EUGENE, Ore. (theACC.com) – Stanford’s Alyssa Jones shattered a 39-year-old NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship meet record in the women’s long jump on her way to winning the individual national championship. Jones becomes the first Atlantic Coast Conference student-athlete to claim a national title at the 2026 NCAA Division I Men’s & Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon.  
 
The Stanford senior broke the mark on her opening jump, leaping 7.06 meters (23-2). She became the first member of the Cardinal to win the women’s long jump crown since Jackie Edwards in 1992. Jones became the second consecutive ACC standout to win the women’s long jump national championship, joining Louisville’s Synclair Savage in 2025.

In the women's pole vault, Louisville's Ashley Callahan broke the ACC record which had stood for 10 years with a mark of 4.64 meters (15-2.75). The mark earned Callahan All-America honors and a fourth-place finish. 
 
Powered by Jones’ gold medal, Stanford leads the ACC women’s contingent with 10 points, tied for sixth place. Clemson sits just two points behind the Cardinal with eight points through six events.
 
On Thursday, KJ Byrd finished second in the men’s heptathlon, logging an ACC-record 8,160 points. Byrd’s record-breaking performance was powered by a 5.41-meter (17-9) pole vault, which led the heptathlon field. The sophomore also posted top-five marks in the high jump (2.13m/6-11.75) and long jump (7.30m/23-11.5).
 
Through seven championship events on the men’s side, Louisville leads all ACC programs, sitting in fourth place with 16 points.
 
The men’s championship will continue Friday, June 12, with the men’s discus, beginning at 5:15 p.m. ET, while the women’s heptathlon will begin Friday at 2:45 p.m. ET.