Outdoor Track & Field

ACC Record-Setter Highlights Track & Field Performers of the Week

GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – A league record in the women’s heptathlon and a No. 1 national ranking in the women’s steeplechase highlight the Atlantic Coast Conference Track and Field Performer of the Week selections for April 14.
 
Women’s Field Performer of the Week
Michelle Atherley, Gr., Miami
In her first return to the heptathlon since the NCAA Outdoor Championships in 2019, Atherley broke her previous program record with an ACC-record score of 6,100 points at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational. The North Port, Florida, native’s performance also ranks as No. 3 in the NCAA after setting personal-bests in the 200m dash and the shot put. Atherley placed first in six of the seven heptathlon events (and was second in the javelin) as she topped the previous conference record score of 6,057 points set by North Carolina’s Xenia Rahn at the 2015 ACC Outdoor Championships in Tallahassee, Florida.
 
Women’s Track Performer of the Week
Hannah Steelman, Sr., NC State
Steelman started her outdoor season with a winning time of 9:46.35 in the 3000m steeplechase in the Tobacco Road Challenge at Duke’s Morris Williams Stadium. The Orono, Maine, native set a facility record as well as a program record with her time of 9:46.35. She bested the school record in the event by nearly 12 seconds and the facility record by over 18 seconds. Steelman’s time currently ranks at No. 1 in the country by more than eight seconds.
 
Men’s Track Performer of the Week
Kameron Jones, Sr., Clemson
Jones’ 800 meters time of 1:47.33 at last weekend’s Miramar Invitational is the fastest in the event by a Clemson runner since 1999, ranks third in school history and currently stands as the No. 6 time nationally. Jones placed ahead of two 2019 World Championship competitors, as well as 2016 Olympic 1,500m gold medalist Matthew Centrowitz.
 
Men’s Field Performer of the Week
Isaiah Holmes, Sr., Miami
Holmes continued to leave his mark in Miami history during last weekend’s competition at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational, breaking a 24-year program record in the men’s high jump with a mark of 2.21 meters (7-3). Holmes, who cleared the mark on his first attempt, now leads the ACC and ranks in the top 10 in the NCAA at No. 7.