CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – A pair of standouts from Louisville led the way for the Atlantic Coast Conference’s first Performers of the Week of the 2025-26 Indoor Track & Field season. Louisville’s Alba Cuns Iglesias was named the ACC Women’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week, while Elsingi Kipruto was tabbed the ACC Men’s Indoor Track & Field Freshman of the Week. Virginia’s Gary Martin earned ACC Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week honors, while North Carolina’s Vera Sjöberg was named the ACC Women’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week. Virginia Tech’s Maddox Hamm was selected as the ACC Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week, while Clemson’s Kimeka Smith garnered ACC Women’s Indoor Track & Field Freshman of the Week honors.
 
ACC Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week
Gary Martin, Virginia, Sr. (Warminster, Pa.)

• Posted a 13:05.57 in the men’s 5,000-meter run at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener in Boston, Massachusetts.
• Shattered his own school record in the 5,000-meter by more than 25 seconds.
• Broke the ACC record, previously held by Florida State’s Adriaan Wildschutt since 2022.
• Clocked the sixth-fastest time in NCAA history.
• His time ranks first in the ACC and third nationally.

 
ACC Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week
Maddox Hamm, Virginia Tech, Jr. (Scottsboro, Ala.)

• Finished first in the men’s pole vault at the Liberty Kickoff in Lynchburg, Virginia.
• Posted a career-best 5.70m (18-8.25) in the event.
• Broke the Virginia Tech program record.
• His mark leads both the ACC and NCAA this season.

 
ACC Men’s Indoor Track & Field Freshman of the Week
Elsingi Kipruto, Louisville, Fr. (Mosoriot, Kenya)

• Opened his indoor career with a win in the men’s 5,000-meter open section on the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener in Boston.
• Finished with a time of 13:29.37, breaking the Louisville program record.
• His time ranks fourth in the ACC and 13th nationally.
• His time is also the fastest 5K nationally by a freshman.

 
ACC Women’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week
 Vera Sjöberg, North Carolina, Fifth-Year (Stockholm, Sweden)

• Posted a time of 8:43.06 in the women’s 3,000-meter run at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener in Boston.
• Ran the eighth-fastest 5K time in NCAA history.
• Broke a 22-year-old school record by 17 seconds.
• Her time is the fastest in the ACC and second-best nationally.

 
ACC Women’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week
Alba Cuns Iglesias, Louisville, R-Jr. (Negreira, Spain)

• Won the women’s triple jump at the Commonwealth College Opener in Louisville, Kentucky.
• Her mark of 13.25m (43-5.75) leads both the ACC and NCAA and broke the program record.
• Also posted a 5.87m (19-3.25) in the women’s long jump, which ranks sixth in the ACC this season.

 
ACC Women’s Indoor Track & Field Freshman of the Week
Kimeka Smith, Clemson, Fr. (St. Catherine, Jamaica)

• Won the women’s shot put at the Clemson Opener in Clemson, South Carolina, with a mark of 15.06m (49-5).
• Set the Clemson freshman record and ranks seventh on the Tigers’ all-time performance list.
• Her mark leads the ACC and ranks 11th nationally.

 
ACC Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week
Dec. 9 – Gary Martin, Virginia
 
ACC Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week
Dec. 9 – Maddox Hamm, Virginia Tech
 
ACC Men’s Indoor Track & Field Freshman of the Week
Dec. 9 – Elsingi Kipruto, Louisville
 
ACC Women’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week
Dec. 9 – Vera Sjöberg, North Carolina
 
ACC Women’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week
Dec. 9 – Alba Cuns Iglesias, Louisville
 
ACC Women’s Indoor Track & Field Freshman of the Week
Dec. 9 – Kimeka Smith, Clemson