CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – After a month-long hiatus, the Atlantic Coast Conference indoor track & field season will resume on Friday, January 9. Three ACC squads – Clemson, Louisville and Syracuse – will compete throughout the second weekend of new year.
Louisville will remain in the Derby City for the two-day Rod McCravy Memorial Invitational, hosted by Kentucky. The events are slated to begin on Friday at noon ET and Saturday at 11 a.m. ET. After each breaking school records in the Cardinals’ season opener, Alba Cuns Iglesias and Elsingi Kipruto were named ACC Indoor Track & Field Performers of the Week.
Clemson will host the Clemson Invitational, which will take place on Saturday. The Tigers opened the season in December 2025 with the Clemson Opener. Kimeka Smith won the women’s shot put with a mark of 15.06m (49-5) on her way to being named the ACC Women’s Indoor Track & Field Freshman of the Week on December 9. Coverage of the Clemson Invitational will be streamed on ACC Network Extra, beginning at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday.
Syracuse will travel to Ithaca, New York, to compete in the Southern Tier Invite, hosted by Cornell. The Southern Tier Invite will begin at 10 a.m. ET on Saturday. The Orange opened its season in Ithaca in December at the Greg Page Relays, highlighted by Elijah Mallard’s school-record in the 300-meter dash.
ACC Indoor Track & Field Weekly Schedule
Friday, January 9
Rod McCravy Memorial Invitational; Louisville, Ky.
Louisville
Saturday, January 10
Clemson Invitational; Clemson, S.C.
Clemson
Rod McCravy Memorial Invitational; Louisville, Ky.
Louisville
Southern Tier Invitational; Ithaca, N.Y.
Syracuse