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2026 ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships Begin Thursday in Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (theACC.com) – After an eight-week regular season, all 18 Atlantic Coast Conference Outdoor Track & Field programs will descend upon Owsley B. Frazier Cardinal Park in Louisville, Kentucky, for the 2026 ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Events will begin on Thursday, May 14, and run through Saturday, May 16. All three days of action will be streamed on ACC Network Extra.
 
Louisville is hosting the ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships for the first time in program history. The Cardinals will also be looking to build off their performance at last season’s ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, where the women posted a runner-up finish, their best in program history, and the men placed eighth. 
 
Five ACC track & field programs are ranked in the most recent USTFCCCA Track & Field Ratings Index heading into the conference championships. The Louisville men lead all ACC programs as the No. 11 team in the country, followed by No. 21 Virginia. On the women’s side, Duke leads the conference at No. 17, followed by Louisville at No. 20 and Clemson at No. 24.
 
Virginia won the 2025 ACC Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championship, logging 93 points. Louisville finished as the runner-up with 86 points, followed by Clemson with 86. Florida State finished in fourth place with 73 points, with Virginia taking fifth with 72 points.
 
On the men’s side, Duke claimed the 2025 ACC Championship with 86 points, edging past in-state rival North Carolina, who logged 82 points for a second-place finish. In its first year in the ACC, California finished third with 79.83 points, while Virginia Tech took fourth with 78.33 points and Florida State placed fifth with 74.
 
Pertinent Links
Live Results
Start Lists
Printable Schedule of Events
ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships Page
 
ACCNX Streams
Thursday Field | Thursday Running
Friday Field | Friday Running
Saturday Field | Saturday Running
 
Schedule of Events
All Times Eastern
 
Thursday, May 14
Field Events
Noon – Women’s Javelin
1 p.m. – Women’s Pole Vault
1:30 p.m. – Men’s Javelin
3 p.m. – Men’s Hammer Throw
5 p.m. – Men’s Pole Vault
5:30 p.m. – Women’s Hammer Throw
 
Running Events
5 p.m. – Men’s 400m Hurdles (Prelims)
5:20 p.m. – Women’s 400m Hurdles (Prelims)
5:35 p.m. – Men’s 200m (Prelims)
5:45 p.m. – Women’s 200m (Prelims)
6 p.m. – Men’s 1500m (Prelims)
6:20 p.m. – Women’s 1500m (Prelims)
6:40 p.m. – Men’s 10,000m
7:20 p.m. – Women’s 10,000m
 
Combined Events
11 a.m. – Men’s Decathlon (100m, LJ, SP, HJ, 400m)
11:45 a.m. – Women’s Heptathlon (100mH, HJ, SP, 200m)
 
Friday, May 15
Field Events
3:30 p.m. – Men’s Shot Put
4 p.m. – Men’s Long Jump
5:30 p.m. – Women’s Shot Put
5:30 p.m. – Men’s High Jump
6 p.m. – Women’s Long Jump
 
Running Events
5 p.m. – Men’s 110m Hurdles (Prelims)
5:25 p.m. – Women’s 110m Hurdles (Prelims)
5:40 p.m. – Men’s 400m (Prelims)
5:52 p.m. – Women’s 400m (Prelims)
6:05 p.m. – Men’s 100m (Prelims)
6:15 p.m. – Women’s 100m (Prelims)
6:35 p.m. – Men’s 800m (Prelims)
6:48 p.m. – Women’s 800m (Prelims)
7 p.m. – Men’s 3000m Steeplechase
7:20 p.m. – Women’s 3000m Steeplechase
 
Combined Events
11 a.m. – Men’s Decathlon (110mH, Discus, PV, Javelin, 1500m)
11:30 a.m. – Women’s Heptathlon (LJ, Javelin, 800m)
 
Saturday, May 16
Field Events
2 p.m. – Men’s Discus
2 p.m. – Men’s Triple Jump
4 p.m. – Women’s High Jump
4:45 p.m. – Women’s Discus
5 p.m. – Women’s Triple Jump
 
Running Events
4 p.m. – Men’s 4x100m Relay
4:10 p.m. – Women’s 4x100m Relay
4:20 p.m. – Men’s 1500m
4:30 p.m. – Women’s 1500m
4:40 p.m. – Men’s 110m Hurdles
4:50 p.m. – Women’s 110m Hurdles
5 p.m. – Men’s 400m
5:10 p.m. – Women’s 400m
5:20 p.m. – Men’s 100m
5:30 p.m. – Women’s 100m
5:40 p.m. – Men’s 800m
5:50 p.m. – Women’s 800m
6 p.m. – Men’s 400m Hurdles
6:10 p.m. – Women’s 400m Hurdles
6:20 p.m. – Men’s 200m
6:30 p.m. – Women’s 200m
6:40 p.m. – Men’s 5000m
7:05 p.m. – Women’s 5000m
7:30 p.m. – Men’s 4x400m Relay
7:40 p.m. – Women’s 4x400m Relay