Final Results (PDF)
RALEIGH, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Florida State men rolled to the team championship, while Duke and Florida State shared the women’s team title as the 2021 Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championships came to a conclusion Saturday at NC State’s Paul Derr Track Facility.
Duke’s women won the final race of the day, the 4x400m relay, to come from behind and tie the Seminoles in the team standings and capture a share of the first team championship in program history. The Blue Devils won the crown in their first season under head coach Shawn Wilbourn. Both teams finished with 110 points. The Seminoles notched a share of their second straight team title and the sixth in program history.
The FSU men won their 13th team championship and first since 2018. The men’s title was the Seminoles’ 11th under head coach Bob Braman, while the women’s crown was the fifth under Braman.
The women’s team competition went down to the final race. FSU held a seven-point edge heading into the 4x400m relay. Duke picked up 10 points with the relay win, while FSU notched three with a sixth-place finish.
In the men’s competition, Florida State piled up 136 points, the most by any men’s team since FSU scored 149 in 2013. Virginia Tech finished second (116.5), while Virginia placed third (92). On the women’s side, Virginia took third with 92 points to follow Duke and FSU.
Florida State’s Kasaun James earned ACC Championship Men’s Track MVP honors after picking up 20.5 points by winning the 200m dash, taking second in the 100m dash and running on the 400m relay team that took first place. The Seminoles’ Jayla Kirkland won ACC Championship Women’s Track MVP laurels. She racked up 20.5 points after winning the 100m dash, taking second in the 200 dash and being part of the winning 400m relay team.
Virginia freshman Claudio Romero notched Men’s Field MVP honors after piling up a meet-best 13 points with a first-place finish in discus and sixth-place finish in shot put. Georgia Tech senior Bria Matthews earned Women’s Field MVP honors. She racked up a meet-high 16 points after second-place finishes in the long jump and triple jump.
FINAL MEN’S STANDINGS
1. Florida State, 136
2. Virginia Tech, 116.5
3. Virginia, 92
4. Notre Dame, 80.5
5. North Carolina, 75
6. Clemson, 65
7. Miami, 45
T8. Duke, 40
T8. NC State, 40
10. Louisville, 36
11. Pitt, 35.5
12. Wake Forest, 22
13. Syracuse, 14
14. Georgia Tech, 9.5
15. Boston College, 7
FINAL WOMEN’S STANDINGS
T1. Duke, 110
T1. Florida State, 110
3. Virginia, 92
4. Miami, 87
T5. Clemson, 69
T5. NC State, 69
7. Virginia Tech, 63
8. Notre Dame, 53
9. North Carolina, 46.5
10. Louisville, 38.5
11. Georgia Tech, 36
12. Pitt, 20
13. Wake Forest, 15
14. Syracuse, 8
15. Boston College, 0
A capsule look at Saturday’s action by event:
WOMEN’S HIGH JUMP
Duke freshman Elasia Campbell recorded a personal-best 1.78m (5-10) to claim the gold medal in the event. Virginia’s Rebecca Hawkins and Lydia Bottelier each cleared 1.75m (5-8 ¾) and tied for second place.
MEN’S DISCUS
Virginia freshman Claudio Romero won the discus title with his throw of 61.21m (200-10). Romero was joined on the podium by Clemson’s Roje Stona, who recorded a toss of 60.58m (198-9) and Florida State’s Milton Ingraham with a personal-best throw of 58.32m (191-4).
WOMEN’S DISCUS
Florida State’s Shanice Love claimed the top discus throw with a toss of 60.59m (198-9), winning her third straight ACC discus crown. A pair of Miami Hurricanes reached the podium, with Debbie Ajagbe throwing a personal-best 58.42m (191-8) to earn runner-up honors and Zakiya Rashid recording a throw of 57.55m (188-9) to earn third place.
MEN’S HIGH JUMP
Virginia’s Brenton Foster posted a meet- and personal-record jump of 2.27m (7-5 ¼) in earning the gold medal for the second straight season. He broke a 20-year-old meet record of 7-4½, set by Florida State’s Shawn Brown in 2001. FSU’s Jordan Wesner took second place, also at 2.27m. Miami’s Isaiah Holmes placed third at 2.15m (7-½).
WOMEN’S 4X100 RELAY
Florida State ran a meet-record time of 43.28 to win the title and outlast second-place Virginia (43.9) and North Carolina (44.61). Miami set the previous meet record in 2017 (43.36) and had won the race the previous four championships.
MEN’S 4X100 RELAY
The Seminoles ran a 38.95 and held off Clemson in the final 100 meters to earn the gold medal. The Tigers took second (39.17) and NC State (39.57) third.
WOMEN’S 1500M RUN
Virginia’s Michaela Meyer had an incredible finish to come from behind down the final 100 meters and outlast a pack of four others and win a scintillating race with a meet-record time of 4:09.78. It is the fourth-best time in the nation this season. FSU’s Maudie Skyring was second in 4:09.99, while NC State’s Elly Henes took third in 4:10.23.
MEN’S 1500M RUN
After breaking the collegiate record in the prelims earlier this week, Notre Dame’s Yared Nuguse led the majority of the race Saturday in cruising to the top spot in 3:40.86, his second straight 1500m crown. Virginia’s Wes Porter followed in second with a personal-best 3:41.98, while Virginia Tech’s Diego Zarate placed third in 3:42.23.
WOMEN’S 100M HURDLES
Miami’s Tiara McMinn ran a 12.98 to earn the gold medal. NC State’s Akira Rhodes finished second (13.06), while Duke’s Cha’Mia Rothwell took third (13.10).
MEN’S 110M HURDLES
FSU’s Trey Cunningham ran a 13.43 to easily take the top spot on the podium. Clemson finished with the next three finishers, with Devon Brooks (13.67), Lafranz Campbell (13.85) and Giano Roberts (13.90) going 2-3-4.
WOMEN’S 400M
Duke racked up 28 points in the team race by taking four of the top five spots, including champion Brittany Aveni (51.6) and runner-up Iman Sule (52.25). Elena Brown-Soler finished fourth (53.1), Jenna Crean (53.97) and Carly King placed eighth (54.90). North Carolina’s Brianna White placed third in 53.06.
MEN’S 400M
Virginia Tech’s Jacory Patterson ran a 45.14 to claim his second straight 400m title, topping Florida State’s DaeQwan Butler (45.83) and Virginia’s Brandon Outlaw (46.13).
WOMEN’S 100M
Florida State earned three of the top four spots piling up 21 team points. Jayla Kirkland won the championship in 11.19, holding off Miami’s Alfreda Steele, who finished second in 11.28. The Seminoles’ Edidiong Odiong placed third (11.40), while Ka’Tia Seymour was fourth (11.41).
MEN’S 100M
Virginia Tech’s Cole Beck ran a personal-best 10.11 to win the gold medal, holding off a trio of Seminoles. FSU’s Kasaun James (10.17), Don’drea Swint (10.20) and Taylor Banks (10.22) took second through fourth, respectively.
WOMEN’S 800M
Clemson’s Laurie Barton broke a meet record by running a personal-best 2:00.70, the No. 3 collegiate time this season. Virginia Tech’s Lindsey Butler (2:01.32) and Virginia’s Michaela Meyer (2:01.52) took second and third, respectively, while also running their personal bests.
MEN’S 800M
Clemson’s Kameron Jones sprinted out to a big early lead and ran the fastest time in the nation, 1:45.47, in setting a meet record and winning the gold medal. Notre Dame’s Samuel Voelz (1:46.86) took runner-up honors, while Virginia’s Conor Murphy (1:48.57) had a big finish to earn a podium finish in third place.
WOMEN’S 400M HURDLES
Virginia’s Andrenette Knight cruised to her second straight ACC title with a personal-best time of 55.75. Duke’s Lauren Hoffman took second place in 56.98, while Clemson’s Nicolee Foster placed third in 57.55.
MEN’S 400M HURDLES
Miami’s McKinly Brown earned the gold medal with his time of 50.88, holding off North Carolina’s Craig Saddler II, who took second with a personal-best of 51.02. Duke’s Connor Atkinson claimed the bronze medal in 51.14, also a personal best.
WOMEN’S 200M
Miami’s Alfreda Steele held off FSU’s Jayla Kirkland in a photo finish, winning by one-hundredth of a second. Both ran personal-best times: Steele in 22.77, Kirkland in 22.78. Duke’s Brittany Aveni took third in 23.12.
MEN’S 200M
The Seminoles claimed the top two spots, with Kasaun James winning in 20.36 and JoVaughn Martin taking second in 20.46. Clemson’s Marcus Parker earned third place with a time of 20.55.
WOMEN’S 5000M RUN
NC State dominated the event, taking five of the top seven spots, including the top four. Elly Henes broke the meet record by more than 13 seconds, finishing in 15:34.69. The previous record of 15:47.75 was set by North Carolina’s Shalane Flanagan in 2003. Hannah Steelman (15:39.20), Katelyn Tuohy (15:50.11) and Savannah Shaw (15:52.83) took second through fourth, respectively. Duke’s Michaela Reinhart placed fifth in 15:55.38, scoring four key points for the Blue Devils in the team race.
MEN’S 5000M RUN
Florida State’s Adriaan Wildschutt grabbed an early lead and never relinquished it as he shattered the meet record in a time of 13:29.03. Wake Forest’s Zach Falconi was on his heels until the final 200 meters when Wildschutt pulled away. Falconi took second in 13:30.84, while Notre Dame’s Dylan Jacobs placed third (13:37.41). The previous meet record of 13:52.11 was set by FSU’s Ciaran O’Lionaird in 2011.
WOMEN’S 4X400M RELAY
Duke held off a Virginia charge in the final leg, pulling away in the final 100 meters to win in 3:30.47. The Cavaliers took second in 3:32.34, while Clemson was third in 3:34.74. Pitt held off FSU for fifth place, which left the Blue Devils and Seminoles tied in the final team standings.
MEN’S 4X400M RELAY
Virginia Tech (3:06.46) came from well behind in the final leg and held off Florida State (3:06.88) and Miami (3:06.94) in a tremendous finish to the meet.