LOUISVILLE, Ky. (theACC.com) – Through two days of competition at the 2026 Atlantic Coast Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships, the Louisville women and Virgina men lead the pack. Louisville holds a four-point lead over second-place Duke and a five-point advantage over third-place Notre Dame. The Cavaliers enter the final day of competition holding a 19-point lead over second-place Duke and a 27-point advantage over third-place Louisville.
Women’s
In the final event of the evening, Stanford’s Alyssa Jones broke both the ACC and ACC Championship record in the long jump. The Stanford senior posted a record-breaking 6.92-meter (22-8.5) mark, which ranks 15th in collegiate history. Jones toppled her own conference record of 6.83 meters (22-5), which she set earlier this season. Jones was joined on the podium by Clemson’s Shantae Foreman (6.59m/21-7.5) and Stanford’s Alaysia Oakes (6.52m/21-4.75).
Louisville’s Lucy Fellows won the first ACC heptathlon title in program history, logging 5,618 points on her way to victory. The Cardinal standout won the long jump with a leap of 6.06 meters (19-10.75), while taking second in the high jump, shot put and 200 meters. Fellows’ first-place win came by just 43 points over Wake Forest’s Seren Rodgers, who earned the silver medal. Virginia’s Elsa Spoor finished third, totaling 5,472 points.
On her fourth throw in the shot put, Virginia Tech’s Katrin Brzyszkowska launched a throw of 17.76 meters (58-3.25) to top the competition. The Hokie senior bested Louisville’s Kaia Tupu-South (17.56m/57-7.5) and Florida State’s Nafy Thiam (17.07m/56-0), who finished second and third, respectively.
Notre Dame’s Sophie Novak surged to a victory in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, winning by more than nine seconds. The senior crossed the finish line in 9:34.46. NC State sophomore Angelina Napoleon, who boasts the ACC and meet records in the event, finished second in 9:43.52, while Virginia Tech freshman Jule Lindner took third place in 9:49.08.
Men’s
Miami’s Edgar Campre opened the day by winning his second ACC decathlon championship, previously standing atop the podium in 2024. Campre earned 7,749 points and posted the best marks in the shot put, 400 meters and 110-meter hurdles, while also finishing in the top-three of the 100 meters, long jump, pole vault and javelin. Duke’s duo of Maxwell Forte (7,686 points) and Michael Bennett (7,528 points) earned the silver and bronze medals.
Louisville took the top two places in the men’s long jump with Roman Kuleshov earning the gold medal with a mark of 7.90 meters (25-11). The Cardinal senior was followed by teammate Miller Jones, who finished second with a 7.78-meter (25-6.25) mark, inching past Florida State’s Curis Williams (7.77m/25-6), who earned the bronze medal.
Florida State’s Despiro Wray posted a personal-best in the shot put to become an ACC champion. He became Florida State’s first champion in the event since 2018 with a winning throw of 18.63 meters (61-1.5). Pitt’s Emeka Ugwu took second with a 18.60-meter (61-0.25) throw, followed by third-place finisher Obiora Okeke (18.54m/60-10) of Notre Dame.
The Clemson Tigers earned two podium finishes in the high jump, highlighted by ACC champion Brandon Pottinger. The Clemson junior cleared 2.15 meters (7-0.5) to earn the gold medal, while teammate Jacob Carruthers earned the bronze after clearing 2.09 meters (6-10.25). Miami’s Kennedy Sauder was sandwiched between the Tigers, finishing second with a mark of 2.12 meters (6-11.5).
In the 3,000-meter steeplechase, Virginia finished first and second to earn 18 points. Brett Gardner earned the first-place finish after crossing the finish line in 8:35.94, while Nathan Mountain finished second in 8:40.86. Georgia Tech’s Billy Carlton finished third in 8:42.99 to round out the high-powered steeplechase podium.
Team Standings
Men – Through Nine Events
1 – Virginia, 64
2 – Duke, 45
3 – Louisville, 37
4 – Virginia Tech, 33
5 – Florida State, 24
T6 – California, 23
T6 – Notre Dame, 23
8 – Miami, 21
9 – Clemson, 20
10 – North Carolina, 13
T11 – NC State, 12
T11 – Wake Forest, 12
13 – Pitt, 11
14 – Georgia Tech, 7
T15 – Boston College, 3
T15 – Syracuse, 3
17 – Stanford, 0
Women – Through Eight Events
1 – Louisville, 36
2 – Virginia Tech, 32
3 – Notre Dame, 31
4 – Duke, 30
5 – Wake Forest, 27
6 – Virginia, 26
7 – California, 21
8 – Florida State, 20
9 – North Carolina
10 – Stanford, 18
11 – NC State, 16
12 – Miami, 14
13 – Clemson, 13
14 - SMU, 5
15 – Pitt, 4
T16 – Boston College, 0
T16 – Georgia Tech, 0
T16 – Syracuse, 0