LOUISVILLE, Ky. (theACC.com) – The Virginia Tech men claimed the title for the third consecutive year, and the Hokie women raised a trophy for the second year in a row as the 2023 ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships concluded Saturday at the Norton Healthcare Sports and Entertainment Center.
Returning to a formula that has proven quite successful, the Virginia Tech men scored in double figures in five field events, including a whopping 26.5 points in the pole vault, where gold medalist Conner McClure led four Virginia Tech competitors among the top eight.
The Hokies won with 110.5 points, followed by Florida State (76), Clemson (74.5), Louisville (68) and North Carolina (63).
After sharing the 2022 ACC Indoor championship with Duke, the Virginia Tech women held off the Blue Devils by a 93-91 score on Saturday. Duke went into the final leg of the closing 4×400 relay with a chance to pull ahead, but a lost baton resulted in a disqualification on what would have been a meet record, and the Hokies remained in front.
Virginia Tech and Duke were followed in the women’s scoring by third-place Clemson (68), NC State (61) and Miami (60).
The Hokie men have now won eight total ACC titles under veteran head coach Dave Cianelli, all of which have come since 2011. Cianelli led the Virginia Tech women’s program to the league championship for the third time in four years and the fifth time overall.
It marks the eighth year that the same school has swept both Indoor championships.
The complete team scoring stood as follows:
Men
1. Virginia Tech – 110.5
2. Florida State – 76
3. Clemson – 74.5
4. Louisville – 68.5
5. North Carolina – 63
6. Virginia– 49.5
7. Miami – 39
8. Wake Forest – 35
9. Syracuse – 30
10. Pitt – 28
11. NC State – 27
12. Notre Dame – 24
13. Duke – 18
14. Georgia Tech – 14
15. Boston College – 2
Women
1. Virginia Tech – 93
2. Duke – 91
3. Clemson – 68
4. NC State – 61
5. Miami – 60
t-6. Notre Dame – 53
t-6. Florida State – 53
8. Louisville – 42
9. Virginia – 39.5
10. North Carolina – 32
11. Pitt – 23
12. Georgia Tech – 17
t-13. Boston College – 11
t-13. Syracuse – 11
15. Wake Forest – 8.5
Men’s Track MVP: Wanya McCoy, Clemson
Men’s Field MVP: Jeremiah Davis, Florida State
Women’s Track MVP: Amina Maatoug,…
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