist added ACC Champion to his resume and was joined by Virginia Tech’s Uladzislau Puchko and Miami’s Desmond Coleman on the podium.
The Florida State women’s 4x100-meter relay team set the ACC Championship record on Saturday with a time of 43.15 seconds. The mark by the Seminoles also set the Kentner Stadium record to edge Clemson (43.39) and Duke (43.97) to take the gold medal.
The ACC Championship record fell in both the men’s and women’s 800-meter run. Clemson’s Gladys Chepngetich toppled the women’s record with a time of 1:59.94, while Virginia Tech’s Christian Jackson posted a time of 1:44.83 to break the men’s record. Both marks also set new facility records at Kenter Stadium.
Throughout the final day of competition, 16 facility records were broken as the ACC Championships continued to rewrite the Kentner Stadium record books.
Teams will now begin preparing for the NCAA Regionals. For each individual event contested at each of the First Round sites, the top 48 declared student-athletes will be accepted into the competition. For each relay event, the top 24 declared relay teams will be accepted into the competition. The individual event student-athletes and relay teams accepted into First Round competition will be announced and posted on NCAA.com the week prior to First Round competition.
Top-Three Event Finishers
Women’s Javelin
- Christiana Ellina, Virginia, 52.44m (172-0) [FR]
- Deisiane Teixeira, Miami, 51.12m
- Kate Joyce, North Carolina, 50.30m
Men’s Discus
- Mykolas Alekna, California, 69.86m (229-2) [MR, FR]
- Uladzislau Puchko, Virginia Tech, 60.68m (199-1)
- Desmond Coleman, Miami, 54.64m (179-3)
Women’s High Jump
- Celia Rifaterram Virginia, 1.86m (6-1.25) [FR]
- Eva Baldursdottir, Pitt; Carly Tarentino, Virginia, 1.80m (5-10.75)
Women’s Triple Jump
- Shantae Foreman, Clemson, 13.52m (44-4.25)
- Sharvari Parulekar, Louisville, 13.46m (44-2)
- Christina Warren, Miami, 13.35m (43-9.75)
Women’s Discus
- Jayden Ulrich, Louisville, 62.89m (206-4) [MR, FR]
- Caisa-Marie Lindfors, California, 58.81m (192-11)
- Jade Whitfield, Louisville, 57.38m
Women’s 4x100m Relay
- Florida State (Lucy May Sleeman, Shenese Walker, Liana Tyson, Joella Lloyd), 43.15 [MR, FR]
- Clemson (Oneka Wilson, Aniyah Kitt, McKenzie Calloway, Sade Gray), 43.39
- Duke (Mia Edim, Abby Geiser, Meredith Sims, Braelyn Baker), 43.97
Men’s 4x100m Relay
- Florida State (Jaiden Rollins, Neo Nosebi, Micahi Danzy, Durian Moss), 39.05
- Clemson (Cameron Bobcombe, Jalen Johnson, Kevin Collins, Ian Johnson), 39.24
- Pitt (Darren McQueen, Nigel Hussey, Malik Ricketts, Stephon Brown), 39.26
Women’s 1500m
- Margot Appleton, Virginia, 4:11.28
- Silvia Jelelgo, Clemson, 4:11.61
- Kate Putman, NC State, 4:13.01
Men’s 1500m
- Ethan Strand, North Carolina, 3:44.78
- Garrett MacQuiddy, California, 3:45.25
- Leo Young, Stanford, 3:45.32
Women’s 100m Hurdles
- Oneka Wilson, Clemson, 13.07 [FR]
- Maya Rollins, Virginia, 13.411
- Birgen Nelson, Duke, 13.417
Men’s 110m Hurdles
- Andre Korbmacher, Florida State, 13.47 [FR]
- Jaden Shelton, Pitt, 13.739
- Tyson Williams, Florida State, 13.740
Women’s 400m
- Caitlin Bobb, Virginia Tech, 51.11 [FR]
- Braelyn Baker, Duke, 51.69
- Kaelyaah Liburd, Florida State, 51.73
Men’s 400m
- Micahi Danzy, Florida State, 44.38 [ACC, MR]
- Joseph Taylor, Duke, 44.98
- Johnny Goode, California, 45.02
Women’s 100m
- Shenese Walker, Florida State, 10.99
- Aniyah Kitt, Clemson, 11.10
- Kiyah Yeast, Louisville, 11.24
Men’s 100m
- Neo Mosebi, Florida State, 10.08 [FR]
- Ian Johnson, Clemson, 10.18
- Darren McQueen, Pitt, 10.23
Women’s 800m
- Gladys Chepngetich, Clemson, 1:59,94 [MR, FR]
- Makayla Paige, North Carolina, 2:00.21
- Roisin Willis, Stanford, 2:00.43
Men’s 800m
- Christian Jackson, Virginia Tech, 1:44.83, [MR, FR]
- Brian Kweyei, Clemson, 1:45.09
- Nicholas Plant, 1:45.99
Women’s 400m Hurdles
- Sanaa Hebron, Miami, 55.21 [FR]
- Tysa Wilson, Florida State, 55.45
- Aliya Garozzo, Duke, 56.60
Men’s 400m Hurdles
- Devin Nugent, Pitt, 49.52 [FR]
- Xavier Branker, NC State, 49.69
- Alex Sherman, Virginia, 49.98
Women’s 200m
- Shenese Walker, Florida State, 22.72
- Kiyah Yeast, Louisville, 22.73
- Braelyn Baker, Duke, 22.83
Men’s 200m
- Jalen Johnson, Clemson, 20.36
- Ian Johnson, Clemson, 20.52
- Joseph Taylor, Duke, 20.55
Women’s 5000m
- Grace Hartman, NC State, 15:12 [MR, FR]
- Sophia Kennedy, Stanford, 15:24.61
- Silvia Jelelgo, Clemson, 15:33.32
Men’s 5000m
- Parker Wolfe, North Carolina, 13:13.49 [ACC, MR]
- Ethan Strand, North Carolina, 13:37.35
- Cole Sprout, Stanford, 13:39.46
Women’s 4x400m Relay
- Duke (Aliya Garozzo, Julia Jackson, Megan McGinnis, Lauren Tolbert), 3:28.81 [FR]
- Miami (Serena Tate, Gabriella Grissom, Alyssa Robinson, Sanaa Hebron), 3:29.00
- Clemson (JodyAnn Dixon, Shanque Williams, Sade Gray, Gladys Chepngetich), 3:29.69
Men’s 4x400m Relay
- Pitt (Malik Ricketts, Nigel Hussey, Thomas McDonough, Devin Nugent), 3:03.96 [FR]
- Virginia Tech (Tomas Kersulis, Kahleje Tillmon, Samuel Herenton, Ali Diaby), 3:04.11
- Duke (TJ Clayton, Andrew Langston, Joseph Taylor, Callum Robinson), 3:04.49
ACC – ACC Record
MR – Meet Record
FR – Facility Record