Duke makes strong showing at ACCs
(11/01/05 5:00am)
The men's cross country team placed fifth out of 12 teams Monday at the ACC Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, Fla.
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The men's cross country team placed fifth out of 12 teams Monday at the ACC Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, Fla.
Even after its most competitive meet so far this season, the top-ranked women's cross country team still has an undefeated record.
The middle-distance runners on the women's cross country team dominated, taking five of the top six spots and scoring 18 points to win the Hagan Stone Cross Country Classic Saturday in Greensboro, NC.
Since their freshman year, the six members of the women's cross country team's class of 2005 have steadily taken Duke in one direction: up.
Seven members of the top-ranked and undefeated women's cross country team placed in the top 10 Saturday to defend Duke's 2004 Race of Champions title at the Great American Cross Country Festival in Cary, N.C.
In just the first 100 meters of Saturday's 6K race, the women's cross country team seized the lead, held on and didn't let go.
Last year went down in the record books as the best women’s cross country season Duke has ever seen.
At an open forum Monday night, approximately 15 students voiced concerns to newly appointed Head Line Monitor Lauren Troyer, a junior, about Krzyzewskiville and next year’s tenting policy. Troyer is currently in the process of evaluating the tenting system to create an improved policy for next season.
Every basketball season, Duke fans spend countless hours waiting in line to see the team play in Cameron Indoor Stadium, often enduring cold temperatures, rain and even snow. But when it comes to Duke’s non-revenue sports, most Blue Devil supporters are fair-weather fans in every sense of the word.
At a school that is nationally known for the creativity and enthusiasm of its fans, it would only seem logical that hordes of students would jump at the chance to support Duke athletics.
Maryland head coach Gary Williams and Terrapin fans everywhere have been waiting for their team to play the ACC Tournament in their own backyard for years.
Scoring points in 12-of-21 events but never placing higher than seventh, the men’s swimming and diving team came in ninth out of 10 teams at the ACC Championships this weekend.
The men’s swimming and diving team is placed ninth out of 10 teams with a total of 71 points at the ACC Championships with two days of competition remaining.
With a total of 180 points, the women’s swimming and diving team placed ninth out of 10 teams at the ACC Championships.
The women’s swimming and diving team earned 41 points Thursday, as Duke dropped from fifth to 10th place at the ACC Championships after two days of competition.
In 2001, a Maryland fan launched a bottle that hit then-Duke center Carlos Boozer’s mother in the head, causing a mild concussion. The bottle was one of many that rained down on the court in the Comcast Center that night, thrown by student fans frustrated that only moments before, the Blue Devils had executed a 10-point comeback to beat the Terrapins in the game’s final minute.
With the NCAA Tournament around the corner, Duke basketball fans will have the opportunity to watch this year’s March Madness from anywhere in the world—anywhere, that is, with a high-speed Internet connection.
When Miami and Virginia Tech officially joined the ACC last summer, no one expected the schools to have an immediate impact in basketball. But almost midway through conference schedule, the Hurricanes and Hokies both find themselves in the middle of the standings.
President Richard Brodhead announced Wednesday that The Duke Endowment has granted nearly $15 million to support University initiatives for the new year. This contribution makes the organization the largest single donor in Duke’s most recent capital campaign.
Leaping into the air, Duke defensive tackle Casey Camero batted down a Connor Barth field goal attempt with 1:38 remaining in the first quarter. Blue Devil fans raised their hands in excitement as cornerback Kenneth Stanford scooped up the ball and ran untouched for a 70-yard touchdown. When the successful extra-point attempt put the Blue Devils ahead 10-7, Duke fans seemed to hear echoes of the Victory Bell ringing in the stands.