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Lauren Tolbert rounds the bend during the Duke Invitational.

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Duke track and field runs the table at Duke Invitational, shatters meet records in throws and sprints

By Tyler Walley | 5 days ago

With several ACC teams coming to town in lieu of conference championships in a month, Duke put on a show on its home turf, displaying the completeness of its roster with top-five finishes across the board during the weekend. The women’s team proved particularly dominant, helping the Blue Devils shatter numerous meet and program records in the process.

Sam Wallenstrom rounds the bend during Raleigh Relays.

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Wallenstrom smashes meet record, field athletes excel for Duke track and field at VertKlasse Meeting

By Prithvi Kotapati | April 7, 2024

With championship season on the horizon, this weekend was about trying new things: new, younger faces, new events and new relay lineups. Still, even with some of Duke’s top athletes training through the meet, the Blue Devils came through with several event wins and standout performances.

Amina Maatoug stands atop the podium after winning the mile at the ACC Indoor Championships.

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Duke track and field continues early outdoor season by smashing program records at Raleigh Relays

By Sophie Levenson | March 31, 2024

The Duke women topped most of they events they entered, and both track and field athletes helped rewrite the program record books in Raleigh.

Megan McGinnis finished in the top three in the 400m.

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Martin, Palma Simo, Duke track and field power through inclement weather at Miami Collegiate Invitational

By Tyler Walley | March 25, 2024

Duke’s track and field team wasn’t fazed by the inclement weather, earning several standout performances in its outdoor opener, which included nine top-five finishes and multiple entries into the Blue Devil record books.

Amina Maatoug was one of three Blue Devils who competed in the NCAA Indoor Championships.

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Duke track and field crowns two new All-Americans at NCAA Indoor Championships

By Prithvi Kotapati | March 10, 2024

This weekend, Duke sent three women up to The Track at New Balance in Boston to compete in the NCAA Indoor Championships. Two brand-new All-Americans — senior Brianna Smith and graduate student MaKayla Mason — returned.

Amina Maatoug (middle) stands on the podium after finishing first in the women's mile at the ACC Championships.

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'We’ve got to get better': Despite standouts, ACC Indoor Championships deliver mixed bag for Duke

By Prithvi Kotapati | February 25, 2024

Up in Boston for the ACC Championships this weekend, Duke saw plenty of success, but it wasn’t enough for its lofty standards.

The Duke men's DMR unit broke the program record at the BU Terrier DMR Challenge over the weekend.

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Men’s DMR shatters school record, Sommers takes fifth in pole vault as Duke track and field prepares for ACC Championships

By Abby DiSalvo | February 18, 2024

In the last race of their last indoor track meet of the regular season, the Blue Devils delivered a final rewrite of their record books at the BU Terrier DMR Challenge over the weekend.

Amina Maatoug ran a sub-4:30 mile Saturday in Boston.

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Spring sport spotlight: Duke track's Amina Maatoug's recent mile record is one of her many accolades

By Anna Newberry | February 13, 2024

As winter sports are coming to a close, it’s time to look ahead to the spring season. Each week, Blue Zone will highlight an athlete who has performed especially well in their sport. This week, it’s Amina Maatoug.

Amina Maatoug broke 4:30 in the mile in Boston over the weekend.

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Maatoug, Mellinger headline Duke track and field's record-breaking weekend at BU Valentine, Tiger Paw Invitationals

By Prithvi Kotapati | February 11, 2024

On Friday and Saturday, Duke went for an East Coast takeover, splitting up the squad across the BU Valentine Invitational in Boston and the Tiger Paw Invitational in Clemson S.C. Versatility was the name of the game as the Blue Devils set new program records in almost every event group.

Duke's throwers were especially dominant at the Doc Hale Invitational.

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Throwers shine as Duke track and field resets the record books at Doc Hale Invitational

By Prithvi Kotapati | February 4, 2024

As sprinters, jumpers, throwers and long-distance athletes alike traveled to compete at Virginia Tech’s Doc Hale Invitational in Blacksburg, Va., over two days, the Blue Devils scorched more than just the track, jumping and throwing their way to yet another record-fest.

Lauren Tolbert put together an impressive showing in Massachusetts over the weekend.

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Duke track and field impresses at BU Terrier Classic as Finery, Gabby earn spots in program record books

By JP Rivera | January 29, 2024

The conclusion of the 2024 BU Terrier Classic at Boston University Saturday brought forth a series of record-setting performances and five top-30 showings, as both male and female distance runners for Duke displayed their abilities ahead of the outdoor season.

The Blue Devils split up over the weekend for a winter tune-up ahead of a grueling indoor season.

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Duke track and field tunes up, shows out at Hokie Invitational, Dick Taylor Challenge

By Ryan Kilgallen | January 22, 2024

After a strong performance at the JDL Mondo College Invitational rust-buster, the Blue Devils competed this week in both Virginia Tech’s Hokie Invitational and North Carolina’s Dick Taylor Carolina Challenge. The split approach, focused on providing environments conducive to each event, meant the Blue Devils could continue the high intensity of past practices and meets.

The Duke women head into the 2024 season as the reigning ACC Outdoor champions.

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Duke track and field shatters program records at JDL Mondo College Invitational

By Sophie Levenson | January 14, 2024

In its final tune-up, both the Duke men and women found themselves atop podiums and with new names in the program record books.

Megan McGinnis was one of many Blue Devils who stepped up to deliver them their first outright ACC title.

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ChronSports' Top 10 of 2023 — No. 6: Duke women's track and field smashes ACC Championship record in first outright team win

By Prithvi Kotapati | December 29, 2023

As the bow gets tied on 2023, The Chronicle’s sports department is reviewing the biggest storylines in Duke athletics throughout the year. Coming in at No. 6: Duke track and field's women's team exploded in the outdoor season, taking home the program's first outright ACC Championship title by a record margin.

Amina Maatoug (center) finished third in the women's 3000m Saturday.

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Duke track and field's Maatoug sets new school record at Sharon Colyear-Danville season opener

By Prithvi Kotapati | December 4, 2023

Up North in Boston Saturday, Maatoug raced to a third-place finish in the 3000m women's race at the Sharon Colyear-Danville season opener, lowering her own school record by almost nine seconds in the process. Her time of 8:46.89 is now seventh all-time in collegiate indoors.

Sophomore distance runner Amina Maatoug finished fifth in the 5,000m, setting a personal best in the process.

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Maatoug's 5th-place finish the highlight as Duke track and field closes 2023 season at NCAA Championships

By Sophie Levenson | June 13, 2023

Down in Austin, Texas, the Blue Devils went for one last lap around the track at the NCAA Championship meet before sealing their season and settling, finally, into summer break.

Sophomore Megan McGinnis qualified four times — two individual and two relays — for the NCAA Outdoor Championship meet.

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Duke track and field earns 14 bids to NCAA Outdoor Championships after strong regional performance

By Sophie Levenson | May 30, 2023

After four days of tough competition at the East Regional in Jacksonville, Fla., Duke earned 14 total bids to the NCAA Outdoor Championship meet.

Sophomore Megan McGinnis finished first in the women's 400m, setting a new personal best as well as breaking the standing school record.

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GOLD STANDARD: Duke women's track and field wins ACC outdoor title, men take eighth

By Sophie Levenson | May 14, 2023

Just a few months after falling short at the ACC Indoor Championships, Duke women's track and field won the conference title with a record-setting 145.5 points.

Freshman Lauren Tolbert participated in the 4x400m at Penn Relays, breaking the ACC record.

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Penn Relays yield record-breaking performances for Duke track and field ahead of postseason

By Tyler Walley | April 30, 2023

Duke posted nine top-five finishes at Franklin Field in Philadelphia at Penn Relays over the weekend.

Graduate student Robbie Otal throws the discus in April's Duke Invitational.

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Duke track and field shows out at Wake Forest Invitational in penultimate regular-season meet

By Sophie Levenson | April 23, 2023

The Blue Devils hopped over to Winston-Salem, N.C., to spend their Friday on the track at Kentner Stadium, slotting top finishers in nearly every event they competed in.