Blue Devil Men Set for Hokie Open Friday

Friday, November 8

Blacksburg, Va.

4:30 PM

Duke University

Hokie Open (M)

The men's cross country team competing at the Great American XC Festival

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Blue Devil Men Set for Hokie Open Friday

11/7/2019 2:09:00 PM | Cross Country

DURHAM, N.C. – The Duke men's cross country team is set to compete at the Hokie Open in Blacksburg, Va., on the Buford Meredith Cross Country Course at 4:30 p.m.

Duke is coming off a seventh-place finish at the ACC Championships last Friday in Blacksburg. The Blue Devils totaled 162 points and finished five guys in the top-40, including freshman Sam Rivera, who earned ACC Freshman of the year for his 37th-place time of 25:16.4.

The Blue Devil field for the Hokie Open includes 10 men, including senior Ethan Ready, redshirt junior Nico Coleman, juniors Nick Cox and Michael Ungvarsky, sophomores Joe Cullen, Matt Politis, and freshmen Theo Burba, Rory Cavan, Ryan Thompson and Connor Wells.

Duke's impressive 2019 campaign has included four first place team finishes at the Elon Opener (Aug. 30), Roy Griak Invite (Sept. 14), Great American XC Festival (Oct. 5) and the Pirate Invite (Oct. 18). The Blue Devils enter the race ranked eighth in the most recent USTFCCCA Southeast Regional Rankings.

For more information on the Hokie Open, click here.

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