PREDICTIONS: 2026 ACC Indoor Championships

Admin (Garrett Zatlin)

Feb 25

2 min read

Rejoice! We have finally reached the postseason for the 2026 indoor track season. And what better way to kick-off the onslaught of championship races than with TONS of conference meets taking place all around the country?

Below, we offered our predictions (top-five) for the ACC Indoor Championships. However, because we are trying to pump out as many sets of pre-race predictions as we can for this weekend (for the meets that we have entries for), we won't be offering any analysis.

Here is who The Stride Report has thriving at the ACC Indoor Championships in the coming days...

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2026 ACC Indoor Championships: Final Predictions

*Denotes that a collegian is also entered in another individual event. It is not clear which athletes will be contesting the DMR this weekend.

Women’s 800 Meters

Juliette Whittaker (Stanford) -- 2:00
Makayla Paige (North Carolina) -- 2:00
Gladys Chepngetich (Clemson) -- 2:00
Gabriella Grissom (Miami (FL)) -- 2:02
Bailey Goggans (Duke) -- 2:03

Men’s 800 Meters

Christian Jackson (Virginia Tech) -- 1:46
Brian Kweyei (Clemson) -- 1:46
Ethan Brouw (Louisville) -- 1:47
Dylan DeCambre (Virginia Tech) -- 1:47
Tyler Edson (Virginia) -- 1:47

Women’s Mile

Sadie Engelhardt (NC State)* -- 4:28
Vera Sjoberg (North Carolina)* -- 4:31
Tatum David (Virginia)* -- 4:32
Sydney Masciarelli (North Carolina)* -- 4:32
Stephanie Moss (Duke)* -- 4:33

Men’s Mile

Paul Specht (Wake Forest)* -- 3:55
Nick Plant (Virginia Tech) -- 3:56
Zane Bergen (Stanford) -- 3:59
Leo Young (Stanford)* -- 3:59
Viktor Idhammar (Virginia Tech) -- 4:00

Women’s 3k

Sophia Kennedy (Stanford) -- 8:50
Angelina Naploeon (NC State) -- 8:52
Imogen Gardiner (Boston College)* -- 8:53
Vera Sjoberg (North Carolina)* -- 8:56
Bieke Schipperen (Florida State)* -- 8:56

Men’s 3k

Gary Martin (Virginia)* -- 7:38 (H1)
George Couttie (Virginia Tech) -- 7:52
Colton Sands (North Carolina)* -- 7:52
Nathan Mountain (Virginia)* -- 7:53
Paul Specht (Wake Forest)* -- 7:54 (H1)

Women’s 5k

Mary Bonner Dalton (Notre Dame) -- 15:29
Bieke Schipperen (Florida State)* -- 15:35
Imogen Gardiner (Boston College)* -- 15:39
Amaya Aramini (Notre Dame) -- 15:40
Hanne Thomsen (Stanford)* -- 15:44

Men’s 5k

Gary Martin (Virginia)* -- 13:26
Colton Sands (North Carolina)* -- 13:27
Tomer Tarragano (North Carolina)* -- 13:30
Ben Gabelman (Syracuse)* -- 13:33
Nathan Mountain (Virginia)* -- 13:34

Women’s DMR

NC State Wolfpack -- 10:54
Duke Blue Devils -- 10:56
Stanford Cardinal -- 10:56
Virginia Cavaliers -- 10:57
North Carolina Tar Heels -- 10:57

Men’s DMR

Virginia Tech Hokies -- 9:32
Virginia Cavaliers -- 9:33
North Carolina Tar Heels -- 9:35
Wake Forest Demon Deacons -- 9:35
Stanford Cardinal -- 9:36