ACC Announces Week Seven Outdoor Track and Field Performers of the Week

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Six Atlantic Coast Conference student-athletes were named ACC Outdoor Track & Field Performers of the Week for the seventh week of the 2025 outdoor track & field season. California earned two weekly honors, while Florida State, Louisville, North Carolina and NC State each had one honoree.
 
North Carolina’s Ethan Strand ran the second-fastest 1,500-meter in collegiate history on his way to being named the ACC Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week. Strand, a native of Birmingham, Alabama, clocked a 3:33.22 in his historic performance in which he broke both the ACC and North Carolina records, falling just two-tenths of a second shy of matching the collegiate record. Strand was also named the USTFCCCA Co-National Athlete of the Week for his performance.
 
NC State’s Grace Hartman continued her standout season in the 5,000-meter run tp be named the ACC Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week. The junior from Oakwood, Ohio, posted the fourth-fastest time in NCAA history and set the NC State and ACC records in the event after crossing the finish line in 14:58.11. Hartman now holds the NC State record in the 5,000-meter run in both the indoor and outdoor seasons.
 
Cal’s Mykolas Alekna posted the top qualifying mark in the country in the discus throw to be named the ACC Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week. Alekna, who set the world record earlier this year, posted a 71.29-meter (233-10) throw at the Big Meet between Stanford and Cal. The Vilnius, Lithuania, product remains undefeated on the season after outthrowing the field by 37 feet, 9 inches.
 
Louisville’s Synclair Savage won the long jump at the Jim Green Invitational on her way to earning ACC Women’s Field Athlete of the Week honors. Her wind-legal final mark of 6.46-meters (21-2.5) would rank her second in the ACC if it wasn’t for her previous mark of 6.61-meters, which was set on April 25 at the Jim Freeman/Clark Wood Invitational. This season, Savage ranks second in the ACC and eighth nationally in the event.
 
Florida State’s Micahi Danzy was named the ACC Men’s Outdoor Freshman of the Week after an outstanding 400-meter showing at the East Coast Relays. Danzy crossed the line with a winning time of 45.00 seconds, which leads the ACC and ranks eighth nationally for the season. Danzy, who also plays football for the Seminoles, leads all freshmen throughout the country in the event.
 
Cal’s Valentina Savva was named the ACC Women’s Outdoor Freshman of the Week for the third time this season with a mark of 69.03 meters (226-5) in the hammer throw. The mark would rank fifth in the country, just behind her own 69.20-meter throw at the Mt. SAC Relays on April 18. The Larnaca, Cyprus, native remains the top freshman in the nation by nearly three meters.
 
ACC Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week
Mar. 25 – Johnny Goode, California
Apr. 1 – Gary Martin, Virginia
Apr. 8 – Lex Young, Stanford
Apr. 15 – Alex Sherman, Virginia
Apr. 22 – Geoffrey Kirwa, Louisville
Apr. 29 – Micahi Danzy, Florida State
May 6 – Ethan Strand, North Carolina
 
ACC Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week

Mar. 25 – Alyssa Robinson, Miami & Iaunia Pointer, Syracuse

Apr. 1 – Margot Appleton, Virginia & Grace Hartman, NC State
Apr. 8 – Zofia Dudek, Stanford
Apr. 15 – Lauren Tolbert, Duke
Apr. 22 – Sophia Kennedy, Stanford
Apr. 29 – Tyra Wilson, Florida State
May 6 – Grace Hartman, NC State
 
ACC Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week
Mar. 25 – Devoux Deysel, Miami
Apr. 1 – Jeremiah Nubbe, Virginia
Apr. 8 – Mykolas Alekna, California
Apr. 15 – Christian Toro, Duke
Apr. 22 – Max Forte, Duke
Apr. 29 – Tyson Adams, NC State
May 6 – Mykolas Alekna, California
 
ACC Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week
Mar. 25 – Jayden Ulrich, Louisville
Apr. 1 – Lyndsey Reed, Virginia Tech
Apr. 8 – Alyssa Jones, Stanford
Apr. 15 – Jadin O’Brien, Notre Dame
Apr. 22 – Celia Rifaterra, Virginia
Apr. 29 – Shantae Foreman, Clemson
May 6 – Synclair Savage, Louisville
 
ACC Men’s Outdoor Freshman of the Week
Mar. 25 – Brandon Cheeks II, California
Apr. 1 – Micahi Danzy, Florida State
Apr. 8 – KJ Byrd, Louisville
Apr. 15 – Mark Cyr, Virginia
Apr. 22 – Geoffrey Kirwa, Louisville
Apr. 29 – Cameron Todd, Notre Dame
May 6 – Micahi Danzy, Florida State
 
ACC Women’s Outdoor Freshman of the Week
Mar. 25 – Maya Rollins, Virginia
Apr. 1 – Isabel Allori, Notre Dame
Apr. 8 – Valentina Savva, California
Apr. 15 – Shanque Williams, Clemson
Apr. 22 – Valentina Savva, California
Apr. 29 – Aniyah Kitt, Clemson
May 6 – Valentina Savva, California