LOUISVILLE, Ky. (theACC.com) – The 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships got underway on Saturday, March 1, at the Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Center in Louisville, Kentucky.
 
After the first day of competition, the Virginia Tech women sit atop the leaderboard with 33 points. Notre Dame heads into the second day of competition in second place with 30 points, while Louisville is in third place with 23 total points. Fourth through ninth place are separated by just five points with California, Duke, NC State, Stanford, Pitt and Virginia all included in the tightly-contested grouping.
 
Virginia holds a three-point lead on the men’s side as the event heads to the second day of action. The Cavaliers logged 32 points on Saturday, closely followed by 29 points from North Carolina, who sits in second place. NC State holds third place with 12.5 points, just one-half of a point above fourth-place Duke. California (11), Clemson (10) and Virginia Tech (10) sit just behind the Wolfpack and Blue Devils heading into Sunday.
 
Notre Dame’s Jadin O’Brien broke the ACC, championship meet, Notre Dame and facility records in the women’s pentathlon, logging 4,580 total points. O’Brien also became just the fifth student-athlete to ever win four ACC Indoor Championship titles in the same event and the first pentathlete to do so. She finished in first place in all five events throughout the day – the 60-meter hurdles, high jump, shot put, long jump and 800-meter run. The Fighting Irish swept the podium on Saturday, with Addison Berry and Alaina Brady finishing second and third, respectively.
 
California’s Giavonna Meeks set the ACC Championship and facility records in the women’s weight throw on her sixth and final attempt. The Golden Bears’ sophomore recorded a 23.59-meter mark (77-4.75) to break the league’s previous championship record by three-tenths of a meter.
 
North Carolina’s Ethan Strand shattered the ACC Championship meet and facility records in the men’s 5,000-meter run. The Tar Heel standout claimed the lead with 150 meters remaining in the race before cruising to a victory in 13:26.60. His mark topples the previous ACC Championship record by more than 21 seconds.
 
On his way to winning the men’s weight throw, Virginia’s Jeremiah Nubbe matched the Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Center facility record with a mark of 23.67 meters (77-8). Nubbe was joined on the podium by his Cavalier teammate, Keyandre Davis, who finished third with a mark of 21.15 meters, and Duke’s Christian Johnson, who took the silver medal with a 22.93-meter throw.
 
Louisville freshman standout K.J. Byrd leads the men’s heptathlon after the first day of competition with 3,287 total points. Byrd is followed by Miami’s Edgar Campre (3,193 points) and Virginia’s Ethan Robinson (3,123 points) heading into the final three events on Sunday, March 2. The heptathletes will compete in the 60-meter hurdles, pole vault, and 1,000-meter run before crowning a champion.
 
The men’s distance medley relay came down to a photo finish with Virginia Tech and North Carolina each clocking in at 9:31.55 on the videoboard.  The race was officially won by two-thousandths of a second as the Hokies edged the Tar Heels with an official time of 9:31.542.
 
The action resumes on Sunday, March 2, with combined events at 11:00 a.m. ET. Field events will begin at 1:00 p.m. ET, and running events getting underway at 3:15 p.m. ET. The action will be streamed on ACC Network Extra beginning at 3:15 p.m. ET.
 
Top-Three Event Finishers
Women’s Pentathlon

1. Jadin O’Brien, Notre Dame, 4,580 points (ACC, MR, FR)
2. Addison Berry, Notre Dame, 4,157 points
3. Alaina Brady, Notre Dame, 4,092 points

 
Women’s 5,000 Meters

1. Zofia Dudek, Stanford, 15:43.83 (FR)
2. Layla Roebke, Louisville, 15:48.28
3. Brooke Rauber, NC State, 15:50.09

 
Men’s 5,000 Meters

1. Ethan Strand, North Carolina, 13:26.60 (MR, FR)
2. Gary Martin, Virginia, 13:30.69
3. Colton Sands, North Carolina, 13:39.60

 
Women’s Distance Medley Relay

1. NC State (Putman, Parker, Napoleonm Gapes), 10:52.59
2. Clemson (Chepngetich, Williams, Jelelgo, Kosgei), 10:52.80
3. Notre Dame (Chisolm, Borsch, Farley, Novak), 10:53.12

 
Men’s Distance Medley Relay

1. Virginia Tech (Coleman, Kersulis, DeCambre, Couttie), 9:31.542
2. North Carolina (Sapone, Steed, Strand, Wolfe), 9:31.544
3. Wake Forest (Specht, Shelbert, Swanepoel, Tewalt), 9:32.19

 
Women’s Weight Throw

1. Giavonna Meeks, California, 23.59m (MR, FR)
2. Sara Killinen, Virginia Tech, 22.16m
3. Norrah Lemongo, Pitt, 21.53m

 
Men’s Weight Throw

1. Jeremiah Nubbe, Virginia, 23.67m (T-FR)
2. Christian Johnson, Duke, 22.93m
3. Keyandre Davis, Virginia, 21.15m

 
Women's Pole Vault

1. Julia Fixsen, Virginia Tech, 4.47m
2. Natalie Lark, Louisville, 4.42m
3. Chiara Sistermann, Virginia Tech, 4.32m

 
Men’s High Jump

1. Shyhiem Scotland, Clemson, 2.19m
2. Charles McBride II, NC State, 2.16m
3. Brion Stephens, Louisville, 2.16m

 
ACC – ACC Record
MR – Meet Record
FR – Facility Record
 
Women’s Team Scores (5 of 17 Events Completed)

1.	Virginia Tech	33
2.	Notre Dame	30
3.	Louisville	23
4.	NC State	16
T-5.	California	15
	Stanford	15
7.	Duke	13
T-8.	Pitt	11
	Virginia	11
10.	Clemson	8
11.	North Carolina	7
12.	Wake Forest	6
13.	Florida State	5
T-14.	Miami	1
	SMU	1
T-15.	Boston College	0
	Georgia Tech	0
	Syracuse	0

 
Men’s Team Scores (4 of 17 Events Completed)

1.	Virginia	32
2.	North Carolina	29
3.	NC State	12.5
4.	Duke	12
5.	California	11
T-6.	Clemson	10
	Virginia Tech	10
8.	Notre Dame	9
T-9.	Louisville	7
	Wake Forest	7
T-11.	Boston College	5
	Stanford	5
13.	Syracuse	4
14.	Miami	1.5
15.	Florida State	1
T-16.	Georgia Tech	0
	Pitt	0