Allie Lawhon

Outdoor Track & Field

Louisville's Women, Duke Men Lead ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships After Two Days

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (theACC.com) – After two days of the 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships, the Louisville women and Duke men sit atop the leaderboards. The Duke men hold a 16-point advantage over second-place North Carolina, while Louisville boasts a much slimmer two-point lead over California. Throughout the first two days of the ACC Championships, 13 total Kentner Stadium facility records have fallen.
 
Notre Dame’s Jadin O’Brien became a four-time ACC Champion by winning the heptathlon with an ACC Championship record of 6,220 points. The senior won all seven events over the course of two days and broke the 10-year-old meet record by 163 points. O’Brien, who was the national runner-up in 2024, was joined on the podium by her teammate Alaina Brady and Louisville’s Lucy Fellows, who finished in second and third, respectively. O’Brien also became the first Notre Dame student-athlete to ever win the ACC title in the heptathlon.
 
NC State’s Angelina Napoleon set the ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championship record in the women’s 3000-meter steeplechase on Friday, crossing the finish line in 9:27.85. Napoleon shattered the previous record by more than 13 seconds on her way to victory. Louisville’s Layla Roebke finished second (9:54.20), while North Carolina’s Sydney Masciarelli took third (9:57.75) with all three podium finishes being personal bests.
 
Louisville’s Paul Kallenberg won his second ACC decathlon championship on Friday, while his teammate, KJ Byrd, finished second. The 2023 ACC Champion logged a personal-best 7,944 points on his way to earning the gold medal. Byrd finished with 7,849 points, while North Carolina’s Max Stakun-Pickering logged 7,596 points for a third-place finish.
 
In the women’s long jump, Stanford’s Alyssa Jones became the Cardinal’s first-ever ACC outdoor track & field gold medalist, with a jump of 6.54 meters (21-5.5). Her mark was just two-hundredths of a meter shy of the meet record. Louisville’s Synclair Savage captured second, while Jones’ Stanford teammate Teagan Zwaanstra finished in third place.
 
A pair of freshmen claimed the top two spots on the men’s long jump podium with NC State’s Tyson Adams claiming the crown. The Wolfpack newcomer posted a mark of 7.69 meters (25-2.75) to sneak past Cal’s Trevor Rogers (7.66m/25-1.75). Duke’s Maxwell Forte was the bronze medalist with a 7.52-meter (24-8.25) mark.
 
Duke’s Simen Guttormsen swept the ACC pole vault championships, winning both the indoor and outdoor titles on the year. The 2025 NCAA Indoor Track & Field national champion cleared 5.50 meters (18-0.5) on Friday to win the gold medal. Louisville’s Lucas Couron, California’s Tyler Burns and Virginia Tech’s Conner McClure all finished tied for second, clearing 5.31 meters (17-5) on their second attempts.
 
Facility records fell in several preliminary events on the track, including the men’s and women’s 100-meter dash, women’s 100-meter hurdles, women’s 400-meter dash and men’s pole vault. North Carolina’s Makayla Paige also tied the facility record in the women’s 800-meter run.
 
 
Top-Three Event Finishers
Women’s Heptathlon
  1. Jadin O’Brien, Notre Dame, 6220 points [MR, FR]
  2. Alaina Brady, Notre Dame, 5751 points
  3. Lucy Fellows, Louisville, 5603 points
 
Men’s Decathlon
  1. Paul Kallenberg, Louisville, 7,944 points
  2. KJ Byrd, Louisville, 7,849 points
  3. Max Stakun-Pickering, 7,596 points
 
Women’s Long Jump
  1. Alyssa Jones, Stanford, 6.54m (21-5.5) [FR]
  2. Synclair Savage, Louisville, 6.41m (21-0.5)
  3. Teagan Zwaanstra, Stanford, 6.26m (20-6.5)
 
Women’s Shot Put
  1. Jayden Ulrich, Louisville, 17.56m (57-7.5)
  2. Lucija Leko, California, 16.80m (55-1.5)
  3. Caisa-Marie Lindfors, California, 16.67m (54-8.25)
 
Men’s Shot Put
  1. Tommy Kitchell, North Carolina, 20.18m (66-2.5)
  2. Noah Koch, Louisville, 18.44m (60-6)
  3. Nicholas Bodbehere, California, 18.21m (59-9)
 
Men’s Long Jump
  1. Tyson Adams, NC State, 7.69m (25-2.75)
  2. Trevor Rogers, California, 7.66m (25-1.75)
  3. Maxwell Forte, Duke, 7.52m (24-8.25)
 
Men’s Pole Vault
  1. Simen Guttormsen, Duke, 5.60m (18-4.5) [FR]
  2. Lucas Couron, Louisville; Tyler Burns, California; Conner McClure, Virginia Tech, 5.31m (17-5)
 
Women’s 3000m Steeplechase
  1. Angelina Napoleon, NC State, 9:27.85 [MR]
  2. Layla Roebke, Louisville, 9:54.20
  3. Sydner Masciarelli, North Carolina, 9:57.75
 
Men’s 3000m Steeplechase
  1. Brett Gardner, NC State, 8:40.55
  2. CJ Singleton, Notre Dame, 8:42.41
  3. Declan Rymer, Virginia Tech, 8:42.65
 
MR – Meet Record
FR – Facility Record
 
Women’s Team Scores (7 of 21 events scored)
1. Louisville 44 points
2. California 42
3. Notre Dame 38
4. Virginia Tech 31
5. Virginia 20
6, Stanford 18
7. Duke 16
8. NC State 15
9. North Carolina 13
10. Florida State 9
11. Pitt 7
T-12. Georgia Tech 4
  SMU 4
  Syracuse 4
T-15. Clemson 3
  Wake Forest 3
16. Miami 2
17. Boston College 0
 
Men’s Team Scores (8 of 21 events scored)
1. Duke 57 points
2. North Carolina 41
3. Louisville 37.33
4. California 34.83
5. Virginia Tech 27.33
6. NC State 24
7. Notre Dame 17
8. Stanford 15.5
9. Virginia 13
10. Syracuse 12
11. Miami 10
12. Florida State 9
13. Pitt 7
14. Wake Forest 4
15. Georgia Tech 3
T-16. Boston College 0
  Clemson 0