CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Six student-athletes from five different ACC schools have been named an ACC Indoor Track & Field Performer of the Week after strong showings on Friday, February 7, and Saturday, February 8. Virginia Tech led the way with two selections, Nate Paris and Stuart Pirtle, while California, Duke, SMU, and Virginia each had one award winner.
Virginia’s Gary Martin ran the second-fastest collegiate indoor mile ever on Saturday to earn ACC Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week honors. Additionally, Martin was tabbed as the USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week. At the 117th Millrose Games in New York, New York, Martin was the lone collegiate athlete in a field full of the fastest professional athletes in the world. The junior from Warminster, Pennsylvania, clocked a 3:48.82 mile and finished fifth in the loaded field. Earlier on Tuesday, Martin was also named the 2024 ACC Men’s Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Duke’s Lauren Tolbert was named the ACC Women’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week after breaking the Duke program record in the 500-meter, while also posting strong showings in the 800-meter and 4×400-meter relay. Her 1:10.49 in the 500-meter is the fastest in the ACC and second-fastest in the country this season. The Belmont, North Carolina, native also helped the Blue Devils to the fifth-fastest 4×400-meter relay time in program history, clocking in at an ACC-best 3:34.12. Tolbert logged a third-place finish at the Doc Hale Invitational in the 800-meter run after finishing the race in 2:07.85.
Paris, the Hokies’ multievent specialist, moved to the top of the ACC performance list for the heptathlon on his way to being named the ACC Men’s Indoor Field Performer of the Week. He captured both the Virginia Tech and Canadian U23 national records as he posted 5,852 points in his season debut. His mark surpassed the previous school record by 33 points while he posted career-best marks in five of the seven events. His mark leads the ACC and ranks fifth nationally this season.
California’s Giavonna Meeks was named the ACC Women’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week for the second time this season after strong showings in the shot put and weight throw. Meeks won her third weight throw title of the season with a mark of 23.52 meters (77-2). The Denver, Colorado…
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