WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (theACC.com) — For the first time in program history, the Duke Blue Devils are ACC Men’s Outdoor Track & Field champions. The Blue Devils capped the final evening of competition with a third-place finish in the men’s 4×400-meter relay to push past North Carolina and secure the victory. The Blue Devils’ 86 points are the fewest by the ACC champion since Maryland in 1971 as the field was highly competitive. Duke was followed by North Carolina (82), California (79.83), Virginia Tech (78.33) and Florida State (74) to round out the top five finishers.
Virginia won its first ACC Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championship since 1987, totaling 93 points to secure the victory. The Cavaliers finished four points ahead of Louisville for the smallest margin of victory in an ACC Championship since 2021 when Duke and Florida State were co-champions.
North Carolina’s Parker Wolfe broke the ACC and meet records in the men’s 5,000-meter run, crossing the finish line in a time of 13:13.49. Wolfe became the first ACC men’s runner to win the men’s 5,000-meters and 10,000-meters in back-to-back seasons. Wolfe was joined by his teammate, Ethan Strand, who took second, while Stanford’s Cole Sprout finished third. Finishing with 20 individual points, Wolfe was named the Men’s Track MVP.
Florida State’s Shenese Walker earned Women’s Track MVP honors after also finishing with 20 points, winning both the 100- and 200-meter races. The strong showing from Walker helped lead Florida State to a fourth-place finish.
Jayden Ulrich of Louisville set the ACC Championship and facility records in the women’s discus on her way to being named the Women’s Field MVP. In addition to winning the discus throw on Saturday, she also won the shot put competition on Friday, May 16, with a mark of 17.56 meters (57-7.5).
The Seminoles’ Kyvon Tatham won the ACC’s triple jump crown with a mark of 16.09 meters (52-9.5) on his way to being named the Men’s Field MVP. Tatham also finished sixth in the long jump with a leap of 7.30 meters (23-11.5).
Florida State’s Micahi Danzy also broke the ACC and the meet record in the men’s 400-meter dash with a time of 45.38 seconds. The freshman finished ahead of Duke’s Joseph Taylor and California’s Johnny Goode, who placed second and third,…
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