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ChronSports' Top 10 of 2023 — No. 8: Amina Maatoug sets and shatters record upon record for Duke cross country, track and field

By Colton Schwabe | December 28, 2023

As the bow gets tied on 2023, The Chronicle’s sports department is reviewing the biggest storylines in Duke athletics throughout the year. At No. 8: Amina Maatoug, in her second year with Duke cross country/track and field, improved mightily on an already impressive first season.

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Facing the heat: Duke cross country’s out-of-state runners muse on the troubles of steamy Southern weather

By Tyler Walley | December 15, 2023

Blue Devil runners hail from all over. Yet, without fail, they share the same complaint about Durham in August: Humidity.

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'Really proud': Duke cross country's Amina Maatoug keeps setting records in top-10 finish at NCAA Championships

By Sophie Levenson | November 19, 2023

On Saturday morning, the Dutch phenom took off on the Panorama Farms Course in Charlottesville, Va., to compete with the cream of the crop in the NCAA Cross Country Championships. She placed ninth — the best finish in Duke program history.

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Duke cross country falls short at NCAA Southeast Regionals, Maatoug advances to national championships

By Prithvi Kotapati | November 12, 2023

On Friday, the Blue Devils traveled down to Spartanburg, S.C., to face off against more than 30 other teams at Milliken Research Park for the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships. The Duke women finished sixth overall while the men placed seventh.

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After her second-place finish at ACC Championships, Amina Maatoug's ceiling keeps rising

By Prithvi Kotapati | October 28, 2023

In an event where even placing top-21 to earn all-ACC honors is a tough feat to accomplish, Maatoug went above and beyond, finishing ahead of all but one of her 143 competitors.

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'Sky’s the limit': Maatoug delivers historic performance as Duke cross country flashes potential at ACC Championships

By Tyler Walley | October 27, 2023

Both Duke cross country teams finished seventh in Tallahassee, Fla. With both the men and women facing multiple top-30 squads, the results were perhaps expected, but nonetheless impressive.

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Duke cross country closes out regular season with strong showings at Nuttycombe Invitational, Pre-Nationals

By Sophie Levenson | October 16, 2023

Friday, the Duke women returned to Madison, Wis., for their second run in the Nuttycombe Invitational meet hosted by the Badgers, while the men's team traveled to Charlottesville, Va., for Pre-Nationals.

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'I just love to run': Meet Amina Maatoug: Duke cross country's speedy, smiley Dutch superstar

By Sophie Levenson | October 9, 2023

Now — five broken records later — she takes off on a second season of cross country, looking to build on the foundation she set over the course of the last year. Her mindset for this?  “I'll just see what I can do.”

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Duke cross country's Maatoug delivers career-best performance at Virginia Invitational, men take third at Adidas XC Challenge

By Tyler Walley | September 24, 2023

Both Blue Devil teams competed at the Virginia Invitational in Charlottesville, Va., Saturday amid rainy conditions. The women’s squad finished 12th out of 23 teams in the 5k, whereas the men’s team garnered an 18th-place finish in the 8k.

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Duke cross country sweeps both fields en route to dominant performance at Elon Opener

By Tyler Walley | September 2, 2023

The Blue Devils continued their dominant streak at the Elon Opener Friday night, with the men’s team recording seven top-10 finishes in its 6k race and the women’s team sweeping the top six spots in the 4k.

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Duke cross country 2023 season preview

By Sophie Levenson and Tyler Walley | September 1, 2023

As the Blue Devils embark on their 2023 season, The Chronicle is here with all the info you need to know about this year's team.

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Maatoug, Kinne represent Duke cross country at NCAA Championships

By Sophie Levenson | November 20, 2022

On a crisp Saturday morning in Stillwater, Okla., sophomore Amina Maatoug and senior Zach Kinne closed out Duke’s season with a forceful showing at the NCAA Championships.

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Duke cross country teams place fifth, Maatoug, Kinne qualify for nationals at Southeast Regional Championship

By Sophie Levenson | November 15, 2022

At the end of the day, the Blue Devils left Louisville as a herd: men and women moving in unison towards their ultimate goal of national qualification. The herd was not satisfied this year—the Blue Devils are still on the hunt—but they have undoubtedly formed a feasible plan of attack for next season.

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Maatoug, Frias headline Duke cross country's formidable finish at ACC Championships

By Sophie Levenson | October 29, 2022

Duke ran like the wind, and at the end of the morning, both the men’s and women’s teams had placed seventh overall: an excellent showing for the Blue Devils.

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Duke cross country wraps up regular season at Nuttycombe Invitational

By Sophie Levenson | October 16, 2022

The Blue Devils took flight to race in the Nuttycombe Invitational in Madison, Wis., early Friday afternoon for their final regular-season meet.

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Maatoug, Csiki-Fejer pace Duke cross country at Paul Short Invitational

By Mackenzie Sheehy | September 30, 2022

Duke traveled to Lehigh Friday for the Paul Short Invitational, putting its execution abilities to the test against a talented Division I field. While the men’s team rose to the challenge, the women fell short of expectations.

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Duke cross country 2022 season preview

By Jonathan Levitan and Andrew Long | September 2, 2022

Both the men’s and women’s teams have brought in a slew of talented freshmen and have eyes toward the future.

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'We will continue to do better. I guarantee it': Duke cross country stumbles in NCAA Southeast Regional

By Andrew Long | November 14, 2021

Though the individual efforts of a few runners shone through, Friday’s meet will be one that the Blue Devils hope to move on from quickly and use as motivation for future seasons.

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Duke cross country finishes 7th on men's side, 9th on women's at ACC Championships

By Andrew Long | October 31, 2021

Both the men’s and women’s teams traveled to Notre Dame’s home cross country course in South Bend, Ind., Friday for the ACC Championships, a race that saw individual bright spots illuminate what was by and large a dim day for the Blue Devils.

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'Hungry for a bit more': Duke cross country pleased, but not satisfied after Pre-Nationals

By Evan Kolin | October 18, 2021

The Blue Devil men and women placed 13th and 15th, respectively, Friday morning—not a bad showing for either squad in the teams’ biggest and most competitive meet so far this season, but also not quite their goals coming into the race.