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The Blue Devils' women's team showed continued improvement from last season, but the men's team struggled in the final race of the season.
On the men's side, sophomore Alex Miley was the first Blue Devil to complete the eight-kilometer course with a personal-best time of 24:19.7.
Sophomore Michaela Reinhart led the Blue Devils with her 47th overall finish and time of 21:11.9.
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Placing six runners in the top 11 finishers, Duke bested the 16-team field with 26 points.
The Duke women split squads this weekend, sending runners to South Bend and Charlotte.
Neither Blue Devil team will be satisfied as they enter the offseason with a bright future and a hunger to improve.
The Blue Devils will run with their backs against the wall Friday with ambitions of returning to Louisville, Ky., for the NCAA championships.
With a season highlighted by breakout performances by freshmen, the Blue Devils yet again put in a solid showing at this weekend’s ACC championships.
Led by their core freshman duo, the Blue Devil women finished in the top third of a field that featured eight top-25 teams.
A late surge helped freshmen Michaela Reinhart and Amanda Beach both place in the top-30.
Duke’s veterans battled through the hot conditions to lead the team to a finish in the middle of the pack.
Duke's men and women split from Durham and found success in other venues this weekend.
The men’s team returns to action at the Winthrop Invitational Saturday morning, and the women’s squad will compete Friday at the Adidas Invitational.
It took longer than expected for Duke’s young runners to make their debut, but they did not disappoint when the skies cleared Friday.
Riley sports a roster without a senior presence, but has a group of runners that have been through a whole season together.
Although an injury ended the Blue Devils' chances of sending a runner to the NCAA championship, several Duke veterans still finished strong in their final race of the year.
Parvizi-Wayne leads the Duke men and women to Charlottesville, Va., for Friday afternoon's race at Panorama Farms.
Duke finished 11th out of 15 conference teams at the ACC championship at WakeMed Soccer Park in the men's and women's races Friday.
After season-best individual and team finishes at the VertCross Invitational Oct. 14, the Blue Devils are looking for a similar performance at their first postseason meet this weekend.
Although Hurricane Matthew pushed their last event before the ACC championship back a week, the Blue Devils came up with their best performance of the season.
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