LOUISVILLE, Ky. (theACC.com) – The Clemson Tigers earned their first ACC Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championship since 2015, hoisting the trophy at Owsley B. Frazier Cardinal Park in Louisville, Kentucky, on Saturday night. The Tigers totaled 99 points and etched out a three-point victory over runner-up Duke (96 points). Stanford finished third with 85 points, followed by Florida State (68) and Virginia (62) to round out the top five. Head coach Mark Elliott becomes just the seventh coach to win multiple ACC Women’s Outdoor Track & Field titles.
For the second time in three years, the Virginia Cavaliers won the ACC Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Championship. Head coach Vin Lananna became just the 10th coach to win multiple ACC Men’s Outdoor Track & Field titles. The Cavaliers logged 110 points on their way to victory, followed by Florida State (96), Virginia Tech (88), Clemson (84) and Duke (78).
Clemson’s Ian Johnson was named the Men’s Track Most Valuable Performer after winning the 200 meters and finishing as the runner-up in the 100-meter dash. Louisville’s Roman Kuleshov was tabbed Men’s Field Most Valuable Performer after winning both the triple jump and long jump.
Florida State’s Shenese Walker repeated as the Women’s Track Most Valuable Performer, winning both the 100- and 200-meter dashes for the second consecutive year. Stanford’s Alyssa Jones became the first member of the Cardinal to earn Most Valuable Performer honors at the ACC Outdoor Championships. Jones won the high jump and the long jump, breaking the ACC and meet records in the long jump. Jones also ran the 100-meter dash, earning the bronze medal.
Women’s
Clemson’s 4x100-meter relay team of Aleksandra Stoilova, Aniyah Kitt, McKenzie Calloway and Briana Campbell broke the ACC and championship records, running a blistering time of 42.48 seconds. The Tigers were followed by second-place Florida State (42.96) and Duke (43.07), both of which also went under the previous ACC record of 43.13 seconds. The Tigers’ time is the second-fastest in the nation this season.
Stanford’s Juliette Whittaker unleashed a kick for the ages to overtake NC State’s Sadie Engelhardt by just three-hundredths of a second. The Olympian ran a 1:01.10 final lap to break the finish line in 4:14.11. Engelhardt took second with a 4:14.14 time, while Virginia’s Tatum David finished third in 4:14.69.
Florida State continued its dominance in the 100-meter dash, winning its 10th consecutive title in the event. Shenese Walker defended her title from 2025, winning in 11.07 seconds. Her mark fell just two-hundredths of a second shy of the meet record on her way to victory. Duke’s Mia Edim earned the silver medal in 11.22 seconds, while Stanford’s Jones placed third in 11.27 seconds.
Walker also took the crown in the 200-meter dash, becoming the fifth straight Seminole to win the event. Walker repeated as the 200-meter champion, crossing the line in a personal-best time of 22.65 seconds. A pair of Blue Devils joined Walker on the podium with Edim (22.65) taking second and Baker (22.91) claiming third.
SMU’s Nea Sanders used a strong close to take first place in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 13.04 seconds. The senior upended Clemson’s Oneka Wilson, the back-to-back reigning champion, who finished second in 13.07 seconds. Virginia’s Maya Rollins finished third with a personal-best time of 13.24 seconds. Sanders became the Mustangs’ first-ever ACC Outdoor Track & Field champion.
In the 400 meters, Boston College’s Sydney Segalla became the Eagles’ first-ever ACC champion in the event. Segalla ran a personal-best time of 50.63 seconds to win by nearly eight-tenths of a second. Duke’s Braelyn Baker took second with a time of 51.41, while Miami’s Serena Tate posted a 52.69-second time to take third.
North Carolina’s Makayla Paige won the 800 meters in a season-best time of 2:00.68. Clemson’s Gladys Chepngetich, who was the back-to-back champion in the event, finished second, crossing the line in 2:02.21, while Duke’s Lauren Tolbert took third in 2:02.78.
Miami’s Sanaa Hebron became a three-time ACC champion in the 400-meter hurdles, clocking a personal-best time of 55.19 seconds. She becomes the first three-time champion in the event since Virginia Tech’s Queen Harrison won in 2008, 2009 and 2010. Stanford’s Tess Stapleton was the runner-up, while SMU’s Kirin Chacchia placed third.
Stanford saw three student-athletes earn All-ACC honors in the discus throw, highlighted by champion Brandy Atuatasi, who uncorked a throw of 55.77 meters (182-11). Kaia Tupu-South of Louisville finished second with a mark of 53.27 meters (174-9), while Virginia’s Janae Profit posted a mark of 52.80 meters (173-3) to take third place.
After entering the ACC Championship with the top triple jump mark in the nation, Clemson’s Shantae Foreman proved why she is among the nation’s elite by posting a gold medal-winning mark of 13.37 meters (43-10.5). The Tiger senior defended her title from 2025, holding off strong showings by Louisville’s Alba Cuns Iglesias (13.20m/43-3.75) and Sharvari Parulekar (13.09m/42-11.5), who finished second and third, respectively.
For the first time since 2014, the ACC champion in the 5,000-meter run resides in Blacksburg, Virginia. Freshman Katie Bohlke of Virginia Tech won the race by almost five seconds, crossing the finish line in 15:33.83. Clemson’s Nancy Cherop finished second in 15:38.48, while North Carolina’s Vera Sjoberg took third in 15:40.12.
Duke won its fifth 4x400-meter relay title in the last six years when Baker, Edim, Arabella Wilson and Tolbert turned in a showing of 3:29.63. The Blue Devils were joined on the podium by Clemson, who used the runner-up finish to secure the team title, and Stanford.
Men’s
Clemson opened the running events on Saturday with a 4x100-meter relay championship, crossing the line in 38.90 seconds. The Tigers received First Team All-ACC performances from Daniel Kidd, Ian Johnson, Kevin Collins and Jalen Johnson as the Tigers earned their first ACC title in the event since 2023.
Virginia Tech’s Nicholas Plant won gold in the 1,500 meters, holding off Virginia’s Gary Martin by less than three-tenths of a second. The Hokie senior broke the finish line in 3:39.60 to earn the gold medal, while Martin finished second in 3:39.88. Syracuse’s Benne Anderson finished third with a time of 3:41.07.
In the discus throw, Florida State’s Shamar Reid earned the gold medal with a 65.87-meter (216-1) throw, also marking a new personal best and the third-best mark in the nation. The junior’s best mark stood more than three meters ahead of runner-up Yekini Bowen (62.06m/203-7) and nearly eight meters better than third-place finisher Desmond Coleman (58.00m/190-3) of Miami.
Syracuse’s Jamir Brown won the 110-meter hurdles with a personal-best time of 13.25 seconds. Florida State occupied the remaining two spots on the podium with Zach Extine finishing second (13.32) and Andre Korbmacher taking third (13.36).
For the fourth consecutive year, a Florida State Seminole won the ACC 100-meter dash crown. The 2026 title was claimed by Neo Mosebi who broke the line in 9.98 seconds, just one-hundredth of a second off the meet record. Clemson’s Ian Johnson made a late charge but came up just shy of catching Mosebi, finishing in 10.01 seconds. The Seminoles’ Durian Moss finished third in 10.11 seconds.
George Franks became the first Miami Hurricane to win an ACC 400-meter title when he broke the finish line in 45.27 seconds. Franks was followed by North Carolina’s Trevor Paschall (46.04) and NC State’s Elijah Dawes (46.05).
Louisville’s Ryan Farrell won the 800 meters, becoming Louisville’s first champion in the event. The senior defended the Cardinal Park track, clocking a gold medal-winning time of 1:46.49. Farrell was joined on the podium by Virginia Tech’s Christian Jackson (1:46.82) and Duke’s Aden Bandukwala (1:47.09), who took second and third, respectively.
Duke sophomore Andres Langston won the 400-meter hurdles in 49.24 seconds, marking a new personal best. Langston became the first Blue Devil to win the event in program history and was joined on the podium by NC State’s Xavier Branker (50.35) and Stanford’s Ryce Reynolds (50.75).
Clemson’s Johnson brothers took the top two spots in the 200-meter dash. The duo was separated by just three-thousandths of a second, with Jalen Johnson earning his second consecutive ACC title in the event in 20.426. His brother, Ian Johnson, took second in 20.429 seconds, while Florida State’s Mosebi placed third in 20.80.
Virginia Tech cruised to victory in the 4x400-meter relay, winning the event by more than one second with a time of 3:05.90. The quartet of Elijah Mosley, Nabil Tezkratt, Nicholas Plant and Judson Lincoln IV earned the Hokies’ second gold medal in the event in three years. Pitt (3:07.03) and Duke (3:07.39) followed, closing the meet in thrilling fashion.
Final Team Scores
Women
1 – Clemson, 99
2 – Duke, 96
3 – Stanford, 85
4 – Florida State, 68
5 – Virginia, 62
6 – Louisville, 59
7 – Miami, 55
8 – North Carolina, 49
9 – Virginia Tech, 44
10 – Notre Dame, 34
11 – Wake Forest, 33
12 – NC State, 32
13 – SMU, 30
T14 – California, 26
T14 – Pitt, 26
16 – Boston College, 20
17 – Georgia Tech, 1
18 – Syracuse, 0
Men
1 – Virginia, 110
2 – Florida State, 96
3 – Virginia Tech, 88
4 – Clemson, 84
5 – Duke, 78
6 – Louisville, 74
7 – Miami, 53
8 – NC State, 39
9 – Pitt, 33
10 – Notre Dame, 31
11 – California, 30
12 – Wake Forest, 27
13 – North Carolina, 26
14 – Syracuse, 22
T15 – Georgia Tech, 11
T15 – Stanford, 11
17 – Boston College, 5