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Florida State's Alexandra Webster earned a bronze medal in the 60-meter hurdles at the ACC Championships on February 25th.

The junior ran a time of 8.26 seconds, in the final held in Louisville, Kentucky. She finished behind freshman Oneka Wilson of Clemson who won the race at 8.12 and her teammate Antoinette Van Der Merwe a junior who placed second at 8.23.

"I'm doing really good," Webster said. "First time at ACCs is pretty cool. I'm pretty happy when my time. [Leaving Oregon] has been a transition for sure." Webster noted how her times have become consistently below 8.30 recently. In her last four heats she has recorded times of 8.22, 8.22, 8.24 and 8.26. This was her first time finishing under 8.30 in four-straight heats.

Webster ran a better time in the preliminary round at 8.24 which was fourth best. In the preliminary round Webster was behind Duke's Isabel Wakefield who was number one at 8.18, Virginia Tech's Layla Anderson's time of 8.19 was second best and the eventual champ Wilson was third at 8.21.

In the final, Wakefield and Anderson were fourth and fifth respectively at 8.265 and 8.27. Prior to the meet Anderson had the fastest time of the season in the ACC at 8.13. She recorded that time while finishing fourth at the Tiger Paw Invite behind All-Americans Masai Russell (Kentucky), Charisma Taylor (Tennessee) and Rayniah Jones (UCF).

Prior to this season Webster competed for Oregon during the 2021 and 2022 seasons. Last year during outdoor season she won the silver medal in the 400-meter hurdles at the PAC-12 Track & Field Championships. She qualified for and competed at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships where she earned second-team All-America honors.

ACC 60-Meter Hurdles Final

1. Oneka Wilson - Clemson 8.12

2. Antoinette Van der Merwe - Clemson 8.23

3. Alexandra Webster - Florida State 8.26

4. Isabel Wakefield - Duke 8.265

5. Layla Anderson - Virginia Tech 8.27

6. Tyra Wilson - Florida State 8.31

7. Chyler Turner - Duke 8.33

8. Taylor Grimes - Georgia Tech 8.46

Below is a previous story about Webster when she committed to Oregon after her high school career:

Sears wins SEC 60 meters

Tennessee's Jacious Sears continued her successful season as she won the 60 meters at the SEC championship meet, Feb. 25 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The transfer who previously competed at Miami won with a time of 7.11 which is a career best. Last season she won the ACC crown at 7.28, while still at Miami. In this year's win she placed ahead of runner-up Kaila Jackson of Georgia who crossed the finish line at 7.17. Ackera Nugent was third while running for host Arkansas at 7.20.

Walkes grabs to silvers at MAC meet

Eastern Michigan's Saraiah Walkes earned seventh place finishes in the Mid-American Conference 200 and 400 meters indoor finals as a freshman last season. During outdoor season she joined forces with three other teammates to win her first conference gold in the 400-meter relay. This season the sprinter from Manatee County, Florida, proved that she has improved as a solo act as she placed second in both the 60 meters and 200 meters conference championship races in Bowling Green, Ohio, Feb. 25.

Walkes ran a career best 7.53 in the 60 meters, finishing behind Amya Clarke of Akron's winning time of 7.46. Clarke is a back-to-back champ in the 60 meters. In the 200 meters, Walkes ran 24.29, behind Northern Illinois senior Kadeja Campbell's time of 24.07.