Six Events All See Success For Duke At First Day Of Penn Relays

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Six Events All See Success For Duke At First Day Of Penn Relays

4/26/2007 12:00:00 AM | Track & Field

By: Duke Sports Information

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. --- The Duke outdoor track and field team finished the first of three days at the Penn Relays on Thursday in Philadelphia, Pa. The Blue Devils hit postseason marks in all six events they competed in and had five top-five finishes.

Women's: Senior Kelly Reynolds competed in the hammer throw on Thursday morning and placed third with a toss of 177'-05.” That was Reynolds best mark this year and qualified her for the ECAC Championships for the fifth time this season.

The javelin was a highlight once again for Duke as junior Daina Pucurs finished fourth with her throw of 155'-11.” That qualified her for the ECAC's and the NCAA East Regional for the fifth time this spring.

Junior Lara Jones returned to the pole vault after a three-week hiatus and placed ninth in Philadelphia with her vault of 11'-11.75.” It was the third time in as many tries this season that Jones has qualified for the ECAC's.

Thursday's field events concluded for Duke with freshman Alexa Revord taking fifth place in the discus. Her distance of 152'-11” qualified her for the ECAC's for the fourth time in 2007.

The distance medley relay team of freshman Kate Van Buskirk, senior Lindsay Owen, sophomore Michelle Seibert and senior Elizabeth Wort placed fourth at the Penn Relays with their time of 11:16.84. That mark also put them in third on the all-time Duke distance medley relay list.

Men's: Senior Keith Krieger ran in the 10,000 meters for the first time this season late Thursday night and qualified for the IC4A Championships. His time of 30:03.50 was good for a fourth place finish.

Schedule/Results: A complete schedule of events and meet results throughout each day of competition can be found at www.thepennrelays.com.

A Look Ahead: Events at the Penn Relays will continue on Friday from 9 a.m. through 7:30 p.m. and on Saturday from 7 a.m. though 6 p.m. Duke has eight events to compete in on Friday and three on Saturday.

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