North Carolina
ACC Outdoor Championships
Parker Wolfe Named Track MVP, Sets ACC & Meet Record In 5k
May 17, 2025 | Track & Field
Adding to his legacy 🐺
— UNC Track & Field • XC (@UNCTrack_Field) May 18, 2025
Parker Wolfe was named the ACC Men's Track MVP!#GoHeels pic.twitter.com/ADcjpbbS6k
The men's team finished second with 82 points, and the women's team finished eighth with 48, which was an improvement from last year's 13th place with a score of 19 points.
The men's team title came down to the final two events of the evening, the 5k and the 4x400m relay. Wolfe ran the ACC and meet record in the 5k in 13:13.49. The senior came out and jumped into the lead pack, going head-to-head with Wake Forest's Rocky Hansen, who pushed Wolfe into battle early. Rocky and Wolfe had a sizable lead heading into the 3000m mark, as Hanson dropped out, giving Wolfe the lead position as he coasted to a 23-second victory. Ethan Strand, (13:37.35) who was fresh off defending his 1500m title, ran right behind his teammate and brought Carolina a combined 18 points. The top two finishes by the Tar Heels put them in position to potentially win the title with the men's 4x400m relay race.
Killian Fahy led off the relay, but he pulled up with an injury early on. He fought through the injury to finish his leg of the lap, allowing Carolina to finish the race and take 12th out of 13 teams.
Strand became the first Tar Heel to ever three-peat in the men's 1500m. Strand stayed in the pack for the first 1400m of the race. As he rounded the corner into the final 100m, he moved up from the fourth position into first and hit another gear, coasting into the championship. He had the fastest split in the final 400m of the race, clocking in a quick 51.67.
𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐄-𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐓 🏆🏆🏆
— UNC Track & Field • XC (@UNCTrack_Field) May 17, 2025
ETHAN STRAND CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE MEN'S 1500m!
⏱ 3:44.78#GoHeels pic.twitter.com/0vjG5ET8ha
Makayla Paige (2:00.21) lowered her school record in the women's 800m finals. She finished as the silver medalist and was in the lead pack, pushing for the title coming out of the final 200m of the race.
Kate Joyce (50.30m) notched a third-place finish in the women's javelin. Joyce opened up in sixth place, climbed into the top three after her second throw, and never dropped.
Results
Women's Javelin:
3. Kate Joyce, 50.30m (165-0)
12. Julia Moraitis, 39.20m 128-7
Men's Discus:
7. Matt Appel, 52.39m (171-10)
9. Spencer Williams, 51.08m (167-7)
13. Brayden Radhuber, 48.56m (159-4)
15. Tommy Kitchell, 47.81m 156-10
18. Tyler Mayerhoff, 45.09m 147-11
Men's High Jump:
5. McKinley Thompson, 2.06m (6-9)
Women's Discus:
7. Skylar Bohlman, 47.17m 154-9
11. Mckynzie Mauney, 43.53m 142-9
Women's 1500m
4. Taryn Parks, 4:13.59'
Men's 1500m
1. Ethan Strand, 3:44.78
Women's 100m Hurdles
7. Kalani Witherspoon, 13.75
8. Aaliyah Berry 13.96
Men's 110m Hurdles
Blaise Atkinson, DQ [Didn't clear every hurdle]
Women's 400m
5. Delea Martins 52.88
Men's 400m
Women's 800m
2. Makayla Paige, 2:00.21 [School record]
Men's 400m Hurdles
Women's 5000m:
6. Brynn Brown, 15:48.75 PR
16. Ciara O'Shea, 16:11.73 PR
23. Logan St. John-Kletter, 16:30.31
Men's 5000m:
1. Parker Wolfe, 13:13.49 [ACC & Meet Record]
2. Ethan Strand, 13:37.35
14.. Colton Sands, 14:03.72
20. Patrick Anderson, 14:20.73
Aiden Neal, DNF
Men's 4x400m Relay
12. Killian Fahy, Donovan Calhoun, Trevor Paschall, Nick Steed, 3:13.62
Women's 4x400m Relay
5. Gwyneth Goldowski Delea Martins, Alyssa Hernandez, Makayla Paige, 3:33.08
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