BOSTON, Mass. (theACC.com) – For the first time in seven years, the Florida State Seminoles are the ACC Men’s Indoor Track & Field champions, while Clemson won its second consecutive ACC Women’s Indoor Track & Field championship on Saturday, January 28, at the TRACK at new balance in Boston, Massachusetts.
 
The Seminoles won their first ACC Men’s Indoor Track & Field Championship since 2019, finishing with 94 total points. Florida State held off runner-up Clemson, who finished with 88 points, and third-place finisher Virginia, who tallied 72 points. Miami finished fourth with 62 points, while Stanford took fifth with 47 points.
 
The Seminoles were powered by ACC Men’s Track Most Valuable Performer Durian Moss. Moss, a sophomore from Gould, Florida, won the men’s 60-meter dash while earning the silver medal in the 200-meter dash. Miller Jones of Louisville earned ACC Men’s Field Most Valuable Performer honors after taking second in both the long jump and triple jump events.
 
For the second straight year, Clemson won the ACC Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championship, totaling 82 points. The Tigers won in convincing fashion, outscoring runner-up Duke by 16 points and third-place Florida State by 21. Virginia Tech took fourth with 67 points, while Louisville logged 55 points to finish fifth.
 
Florida State’s Shenese Walker earned ACC Women’s Track Most Valuable Performer honors after winning both the 60-meters and 200-meters. Stanford’s Alyssa Jones was named the ACC Women’s Field Most Valuable Performer after winning the high jump and finishing second in the triple jump, totaling 18 points.
 
Wake Forest’s Paul Specht opened the final day of competition by winning the men’s mile, breaking the finish line in 3:58.14. Each of the podium finishers posted a sub-four-minute mile, with second-place finisher Nicholas Plant of Virginia Tech finishing in 3:58.41, while bronze medalist Leo Young of Stanford finished in 3:59.98. Specht is the first Demon Deacon to win the ACC men’s mile title since 2002.
 
In the 60-meter hurdles, Florida State’s Andre Korbmacher knocked off Syracuse’s Jamir Brown by just one-hundredth of a second. Korbmacher, the reigning ACC champion in the event, crossed the finish line in a time of 7.55 seconds to defend his title, while Brown recorded a 7.56-second time. Clemson’s Sharvis Simmonds was the bronze medalist in the event, crossing the line in 7.65 seconds.  
 
Florida State posted the top two finishers in the men’s 60-meter dash. Moss earned the gold medal with a time of 6.60 seconds, while his teammate, Neo Mosebi, took second place, clocking a time of 6.61 seconds. Clemson’s Ian Johnson was the bronze medalist, posting a season-best time of 6.71 seconds.
 
Moss once again made the podium in the 200-meter dash, taking the silver medal with a time of 20.63 seconds. Clemson’s Jalen Johnson earned the gold medal in the event, crossing the finish line in 20.58 seconds. Moss’ teammate, Amare Williams, took third with a time of 20.87 seconds to put a pair of Seminoles on the podium.
 
Miami’s Ace Malone and George Franks both earned podium finishes in the men’s 400 meters. Malone finished first in the event, matching his personal best with a time of 45.41 seconds. Franks finished third, clocking a 46.01-second time, while the Hurricanes’ duo was joined on the podium by Clemson’s Grant Holliday, who finished second in 45.62 seconds. Malone became the first Hurricane to ever win the ACC men’s 400-meter.
 
Virginia Tech’s Christian Jackson captured the ACC title in the men’s 800 meters, crossing the line in a season-best 1:47.26 to earn the gold medal. Notre Dame’s Matthew Smith followed closely behind, securing silver with a personal-best time of 1:47.42 in a tightly contested finish. Jackson’s teammate, Dylan Decambre, rounded out the podium, taking bronze in 1:47.50 to highlight a strong showing for the Hokies in the event.
 
Louisville senior Roman Kuleshov claimed the ACC Championship in the men’s triple jump with a personal-best leap of 16.05 meters (52-8), to secure the gold medal. His teammate, Miller Jones, added to Louisville’s strong showing with a second-place finish, posting a mark of 15.88 meters (52-1¼). Clemson junior Divine Aniamaka earned bronze with a jump of 15.74 meters (51-7¾), rounding out the podium in the event.
 
For the fourth straight year, Clemson’s Oneka Wilson won the women’s 60-meter hurdles, becoming the first person in ACC history to ever four-peat in the event. Wilson’s historic performance on Saturday was powered by an 8.12-second bolt down the track. California’s Mari Testa finished second with a time of 8.19 seconds, while North Carolina’s Aaliyah Berry took third with an 8.22-second time.
 
Florida State’s Shenese Walker broke the ACC Championship record in the women’s 60-meter dash, posting a time of 7.13 seconds. While defending her 2025 ACC title in the event, Walker broke the 26-year-old meet record by two-hundredths of a second. Her teammate, Lucy May Sleeman, posted a personal-best time of 7.26 seconds to finish second, while Duke’s Maya Collins finished in third at 7.30 seconds.
 
Walker earned 10 more points for the Seminoles when she won the women’s 200-meter dash in a time of 22.98 seconds. The Seminole standout held off strong showings from silver medalist Mia Edim of Duke (23.42) and bronze medalist Nairobi Smith of Cal (23.47).
 
Virginia’s Gary Martin cruised to victory in the men’s 3,000-meter run, posting a time of 7:43.18. Martin, a senior for the Hoos, won the event by more than three seconds, with runner-up George Couttie of Virginia Tech clocking a time of 7:46.40. Louisville freshman Elsingi Kipruto finished third in a time of 7:46.76.
 
Miami’s 4x400-meter relay team of Sean Watkins, George Franks, Dylan Woodruffe and Ace Malone won the gold medal after clocking a time of 3:06.80 – less than one second off of the ACC Championship record pace. The Hurricanes were pushed late in the event by Clemson, who clocked a season-best time of 3:07.15. Florida State earned bronze in the relay after crossing the line in 3:09.26.
 
Stanford’s Juliette Whittaker held off a surging Gladys Chepngetich of Clemson to win the women’s 800-meter run. Whittaker, a senior for the Cardinal, crossed the line in 2:01.84. Chepngetich broke the finish line in 2:02.02 to earn the silver medal. North Carolina’s Makayla Paige, the defending national champion in the event, finished third with a time of 2:02.49.
 
NC State’s Sadie Engelhardt finished atop the podium in the women’s mile with a time of 4:32.59. Engelhardt was followed by Clemson’s Nancy Cherop, who finished second with a time of 4:33.13, while Virginia’s Tatum David finished third, posting a time of 4:33.24. Engelhardt is the first member of the Wolfpack to ever win the ACC title in the women’s mile.
 
In the women’s 400-meter run, Boston College’s Sydney Segalla used a late kick down the final straightaway to charge to a gold medal for the Eagles. The sophomore posted a time of 51.40 to earn 10 points for Boston College. Florida State’s Kaelyaah Liburd earned the silver medal with a time of 51.58 seconds, while Duke’s Lauren Tolbert finished third in 52.34 seconds.
 
Freshman Nancy Cherop of Clemson pushed to a strong showing in the women’s 3000-meter run, crossing the finish line in 8:56.32. NC State’s Angelina Napoleon, the 2025 ACC Cross Country champion, finished just behind Cherop with a time of 8:56.75. Virginia Tech’s Katie Bohlke took third with a time of 8:56.82.
 
In the women’s 4x400-meter relay, Duke’s team of Julia Jackson, Braelyn Baker, Maya Collins and Lauren Tolbert broke the ACC Championship record, clocking a time of 3:31.88. Runner-up Miami also went under the previous meet record, turning in a second-place finish in 3:31.10. Boston College took third with a season-best time of 3:32.29 to close out the championship.
 
In the women’s pole vault, Ashley Callahan soared to the gold medal, clearing a mark of 4.50 meters (14-9) to match her personal best. Virginia Tech’s Chiara Sistermann finished as the runner-up with a clearance of 4.45 meters (14-7.25) on her first attempt. California’s Ali Sahaida finished third with an identical 4.45-meter mark, but needing two attempts to clear the bar.
 
Katrin Brzyszkowska of Virginia Tech claimed the ACC Championship in the women’s shot put with a personal-best throw of 17.00 meters (55-9¼) to secure the gold medal. Clemson freshman Kimeka Smith also recorded a personal-best mark of 16.90 meters (55-5½) to earn silver. Louisville’s Kaia Tupu-South rounded out the podium finishes with a throw of 16.78 meters (55-¾), finishing third.
 
Women’s Final Team Scores
Place – School, Total Points
1 - Clemson, 82
2 - Duke, 68
3 - Florida State, 63
4 - Miami, 62
5 - Stanford, 47
6 - Louisville, 46
7 - North Carolina, 39
8 - Virginia, 37
9 - Notre Dame, 34
10 - Boston College, 32
11 - NC State, 30
T-12 - Virginia Tech, 26
T-12 - California, 26
14 - Pitt, 22
15 - Wake Forest, 19
16 - SMU, 17
T-17 - Georgia Tech, 6
T-17 - Syracuse, 6
 
Men’s Final Team Scores
Place – School, Total Points
1 - Florida State, 94
2 - Clemson, 88
3 - Virginia, 72
4 - Virginia Tech, 67
5 - Louisville, 55
6 - Miami, 49
7 - Notre Dame, 43
8 - North Carolina, 40.5
9 - Duke, 28
10 - California, 25
11 - Wake Forest, 23
12 - Stanford, 21
13 - NC State, 18.5
14 - Pitt, 15
15 - Boston College, 12
16 - Syracuse, 9
17 - Georgia Tech, 2