ATLANTA, Ga. – After three days of competition, the 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships have drawn to a close at the George C. Griffin Track & Field Facility in Atlanta, Georgia.
For the first time in program history, the Virginia Cavaliers are the outright ACC champions in men’s track and field. The Cavaliers recorded 107 points to beat out in-state rival Virginia Tech by just 4.67 points. North Carolina finished third with 102 points, while Florida State took fourth with 95 points and Miami took fifth with 83 points.
Duke repeated as the women’s champions with 133 total points, becoming the first back-to-back outright ACC women’s track and field champions since the league expanded to 15 teams. Clemson finished as the runner-up with 118.5 points, while Notre Dame and Virginia finished tied for third with 74 points. Florida State finished fifth with 68 points.
Florida State’s Dejaz DeFrand repeated as the Women’s Track Most Valuable Performer after winning the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, and picking up two points in the 4x100-meter relay. The sophomore finished with 22 total points throughout the ACC Championships.
Virginia Tech’s Judson Lincoln IV earned Men’s Track Most Valuable Performer honors after he won both the 200-meter dash and 400-meter dash and added points in the 4x100 and 4x400-meter relays. Lincoln IV, a sophomore, finished with 22.75 total points and became the second Hokie to win MVP honors in the last three seasons.
Jeremiah Davis of Florida State won his third consecutive Outdoor Track and Field Most Valuable Performer award, after winning both the long jump and triple jump titles and totaling 20 points. Davis becomes the first person in ACC history to win three consecutive men’s field MVP honors.
After winning both the heptathlon and triple jump and finishing second in the long jump, Pitt’s Ilse Steigenga was named the Women’s Field Most Valuable Performer. Steigenga becomes the first Panther to win a women’s MVP award at the ACC Championships.
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