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In their first dual meet of the season Saturday, the women’s team outscored UNC-Wilmington from the first to final event, but the men’s team leaned on their freshmen swimmers and senior diver Nick McCrory to secure the win for the Blue Devils.
Duke’s performance at the Wisconsin Invitational Saturday reflected the team’s struggle to keep top-scoring runners healthy.
Tired from training at peak mileage this week, the Blue Devils settled for a 15th place finish at the NCAA Pre-Nationals race, but senior Christian Britto’s breakout race stole the show.
Preparing for the championship stretch, the Blue Devils will preview the NCAA Championship course with the pre-nationals race Saturday.
The Blue Devils will face their most competitive field of the season so far Saturday at the Wisconsin Invitational with a chance to climb back up the regional and national rankings.
Four more Blue Devils can pack their bags for Terre Haute, Ind., after securing the final spots for the men’s NCAA Pre-Nationals meet with their performances at the Royals Challenge Friday.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>As students head into fall break, top scoring runners on both the men’s and women’s sides will take a respite from competition as their teammates compete in the Royals Challenge Friday.
Graduate student Juliet Bottorff was unfazed by jet lag, humidity or a crowded field when she claimed the title at the Notre Dame Invitational Friday, but her teammates failed to overcome these challenges.
A trip to South Bend, Ind., will be the farthest distance Duke has to travel for a meet this season. But luckily for the Blue Devils, when they get there, the race will still be the same 5,000 meters.
The All-North Carolina Invitational will give Duke’s many new freshmen a taste of collegiate competition at the site of the 2014 ACC Championships.
Crushing the course record in her first race of the season, graduate student Juliet Bottorff led Duke to a convincing victory against Southeast region opponents N.C. State and North Carolina at the Adidas Challenge in Cary, N.C., Friday.
After running all over N.C. Central in the Bull City Classic, Duke is finally ready for its first true test of the season.
Racing without their top runner, the Blue Devils settled for a third-place finish at the Furman Cross Country Classic.
After cheering on their teammates at Duke's first race of the season, the Blue Devils' top returning runners will finally get their first chance to compete.
Duke opened the season Saturday with decisive victories against both the men’s and women’s teams of city foe N.C. Central in the Bull City Classic.
Although Duke may not enter its top-scoring runners this weekend, the 400 meters in Wallace Wade at the start of the Bull City Classic will be more of a victory lap for the Blue Devils.
The Scoop: Duke enters the season ranked No. 2 by the Track and Field News preseason poll. The strength of both the returning and incoming runners puts the Blue Devils in excellent position for a top-ten finish at the NCAA Championships again this season. Head coach Kevin Jermyn said that one of the team’s biggest goals is giving Florida State, the defending champions, a close run for the ACC title.
The Blue Devils return two top-30 finishers from nationals last year, and incoming freshman Wesley Frazier may may prove to be a key asset as the team seeks another top-10 finish this season.
The Scoop: With five of the seven scoring runners returning this season, the men’s cross country team looks to improve upon its fifth-place and 30th-place finishes at the ACC and NCAA Championships, respectively. Head coach Norm Ogilvie hopes to utilize Duke’s past successful recruiting years to fill out the remaining four positions from many talented potential scorers.
The Blue Devils hope to build on a 30th place finish at the NCAA Championships last year with three top runners returning to lead the team.
