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SPORTS  |  TRACK AND FIELD

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. 

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SPORTS  |  TRACK AND FIELD

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.

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SPORTS  |  TRACK AND FIELD

'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.

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SPORTS  |  TRACK AND FIELD

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.

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SPORTS  |  TRACK AND FIELD

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.

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SPORTS  |  TRACK AND FIELD

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.

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SPORTS  |  TRACK AND FIELD

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. 

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SPORTS  |  CROSS COUNTRY

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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SPORTS  |  VOLLEYBALL

Nagel hits 700 wins, Johnson hits 1000 career digs in Duke volleyball's wins against Wake Forest, Virginia Tech

By Prithvi Kotapati | November 6, 2023

Duke won its Friday and Sunday games, taking down Wake Forest 3-1 and Virginia Tech 3-0 in a weekend of program milestones. 

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SPORTS  |  CROSS COUNTRY

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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