ACC Announces Week Five Outdoor Track and Field Performers of the Week

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Louisville’s Jayden Ulrich rewrote the Atlantic Coast Conference’s record books over the weekend to lead the conference’s Outdoor Track and Field Performers of the Week. Ulrich set a new mark for the farthest women’s discus throw in ACC history, launching a throw of 64.29 meters to earn ACC Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week honors.

Five student-athletes from five ACC institutions won the remaining five weekly awards. Virginia Tech’s Judson Lincoln IV and Florida State’s Alexendra Webster were named the ACC’s Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track Athletes of the Week, respectively. Duke’s Aimar Palma Simo joined Ulrich as the ACC Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week. Clemson’s Nate Rayan and North Carolina’s Spencer Young were named the league’s Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Rookies of the Week, respectively.

ACC Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week

Judson Lincoln IV, So., Virginia Tech, Columbia, Md.

Lincoln clocked a personal-best time of 45.20 in the 400-meters at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational over the weekend, marking the top time in the ACC this season. The sophomore’s mark also ranks second in the East Region and third in the country. The Columbia, Maryland, native recorded the second-fastest time in Virginia Tech history in the event and met the automatic qualifying standards for the 2024 United States Olympic Team trials in June.

 

ACC Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week

Alexandra Webster, Sr., Florida State, The Woodlands, Texas

Webster competed with some of the best in the country at the Tom Jones Invitational this past weekend in the 100-meter hurdles invite. Webster placed third, clocking a personal-best time of 12.77 seconds. Additionally, Webster moved up three spots on the Seminoles’ all-time top 10 list, currently sitting at No. 2 all-time in Florida State history. 

 

ACC Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week

Aimar Palma Simo, Gr., Duke, Castellon, Spain

Competing in the Duke Invite, Palma Simo collected his second win of the outdoor season, setting a program record in the hammer throw. The native of Castellon, Spain, launched the hammer 71.48m (234’ 6”), besting his previous school record by nearly five feet. Palma Simo’s mark leads the ACC this season and ranks 10th in the country.

 

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