Duke swimming prepares for Nike Cup Invitational
(11/20/14 12:40pm)
Duke will unveil its 12th-ranked recruiting class on a national stage at one of biggest meets of the mid-season circuit.
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Duke will unveil its 12th-ranked recruiting class on a national stage at one of biggest meets of the mid-season circuit.
After winning the Three Stripe Invitational, Duke will send a handful of athletes to Louisville, Ky., for one more cross country race before turning the team’s attention to the indoor track season.
Duke had no shortage of energy in its final dual meets of the fall semester, giving its strongest performance of the season.
Disappointed Friday by their second loss at home, the Blue Devils regained confidence with a convincing win against Syracuse on the road Sunday.
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
After struggling in their last performance, the Blue Devils will wrap up dual meets for the fall semester with a double-header on the road this weekend and hope to stay sharp through two days of competition.
The Blue Devils will hope for a stronger championship performance next weekend after a disappointing finish in Charlottesville, Va., Friday.
The Blue Devils jumped out to an early lead in the first set and seemed poised to claim their 13th victory in 14 games but were unable to hold on against Virginia Tech Sunday.
The Blue Devils will hope for a stronger championship performance next weekend after a disappointing finish in Charlottesville, Va., Friday.
After a disappointing end to the regular season, the Blue Devils will look to rebound at the first of their championship meets.
Six Taishoff Aquatic Pavilion records were broken this weekend—but only two by a Blue Devil touch stopping the clock.
The freshmen and sophomore classes earned the majority of Duke’s points against Pittsburgh two weeks ago, but the Blue Devils will need a total team effort to carry them through this weekend.
Riding a nine-game winning streak, the Blue Devils face their toughest weekend of ACC competition yet with hopes of remaining undefeated in conference play.
With the postseason quickly approaching, the Blue Devils will head north for two of the fastest meets the nation has to offer this weekend in hopes of building momentum for the ACC Championships at the end of the month.
The Blue Devils headed to the airport Friday like many of their peers, but instead of relaxing during fall break, Duke took on ACC competitor Pittsburgh to open the 2014 season.
Duke divided its roster in half Saturday, pitting Blue against White and giving the squad its first chance to race against friendly competition after tough preseason training. Sophomore Peter Kropp and the Blue Devils foreshadowed an impressive season, knocking down two pool records.
After winning their two opening games of ACC play at Cameron Indoor Stadium last weekend, the No. 25 Blue Devils have a challenging road ahead of them as they head to Charlottesville, Va., Friday and to Notre Dame, Ind., Sunday.
Heading into the first meets of the 2013 season, the Blue Devils were at the top of the Southeast regional poll and in the top five in the national poll. But Duke did not live up to those expectations. Plagued by illness, injury and the weight of those rankings on their shoulders, they were not able to qualify for the NCAA Championships.
Women’s head coach Christine Engel will see the first real test of her effort to rebuild a healthy Duke squad this weekend as the regular season begins.
For the second time in less than six months, the Blue Devils will have to cope with the loss of standout Ali McCurdy.