LOUISVILLE, Ky.— Notre Dame ended the second day of the 2026 ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships in grand fashion as Sophie Novak won the 3000m Steeplechase.
Novak won the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:34.46. Novak earns first-team All-ACC honors and claims the first individual ACC title for the Irish of the 2026 ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The Lake Orion native still holds the fastest 3000m steeplechase time in the country, with a time of 9:24.95, which she set back in mid-April.
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Roșie Mucharsky set a personal best in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 10:01.62. She finished sixth, earning second-team All-ACC honors. Mucharsky now has great momentum heading into the NCAA East Regional.
Lauren Huber earned second-team All-ACC honors with a fifth-place finish in the heptathlon. Huber put together her best performance yet in the Heptathlon, scoring 5419 points. Huber won the shot put with a mark of 12.73m (41’ 9¼”) and placed second in the 800m with a time of 2:10.73. Ellis Weekley finished 12th with 4893 points, while Kate McGuiness finished 14th with a personal best of 4862 points. Weekley’s best event was the 100m hurdles, where she finished second with a time of 13.91. McGuiness’s best performance came in the 800m as she finished fifth with a time of 2:15.85.
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Obiora Okeke earned first-team All-ACC honors in the shot put, finishing third with a throw of 18.54m (60’ 10”). This is Okeke’s second All-ACC honors of the meet after his sixth-place finish in the hammer Thursday night.
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Reed Cherry and Matthew Smith both qualified for the 800m Finals on Saturday. Cherry finished eighth with a time of 1:48.15. Smith finished ninth with a time of 1:48.16.
Women’s Results
Heptathlon Final Results
5. Lauren Huber- 5419 points PB
12. Ellis Weekley-4893 points
14. Kate McGuiness- 4862 points PB
Women’s Shot Put
12. Julia Reglewski-14.91m (48’ 11”)
Women’s 3,000m Steeplechase
1. Sophie Novak- 9:34.46
6. Roșie Mucharsky- 10:01.62
WOMEN’S TEAM SCORES
1. Louisville-36
2.Virginia Tech-32
3. Notre Dame-31
4. Duke-30
5. Wake Forest-27
6. Virginia-26
7. California- 21
8. Florida State- 20
9. North Carolina-19
10. Stanford-18
11. NC State-16
12. Miami-14
13 Clemson-13
14. SMU-5
15. Pittsburgh
-Boston College-0
-Georgia Tech-0
-Syracuse-0
Men’s Results
Men’s Shot Put
3. Obiora Okeke-18.54m (60’ 10”)
8. Zach Petko-17.62m (57-9¾)
Men’s High Jump
7. Jackson McDowell- 2.04m
Men’s 400m (Prelims)
11. Jack Ahart-46.74
Men’s 800m (Prelims)
8. Reed Cherry-1:48.15
9. Matthew Smith-1:48.16
16. Titus Bretzke-1:49.27
19. John Schuler- 1:49.88
30. Cole Stehly- 1:54.35
Men’s 3,000m Steeplechase
10. Cameron Todd-8:54.95
MEN’S TEAM SCORES
1. Virginia 64
2. Duke 45
3. Louisville 37
4. Virginia Tech 33
5. Florida State 24
6. California 23
6. Notre Dame 23
8. Miami 21
9. Clemson 20
10. North Carolina 13
11. Wake Forest 12
11. NC State 12
13. Pittsburgh 11
14. Georgia Tech 7
15. Boston College 3
15. Syracuse 3
– Stanford 0