SOUTH BEND, Ind. (theACC.com) – The Florida State men long-jumped their way into the lead at the 2020 ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships on Friday, and Louisville holds a narrow lead on the women’s side.

But with 21 total events remaining, much obviously remains to be decided.
 
The three-day Championship concludes Saturday with finals in eight men’s and women’s running events, in addition to the men’s triple jump, men’s shot put, women’s pole vault, women’s triple jump and women’s shot put.
 
Competition begins at 11 a.m. at Notre Dame’s Loftus Sports Center, and there is no charge for admission.
 
Buoyed by a sweep of the podium spots and two other scoring finishes in Friday’s long jump competition, FSU sits atop the men’s standings with 46 points, just ahead of Virginia (45). Virginia Tech holds third place with 40 points, and Notre Dame follows with 37.
 
Louisville holds a narrow lead on the women’s board with 34.5 points, with Duke at 34. NC State and Notre Dame each have 26 points, followed by Virginia Tech at 25.5.
 
ACC Network Extra will return to provide coverage of Saturday’s final session. Play-by-play announcer Shawn Kenney will be joined by veteran analyst Larry Rawson and statistician/researcher Dave Milner from noon until the meet’s conclusion (approximately 4:30 p.m.).
 
Friday's action featured finals in both the men’s and women’s long jump and high jump, the men’s Kpole vault, and both the men’s and women’s 5,000 meters. The day was be highlighted by the conclusion of the men’s heptathlon and men’s and women’s qualifying in six running events.

A glance at Friday's action:
 
Men’s Long Jump
Florida State surged to the top of the top of the team leaderboard, scoring 32 points in the event by grabbing the top four places, along with the sixth-place spot. Senior Fabian Edoki led the charge with a mark of 7.86 meters (25-9.5), and he was joined on the podium by junior Isaac Grimes (7.85m) and freshman Jeremiah Davis (7.69m). Two more FSU juniors – Darius Clark (7.60m) and Jacore Irving (7.51m) – placed a respective fourth and sixth.
 
Speed to Burn
Clemson’s Rebekah Smith and Florida State’s Ka’Tia Seymour hope the women’s 60-meter qualifying on Friday foreshadowed Saturday afternoon’s final. Smith, the reigning ACC Indoor Track Performer of the week, ran a time of 7.23 (7.229) her qualifying heat, breaking the previous Loftus Sports Center facility record of 7.29 set by Miami’s Lauryn Williams in 2003.
 
Approximately one minute later, Seymour matched Smith’s effort with her own 7.23, actually a shade faster at 7:227. The two officially share the facility record heading into Saturday’s final. Seymour, a two-time ACC Championship Track MVP performer, won the women’s 60 meters last year at Virginia Tech with a time of 7.23. Smith won the 2017 ACC final at Loftus with a time of 7.31.
 
Men’s 5,000 meters
Add another ACC running title to Peter Seufer’s resume. The Virginia Tech senior, a two-time ACC cross country champion and last year’s 3,000 indoor meters champion, pulled away down the stretch to claim the 5,000 meters on Friday evening. Seufer, who was the runner-up in this event last season, posted and winning time of 13:58.28 and outdistanced Notre Dame’s Matthew Carmody (13:59.30). Wake Forest sophomore Zach Facioni took the bronze in 14:01.66.
 
Women’s 5,000 meters
Virginia Tech’s Sara Freix met the challenge among a group of nationally elite performers, placing ahead of defending champion Dorcas Wasike of Louisville and NC State’s Kelsey Chmiel. Freix registered a gold medal time of 16:13.69, and Chmiel followed at 16:18.99.
 
Women’s High Jump
Duke took the top two spots as senior gold medalist Cassie Martin and freshman silver medalist Elasia Campell each posted personal bests of 1.76 meters (5-9.25). Louisville junior Alivia Ash, last year’s champion, took third place with a leap of 1.73m (5-8).

Men’s Pole Vault
Virginia senior Sam Young went out a winner in his final ACC Indoor Championship, vaulting to a personal best of 5.38 meters (17-7.75). Young bested silver medalist Colton Crum of Notre Dame and Harrison Best of Notre Dame, who each posted personal bests of 5.28m (17-3.75). Young became the first Virginia pole vaulter to claim an ACC championship since 1958, when Cavaliers Henry Davenport and Clarence Roberts shared the title with South Carolina’s Conway Snipes.
 
Women’s Long Jump
A pair of underclassmen keyed Virginia to a 1-2 finish in the women’s long jump. Freshman Jada Seaman took the gold medal with a second-attempt effort of 6.46 meters (21-2.5) that was just a shade off the facility record of 6.47m and stood up the rest of the way. Cavalier sophomore Khyasia Caldwell took second place at 6.29m (20-7.75), and North Carolina’s Anna Keefer placed third at 6.19m (20-3.75). The marks by Seaman and Caldwell were personal bests, and Keefer delivered a season-best effort.
 
Men’s High Jump
After a silver medal in 2019, Brenton Foster of Virginia turned the tables on Saturday with gold medal leap of 2.17 meters (7-1.5). Pitt’s Greg Laury – the 2019 gold medalist – took silver this year with a 2.14m, and North Carolina’s Draven Crist took home the bronze.
 
Men’s Heptathlon
Virginia’s Derek Pekar became the second freshman to win the men’s heptathlon since the event became part of ACC Championship competition in 2004, and the first since Florida State All-American Gonzalo Barroilhet in 2008. Pekar finished with 5,362 points. Duke’s Jacob Sobota claimed the silver with 5,184 points, and Louisville’s Micah Oberhausen placed third with 5,103. Pekar captured the long jump and high jump in heptathlon competition, and he placed second in the 60-meter hurdles and pole vault.
Men’s Heptathlon 60m Hurdles
Pitt’s Cobe Wiggins opened Friday’s session with a first-place finish of 8.47 in the 60-meter hurdles. Virginia’s Pekar followed at 8.51, and Florida State’s Newberg posed a third-place time of 8.65.
 
Men’s Heptathlon Pole Vault
Duke junior Jacob Sobota’s vault of 4.85m (15-11) led the competition, and Virginia’s Pekar padded his overall scoring lead with a second-place mark of 4.65 (15-3). Pekar’s freshman classmate, Elby Omohundro, placed third at 4.15m (13-7.25).
 
Men’s Heptathlon 1000 meters
Pitt’s Wiggins nailed down his second-first place finish of the day as he led the field with a time of 2:45.07. Virginia Tech’s John Manilli followed at 2:45.42, and Duke’s Sobota was third at 2:49.75.
  
MEN'S STANDINGS
(7 of 17 events completed)
1. Florida State 46
2. Virginia 45
3. Virginia Tech 40
4. Notre Dame 37
5. Duke 18
6. Pitt 17
6. Wake Forest 17
8. Louisville 15
9. NC State 12
10. North Carolina 8
11. Miami 6
12. Syracuse 5
12. Georgia Tech 5
14. Boston College 1
14. Clemson 1
 
WOMEN’S STANDINGS
(6 of 17 events completed)
1. Louisville 34.5
2. Duke 34
3. NC State 26
3. Notre Dame 26
5. Virginia Tech 25.5
6. Virginia 22
7. Wake Forest 12
8. Georgia Tech 11
9. Miami 10
10. North Carolina 9
10. Clemson 9
12. Pitt 5
12. Boston College 5
14. Florida State 3
15. Syracuse 2
 
Please see the links below to follow the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships on-line:

2020 Indoor Championships Schedule of Events
https://theacc.co/20ITFsked
 
Live Results
https://theacc.co/itf20results
 
Link to ACCNX livestream:
Saturday, Feb 29 at Noon: https://theacc.co/itf20accnx2
 
National, ACC Performance Lists: https://www.tfrrs.org/indoor_lists.htm