LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships concluded on Saturday evening with Stanford track & field capturing four conference crowns and a host of all-conference performances at Owsley B. Frazier Cardinal Park.
The Cardinal finished third in the team standings with 85 points, trailing only Clemson (99) and Duke (96). The Stanford men finished in 15th place, tallying 11 points.
Alyssa Jones headlined the weekend with ACC titles in both the long jump and high jump, while also adding bronze medals in the 100 meters and 4x400 relay. It marked the second time in her career she has claimed multiple event titles at a single conference championship, having also completed the high jump–long jump double at the 2025 ACC Indoor Championships.
Jones opened her weekend Friday by winning the long jump with a career-best 6.92m mark, resetting her own program mark while shattering the ACC meet and conference records. Her performance ranks No. 15 in collegiate history, extending her lead as the nation’s top performer this season.
The Homestead, Fla., native returned Saturday to claim the high jump crown, clearing a season-best 1.83m to claim her second title. Jones also placed third in the 100 meters (11.27) and was named the Women’s Field Most Valuable Performer, adding to her indoor honor earlier this season to sweep the award across both ACC championship meets.
Juliette Whittaker delivered the most dramatic victory of the championships, overtaking NC State’s Sadie Engelhardt with an impressive final kick to win by just three hundredths of a second in the women’s 1500m final. Whittaker closed the gap with a 1:01.10 in the last 400 meters, crossing the line at 4:14.11 for her first career conference title in the event.
Brandy Atuatasi had a breakthrough performance in the discus, shattering her lifetime best with a 55.77m throw to capture the ACC title in the discus. The throw moved Atuatasi to fifth in the Stanford Top 10, as she led three Cardinal scorers in the event. Emma Sralla (50.70m) and Julia Lemmon (50.39m) placed fifth and sixth, respectively.
Tess Stapleton made significant improvements in the 400m hurdles, posting a 56.44 in Thursday’s prelims before claiming a conference runner-up finish with a 55.54 finals time. A career-best conference finish for Stapleton, the performance solidified her place as the No. 2 performer in Stanford history in the event.
Stanford turned in a pair of strong relay performances throughout the weekend, highlighted by Stapleton, Whittaker, Jones, and Addie Pendergast finishing third in the 4x400 relay at 3:31.73, the ninth-fastest time in Stanford history. The 4x100 relay saw the quartet of Alaysia Oakes, Jones, Samantha Ennin, and Stapleton place fifth with a 44.03, good for sixth in the program’s all-time list.
Oakes also tallied a pair of individual All-ACC performances, finishing third in the long jump with a career-best jump of 6.52 meters (No. 6 in Stanford history), as well as a sixth-place effort in the triple jump with a 12.96m mark. Mena Scatchard earned All-ACC Second Team honors with a sixth-place effort in the 800 meters (2:04.43), while Catherine Littlewood broke into the program ranks with 5,104 points in the heptathlon, moving to No. 10 all-time.
Ryce Reynolds was the top performer on the men’s side, clocking a personal best 50.75 in the 400m hurdles to collect the conference bronze, improving upon his fourth-ranked performance in the program record book. Zane Bergen secured All-ACC Second Team honors with a fifth-place finish in the 1500 meters, crossing the line in 3:41.45.
Stanford continues the postseason at the NCAA West Prelims, slated for May 27-30 in Fayetteville, Ark., at John McDonnell Field.