GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Three NCAA champions and one silver medalist headline the Atlantic Coast Conference’s major award recipients for the 2017 Outdoor Track and Field season.

The accolades, announced Friday morning, were determined by a vote of the league’s head coaches.

Virginia’s Filip Mihaljevic earned ACC Men’s Field Performer of the Year honors for the second consecutive season after taking gold medals in both the shot put and the discus at last week’s NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon. Louisville senior Edwin Kibichiy, who took the gold medal in the 3,000 meters steeplechase, earned the nod as the conference Men’s Track Performer of the Year.

NCAA javelin gold medalist Irena Sediva of Virginia Tech was voted the ACC Women’s Field Performer of the Year, while 400 silver medalist Shakima Wimbley of Miami was selected the top Women’s Outdoor Track Performer for the second straight year.

NC State’s Cravont Charleston was voted the ACC Men’s Freshman of the Year, while Duke’s Katelyn Gochenour is the top women’s rookie.

Both the Men’s and Women’s ACC Coach of the Year awards went to Virginia Tech’s Dave Cianelli, who guided the Hokies to dual titles at last month’s ACC Track and Field Championships in Atlanta.

Virginia’s Mihaljevic set a school record in both shot put and the discus at the NCAA finals, in addition to breaking the ACC record in the shot put. Mihaljevic recorded a mark of 21.30m (69-10.75) in the shot put and a mark of 63.76m (209-2) in the discus while leading the Cavaliers to a program-best third-place national finish. The performance followed a dual gold medal performance at the ACC Outdoor Championships, where the Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina earned Men’s Field MVP honors for the second year in a row. Mihaljevic has piled up a total of 10 ACC gold medals in outdoor and indoor competition during his UVA career. On Thursday, he was named a semifinalist for the 2017 Bowerman, which is awarded each year to the top male and female NCAA collegiate track and field athlete.

Louisville’s Kibichiy won the NCAA steeplechase with a personal best time of 8:28.40.  His nearest competitor finished almost three seconds behind.  He surpassed his previous best finish of third at last year's NCAA Outdoor Championships while earning first team All-America honors for the second straight year. The Kapsabet, Kenya, native finished his career at Louisville with four conference titles in the 3,000 meter steeplechase, including three straight ACC titles. The conference season honor tops an impressive season by Kibichiy who also earned USTFCCCA All-American honors in cross country, while finishing eighth at nationals for the best individual finish in school history.

Miami’s Wimbley earned Most Valuable Women’s Track Performer honors at the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships, giving her a second consecutive season sweep following her ACC Indoor Championships MVP in February. Wimbley took home four gold medals from the ACC Outdoor Championships, where her winning effort included an ACC record time of 50.40 in the 400 meters. The Fort Lauderdale, Florida, junior became the first student-athlete in ACC history to win eight career conference titles in the 200 meters (four indoor, four outdoor). The Bowerman women’s semifinalist went on to capture the silver medal in the 400 at the NCAA Championships with a time of 50.68.

Virginia Tech’s Sediva captured her second national championship in the NCAA women's javelin with a throw of 58.76 meters (192-9) on her fifth attempt. The senior from the Czech Republic captured the Virginia Tech track and field program's 16th individual national championship and became the second woman in the program’s track and field history to win at least two national titles. Sediva also threw a top mark of 55.80 meters (183-1) in the javelin at the NCAA East Preliminary Round to earn her NCAA Championship berth. Prior to the NCAAs, she claimed a gold medal in the javelin at the ACC Championships with a new meet-record throw of 58.68 meters (192-6).

NC State’s Charleston won the 100 meters, the 200 meters and led off the winning 4x100 meter relay team for the Wolfpack while earning Men’s Track MVP honors at last month’s ACC Outdoor Championships. The Charlotte, North Carolina, freshman ran the second-fastest time in school history – a wind-aided 10.07 – that ranked 11th nationally in 2017. He added the ACC gold medal in the 200 meters with a personal best time of 20.76. Charleston also posted the ACC’s fastest time in 100 meters during the regular season (10.24 at the Penn Relays).

Duke’s Gochenour capped her first collegiate season with a school-record toss of 54.26 meters (178-0) to finish sixth in the women’s javelin at the NCAA finals. Gochenour, who earned first-team All-America honors, had previously taken the bronze medal at the ACC Outdoor Championship with a throw of 51.03 meters (167-5). The Logan, Iowa, native also delivered a throw of 51.16 meters (167-10) to place fifth at the NCAA East Preliminary round at Lexington, Kentucky, on May 25. Gochenour’s NCAA effort marked her third time this season setting a new school mark in the women’s javelin throw.

Virginia Tech’s Cianelli earned his 12th and 13th ACC Coach of the Year honors (indoor track & field, outdoor track & field and cross country). Cianelli, in his 16th year with the Hokies, led his team to its second-straight ACC men’s outdoor title in dramatic fashion as the championship was decided in the final event, the 4×400 meter relay. Virginia Tech came from 56 points down with 12 events remaining to win the team title by one point, 120-119, over in-state rival Virginia. Virginia Tech has 16 athletes qualify to the East region prelims and eight advanced Eugene.

Cianelli’s Hokie women won their first ACC title in nine years with a tally of 124 ½ points to edge Florida State by six points. His team, ranked in the national top 15, had 20 athletes qualify to the NCAA prelims, with 12 qualifying to the national finals. Virginia Tech became the first program since Florida State in 2014 to sweep both the men’s and women’s ACC Outdoor titles.

ACC Men’s Outdoor Track Performer of the Year – Edwin Kibichiy, Louisville 

ACC Women’s Outdoor Track Performer of the Year – Shakima Wimbley, Miami

ACC Men’s Outdoor Field Performer of the Year – Filip Mihaljevic, Virginia

ACC Women’s Outdoor Field Performer of the Year – Irena Sediva, Virginia Tech

ACC Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Freshman of the Year – Cravont Charleston, NC State

ACC Women’s Outdoor Freshman of the Year – Katelyn Gochenour, Duke

ACC Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year – Dave Cianelli, Virginia Tech

ACC Women’s Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year – Dave Cianelli, Virginia Tech