WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Virginia men’s and women’s track and field teams completed the second day of action at the 2025 ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Friday (May 16) at Kentner Stadium on the campus of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C. as three Cavaliers including Peter Djan, Alex Leath and Maya Rollins qualified to their event finals.
After two days of competition, the Virginia women sit in fifth place with 20 points while the men are in ninth place with 13 points. Seven events on the women’s side and eighth events on the men’s side have been scored of the total 21 events.
High Hurdlers to the Finals
- Maya Rollins kickstarted the competition on the track for the Cavaliers with a second-place finish in the women’s 100-meter hurdles clocking 13.33 (+0.4). Winning her heat, Rollins earned an automatic bid to Saturday’s final.
- With her time, Rollins moves up to No.3 all-time in program history while also taking down the Virginia freshman record in the event which previously stood at 13.67 by Ciara Leonard in 2016.
- In the men’s 110-meter hurdles, Peter Djan ran his way to the final clocking a new personal best of 13.87 (+1.2). Djan moves up to No.2 all-time in program history just behind Adams Abdulrazaaq’s 13.66 from 2011.
- Despite finishing third in his heat, Djan’s time was good for eighth overall to earn the final time qualifying spot.
- Not far behind Djan was Jeremiah Wilson in 10th place with his time of 13.95 (+1.2). Wilson’s time was good for a new personal best while bettering his Virginia No.6 all-time mark.
- The women’s 100-meter hurdles final is set for 6:10 p.m. just ahead of the men’s 110-meter hurdles at 6:20 p.m. on Saturday.
Survive and Advance
- Alex Leath advanced in the men’s 800-meters crossing the line in a season best time of 1:49.17.
- Leath had a strong close in the final 100-meters of the race to finish third in his heat and seventh overall.
- With his time, Leath secured the second of two time qualifying positions to the final.
- The men’s 800-meter final is scheduled for 7:20 p.m. on Saturday.
All-ACC for Estel Valeanu
- In the women’s shot put competition, Estel Valeanu finished fifth throwing for 16.47m/54-0.50 to earn second team All-ACC accolades.
- Valeanu recorded her furthest mark of the day on her fifth appearance in the ring.
- The senior came back from a 10th place finish in the women’s hammer throw where she threw for 56.43m/185-1 just 24 hours…