Notre Dame Women, Virginia Men Lead ACC Indoor Track & Field Championship After Day One

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The Atlantic Coast Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships began competition on Thursday at the TRACK at new balance, hosted by Boston College. After the opening day of action, the Notre Dame women lead all teams in scoring with 49 points. On the men’s side, Virginia leads the pack with 28 points, sitting just one point ahead of North Carolina.

Action will resume at 11:00 a.m. on Friday with the four remaining events of the heptathlon. Field events will begin at 1:00 p.m p.m., while running events will begin at 3:15 p.m. along with the prelims of the men’s mile. All of the action from Boston will be streamed on ACC Network Extra. 

 

For the third straight year, Notre Dame’s Jaydin O’Brien took home the ACC’s women’s pentathlon title after winning the 60-meter hurdles, shot put, and 800 meters. O’Brien totaled 4,329 points in her first-place effort, becoming the ACC’s first-ever three-time pentathlon champion. O’Brien’s Notre Dame teammate Alaina Brady finished second with a personal-best 4,150 points, while Duke’s Brianna Smith logged 4,132 points to record a third-place finish.

 

With a throw of 22.23m, Virginia Tech’s Sara Killinen became the third straight Hokie to win the women’s weight throw at the ACC Championships. Pitt’s Foluke Olujide-Ajibade (21.67m) and Duke’s Moorea Mitchell (20.81m) both turned in personal bests in the weight throw to finish in second and third place, respectively.

 

In the women’s high jump, Georgia Tech’s Shanty Papakosta repeated as the ACC champion when she cleared the bar on her first attempt at 1.83m. Virginia’s Celia Rifaterra also cleared the 1.83m bar on her third attempt which resulted in a second place finish. Taylor Wright of Miami cleared a personal best 1.80m on her way to claiming the bronze medal.

 

With a strong effort throughout the final lap, Erin Strzelecki pulled away from the pack to complete the 5000-meter victory for the Fighting Irish, claiming the women’s title in a time of 15:58.04. NC State’s Amaris Tyynismaa finished second with a time of 15:59.71 and Jenny Schilling of Virginia took third place after crossing the line in 16:02.57. Each of the top three finishers claimed personal bests in the event.

 

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