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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (theACC.com) – Florida State’s men left the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships with at least a share of the title for the third consecutive year, and Virginia Tech owns the women’s crown for the first time in 12 seasons.

The Seminole men scored 140 points – the most by an ACC’s men’s champion in seven years and the most since the conference expanded to 15 teams in 2014 – and pulled away from the field Saturday at Notre Dame’s Loftus Sports Center. FSU’s current streak of consecutive ACC titles has come at three different venues, following its win at Clemson in 2018 and its co-championship with host Virginia Tech last season.

Virginia Tech’s women combined Saturday first-place finishes by Caitlan Tate (400 meters), Rachel Baxter (pole vault) and the 4x400 relay team with consistent scoring across the board for 105.5 team points, 32.5 ahead of second-place Miami. The Hokies sit atop the ACC for the first time since their back-to-back championships in 2007 and 2008.



The ACC men’s indoor championship is FSU’s 13th and the 11th under current head coach Bob Braman. All three of the Hokies’ women’s titles have come under watch of current head coach Dave Cianelli.

The Seminole men stormed out of the gate in the first running event on Saturday’s slate, sweeping podium spots in the 60-meter hurdles. Junior Trey Cunningham led the way by becoming the first competitor to win the event three consecutive years while breaking his own meet record with a time of 7.60. Caleb Parker and Braxton Canady followed, and Seminole Tyricke Highman added a seventh-place finish, as FSU quickly pushed what had been a one-point lead to a quick 27-point advantage.

That cushion held steady throughout the afternoon, as the Seminoles at least one podium finish in five of the remaining nine events while scoring consistently elsewhere. FSU finished 31 points ahead of second-place Virginia Tech (109) and 53 ahead of third-place Virginia.

“A real key was the fact we had our best Friday (second day) ever,” Braman said. “We had that big day in the long jump (sweeping the top four places), and then that momentum carried over until today. The hurdles obviously were huge for us, but the real key was we just kept punching here and there, getting those points where we didn’t necessarily see them coming.”

Braman made particular note of the shot put, where Sanjae Lawrence and Milton Ingraham grabbed silver and bronze medals.
 
“We had them projected as maybe sixth or seventh, so that was just huge,” Braman said. “That came first thing this morning (at 11 a.m.) and really helped set the tone.”
 
Cianelli credited the veterans who remain from Virginia Tech’s 2017 ACC Women’s Outdoor Championship team with making a huge difference this weekend.
 
“We are a fairly young team, but people like (runners) Sarah Edwards and Sara Freix and Lauren Berman have shown tremendous leadership,” he said. “They know what it takes. Coming in, we knew we had a chance, but obviously you have to go out and put it all together. They really came through.”
 
While the Seminoles rolled to the team title, Notre Dame junior Yared Nuguse treated the home crowd to a record-shattering performance in the men’s mile. Nuguse set an ACC Championship meet, school and facility record with a blazing time of 3:55.62. Nuguse erased the previous ACC meet record of 3:56.40 by North Carolina’s Tony Waldrop that had stood since 1974 while winning the mile for the second consecutive year.

Virginia Tech distance runner Peter Seufer was awarded the ACC Men’s Track MVP after earning 20 points via a first-place finish in the 5k on Friday night and another gold medal in the 3k on Saturday. It continues a vintage running season for the Hokie senior, who was ACC Cross Country champion and Performer of the Year in the fall.

Virginia senior Jordan Scott took home Men’s Field MVP after winning the triple jump for the third consecutive year and adding a fifth-place finish in the long jump.

FSU junior sprinter Ka’Tia Seymour became the first student-athlete to claim ACC Indoor Championship Women’s Track MVP honors three consecutive times. Seymour won the 200 meters for the third consecutive year with a meet and Loftus Center record time of 22.82 and claimed the gold medal in the 60-meter dash for the third year in a row. She also ran the anchor leg on FSU’s bronze medal 4x400 relay team.

Miami junior Debbie Ajabe earned the women’s field MVP award by following up Friday night’s meet-record weight throw with a first-place finish in the shot put on Saturday. Ajagbe moved from seventh to first place in the shot with her throw of 16.80 meters on her final attempt.

Each of the top three finishers in each ACC Championship individual event earn first-team All-ACC honors. Those placing fourth through sixth earn second-team All-ACC. Members of each winning relay team are named first-team All-ACC, while the members of teams finishing second and third are second-team all-conference.

Next up for ACC teams and student-athletes are the 2020 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, which are scheduled for March 13-14 at Albuquerque, New Mexico.

MEN'S STANDINGS
(21 of 21 events completed)
1. Florida State 140
2. Virginia Tech 109
3. Virginia 87
4. Notre Dame 70
5. North Carolina 47
6. Clemson 36
7. NC State 34
8. Wake Forest 30
9. Duke 25
10. Louisville 24
11. Pitt 22
12. Miami 16
13. Georgia Tech 11
14. Syracuse 9
15. Boston College 3

WOMEN’S STANDINGS
(21 of 21 events completed)
1. Virginia Tech 105.5
2. Miami 73
3. Notre Dame 61
4. Clemson 58
5. Duke 53.5
6. Florida State 52
7. Louisville 50
8. NC State 44
8. Georgia Tech 44
10. Virginia 34
11. Wake Forest 25
12. North Carolina 24
13. Pitt 19
14. Boston College 13
15. Syracuse 2
 
Medalists (top three finishers) in each of Saturday’s events:
ACC MEN’S FINALS
 
60-meter hurdles
1. Trey Cunningham, FSU – 7.60*%
2. Caleb Parker, FSU – 7.71
3. Braxton Canady, FSU – 7.75
*Meet record; % - Three-time champion
 
Mile
1. Yared Nuguse, ND – 3:55.62*#
2. AJ Ernst, UVA – 4:02.39
3. Kasey Knevelbaard, FSU – 4:02.72
*Meet record; # -Two-time champion
 
400 meters
1. Jacory Patterson, VT - 45.66#
2. DaeQwan Butler, FSU – 46.30
3. Isaiah Palmer, UNC – 46.58
#- Two-time champion
 
60 meters
1. Cravont Charleston, NCSU – 6.58
2. Raheem Chambers, UM – 6.61
3. Jhevaughn Matherson, FSU – 6.63
 
800 meters
1. Samuel Voelz, ND – 1:50.03
2. Bashir Mosavel-Lo, VT - 1:50.15
3. Matt Wisner, DU – 1:50.40
 
200 meters
1. Marcus Parker, CU – 20.84
2. Jhevaughn Matherson, FSU – 20.88
3. Cravont Charleston, NCSU – 20.91
 
3000 meters
1. Peter Seufer, VT – 7:59.09#
2. Zach Facioni, WF – 7:59.64
3. Antonio Lopez Segura, VT – 8:06.43
# - Two-time champion
 
4x400 relay
1. North Carolina – 3:06.66*
(Brandon Cachon, Ryan Saint-Germain, Ari Cogdell, Isaiah Palmer)
2. Florida State – 3:07.53
3. Virginia Tech – 3:07.79
* - Meet record
 
Shot put
1. Daniel McArthur, UNC – 19.86m/65-2#
2. Sanjae Lawrence, FSU – 18.60m/61-0.25
3. Milton Ingraham, FSU – 18.02m/59-1.5
# -Two-time champion
 
Triple jump
1. Jordan Scott, UVA – 16.42m/53-10.5%
2. Owayne Owens, UVA – 16.25m/53-3.75
3. Zay Paschall, UNC – 15.75m/51-8.25
% - Three-time champion
 
ACC WOMEN’S FINALS
 
60-meter hurdles
1. Jernaya Sharp, ND – 8.187
2. Summer Thorpe, ND – 81.89
3. Eddita Pessima, Pitt – 8.23
 
Mile
1. Sarah Edwards, VT – 4:37.11#
2. Maudie Skyring, FSU – 4:37.26
3. Lauren Berman, VT – 4:38.77
# - Two-time champion
 
400 meters
1. Caitlan Tate, VT – 52.42
2. Brittny Ellis, UM – 52.71
3. Arlicia Bush, VT – 53.40
 
60 meters
1. Ka’Tia Seymour, FSU – 7.17#
2. Jacious Sears, UM – 7.241
3. Rebekah Smith, CU – 7.243
# - Two-time champion
 
800 meters
1. Laurie Barton, CU – 2:04.04
2. Andrea Foster, CU – 2:04.98
3. Aleeya Hutchins, WF – 2:06.22
 
200 meters
1. Ka’Tia Seymour, FSU – 22.82*%
2. Caitlan Tate, VT – 23.38
3. Jacious Sears, UM – 23.68
*Meet record; % - Three-time champion
 
3000 meters
1. Nicole Fegans, GT – 9:06.92
2. Michaela Reinhart, DU – 9:13.13
3. Maddy Denner, ND – 9:15.07
 
4x400 relay
1. Virginia Tech 3:38.21
(Caitlan Tate, Kennedy Dennis, Nykah Smith, Arlicia Bush)
2. Clemson 3:39.01
3. Florida State 3:40.41
 
Pole vault
1. Rachel Baxter, VT - 4:45m/14-7.25#
2. Gabriela Leon, UL – 4:40m/14-5.25
3. Olivia Moore, GT – 4.25m/13-11.25
# - Two-time champion
 
Triple jump
1. Bria Matthews, GT – 13.42m/44-0.5%
2. Trentorria Green, FSU – 12.94m/42-5.5
2. Michelle Cobb, NCSU – 12.86m/42-2.25
% - Three-time champion
 
Shot put
1. Debbie Ajagbe, UM – 16.80m/55-1.5
2. Essence Henderson, VT – 16.66m/54-8
3. Hannah Hall, UM – 16.40m/53-9.75