LOUISVILLE, Ky. (theACC.com) – On an opening day when new records and personal bests became the norms, the host Louisville men and Virginia Tech women held early team leads as the Atlantic Coast Conference Indoor Championships got underway at Norton Healthcare Sports and Learning Center.
 
Field events proved key for the leaders, as the Cardinals were led by a 1-2 finish in the men’s high jump, and the Hokies were buoyed by gold medals and massive point totals in both the women’s weight throw and the pole vault.
 
The team scoring at the conclusion of Thursday’s events stood as follows:
 
TEAM STANDINGS
MEN
(4 of 17 events completed)
1. Louisville - 25.5
2. Virginia Tech - 21
3. Notre Dame - 19
4. Clemson -13.5
t-5. Wake Forest - 13
t-5. Duke - 13
7. North Carolina -12
t-8. Miami -10
t-8. Syracuse - 10
t-8. Virginia -10
11. Pitt - 4
12. NC State - 3
t-13. Georgia Tech - 1
t-13. Boston College -1
15. Florida State - 0
 
WOMEN
(5 of 17 events completed)
1. Virginia Tech - 48
2. Duke - 27.5
3. NC State - 27
4. Notre Dame - 6
5. Virginia - 18.5
6. Syracuse - 11
7. Louisville - 9
8. Pitt - 8
9. North Carolina -7
10. Clemson - 6
11. Wake Forest - 5
t-12. Miami - 1
t-12. Florida State -1
t-14. Boston College 0
t-14. Georgia Tech 0
 
In addition to finals in the women’s pentathlon, four field events, and the men’s and women’s DMR and 5K races, Thursday’s action included the first four events of the men’s heptathlon, as well as prelims in both the men’s and women’s 200 meters. Please see the Flash Results link below for the complete results of all day-one finals and preliminary events.
 
True to form, the session-closing distance medley relay provided some of the most stirring moments.
 
The Duke women’s foursome of Dalia Frias, Megan McGinnis, Lauren Tolbert and Amina Maatoug took the gold medal with an overall ACC record time of 10:49.87. The silver medal time of Notre Dame (10:51.52) and NC State (10:52.16) were also faster than the previous league mark. Blue Devil miler Maatoug posted a 4:29.84 closing effort to keep her team in front, even as Notre Dame’s Olivia Markezich also finished strong and Katelyn Tuohy’s closing 4:23.36 push carried the Wolfpack from seventh place into third.

Virginia appeared to have won the men’s DMR in meet-record time, but a disqualification opened the door for rival Virginia Tech to snare the gold medal. With anchor Antonio Lopez Segura delivering a closing mile in just more than 3:56, the Hokies’ winning time of 9:28.86 will also stand as the ACC Championship record.

 Louisville’s Cameron Miller will have to wait until Saturday to run for the men’s 200 gold medal, but the junior still made a bit of history on his home track. Miller ran a blazing time of 20.33 in Thursday’s prelim, breaking the previous ACC championship meet record of 20.43 that had stood since 2000. Miller also topped his own facility record of 20.52 set late last month.
 
Thursday also proved a good day for repeat champions.
 
Less than a week after setting the overall ACC record in the women’s weight throw, Virginia Tech senior Rebecca Mammel broke the ACC Championship mark she set last year with a gold medal toss of 23.29 meters (76-5) that now stands as the new facility record.
 
And Notre Dame’s Jadin O’Brien successfully defended her ACC title in the pentathlon with a personal best and facility record score of 4,377 that ranks No. 1 nationally in NCAA Division I this season.
 
NC State junior Kelsey Chmiel took the women’s  5,000 meters with a facility record time of 15:55.54, adding another gold medal to her stellar Wolfpack distance career.
 
The men’s 5,000 meters provided the most remarkable result of the day, as the unseeded final (section one) produced the top five finishers. Syracuse senior Paul O’Donnell took the gold medal with a facility record and personal best of 13:50.94.
 
Louisville All-American Trey Allen joined Miller in pleasing the home crowd with a facility-record high jump of 2.21 meters (7-3). Allen and freshman teammate Brion Stephens each posted the same mark on Thursday, with Allen earning the win on progressions.
 
The men’s weight throw closed out Thursday’s field events, and Decio Andrade delivered for Miami with a personal best and facility record mark of 22.52 meters (73-10.75).

Day two of the three-day ACC Championship is set for Friday, beginning with the heptathlon high hurdles at 11 a.m.
 
ACC Network Extra will continue its full coverage of the Championships on Friday and Saturday. Shawn Kenney returns to handle play-by-play and will be joined by former Duke head coach Norm Ogilvie as color analyst and Hailey Hunter as sideline reporter. Please see below for watch links to coverage throughout the remaining two days. Additionally, ACC Network (ACCN) will re-air the final day of the competition on Sunday, Feb. 26 at 8 a.m.
 
The top three finishers in each individual event earn first-team All-ACC honors, while those placing fourth through sixth are second-team All-ACC. First-team All-ACC honors also go to each member of winning relay teams, with members of each second- and third-place team earning second-team recognition.
 
Start Lists/Live Results:
https://theacc.co/23accITF
 
Thursday Event Winners
 Men’s DMR
Virginia Tech – 9:28.86*
(Arlo Ludewick, Amir Green, Nicholas Plant, Antonio Segura Lopez)
*ACC meet record
 
Men’s 5,000 Meters
Paul O’Donnell, Syracuse – 13:50.94*
*Facility record; Personal best
 
Men’s High Jump
Trey Allen, Louisville – 2.21 meters (7-3)*
*Facility record
 
Men’s Weight Throw
Decio Andrade, Miami – 22.52 meters (73-10.75)
 
Women’s DMR
Duke – 10:49.87*
(Dalia Frias, Megan McGinnis, Lauren Tolbert, Amina Maatoug)
*ACC overall record; Personal best; Facility record
 
Women’s Weight Throw
Rebecca Mammel, Virginia Tech – 23.29 meters (76-5)*
*ACC Championship record; Facility record
 
Women’s Pole Vault
Kenna Stimmel, Virginia Tech – 4.40 meters (14-5.25)
 
Women’s Pentathlon
Jadin O’Brien, Notre Dame – 4377 pts.*
*Personal best; Facility record
 
Women’s 5000 meters
Kelsey Chmiel, NC State – 15:55.54*
*Facility record
 
Printable Schedule:
https://theacc.co/23ITFsked
 
ACC Championships Page:
https://theacc.co/23ITFchamps
 
ACC Network Extra Watch Links
Friday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
https://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=36e42bed-0b2e-4ab8-95d8-ed1018255bbf
 
Friday, 3 p.m.-8 p.m.
https://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=539a6907-d0a5-4e74-908b-e2d91ec06989
 
Saturday, 11 a.m.-Noon
https://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=bf8e212f-e259-470f-89ab-f69cf25345cc
 
Saturday, Noon-4 p.m.https://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=2ad9fad7-20ca-4a88-be4b-4d1272c97156