Four Blue Devils Advance to Finals Friday

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Day Two at ACC Indoor Championships

Four Blue Devils Advance to Finals Friday

2/22/2019 10:05:00 PM | Track & Field

Day Two Results

By: Duke Sports Information

BLACKSBURG, Va. – The Duke track & field program continued its strong start Friday at the ACC Indoor Championships with four Blue Devils qualifying to finals, seven medals and one school record in Blacksburg, Va., on the campus of Virginia Tech.

The Blue Devil women are in second place in the team standings with 40 points through seven scored events while the men are in ninth with 13 points through six scored events.

On Thursday, Erin Marsh claimed silver in the pentathlon with the second-best point total in Duke history and followed up her performance Friday by collecting her second medal of the weekend in the high jump with the third-best clearance in program history, 1.75m. The Buford, Ga., native has reeled in 16 individual points in the conference meet, as many points as any other ACC athlete in the championship.

Rivers Ridout was the first competitor for Duke this afternoon in the high jump and came away with a bronze medal with the second-best clearance in Duke indoor history, 2.16m. The 7-1.00 clearance is the highest of Ridout's career in both indoor and outdoor competition. Ridout reeled in six points from his performance toward the overall team score.

Also scoring for Duke was Iyin Battle and Stefani Vukajlovic in the weight throw competition. Battle placed eighth with a mark of 18.26m while Vukajlovic placed eighth as she notched a school record with a toss of 19.31m, a huge improvement from her previous 18.50m personal best.

India Lowe, Brittany Aveni, Charles Cooper and Matt Wisner all qualified for the finals of their track events Friday.

Lowe continued her successful senior indoor track campaign running the sprints for Duke, and today marked her first individual 400m of the season. Lowe clocked the third-fastest time in Duke indoor history in 53.66 to place second overall.

Aveni clocked in a seventh-place finish of 2:09.91 in the 800m and will move on to Saturday's finals while Cooper and Wisner will represent the Blue Devil men in the 800m final. Cooper stopped the clock in 1:51.74 for the fifth-best time in Duke indoor history while Wisner finished in 1:53.02, winning the fourth heat to automatically qualify.

In addition to the qualifying performances, several Blue Devils posted times and marks that rank among the all-time top five at Duke.

In the 400m, Miles Mingo was just short of qualifying for the finals with a 10th-place finish with the fourth-best time in Duke indoor history, 48.05, while Kelcie Simmons and Domonique Panton produced two times that rank on Duke's all-time list in the 60m. Simmons clocked in at 7.54 for No. 3 Duke all-time while Panton finished in 7.56 for No. 4 Duke all-time.

In the 60m hurdles qualifying heats, Lauren Hoffman clocked in the third-best time in Duke indoor history in 8.54.

Of the Blue Devil women's 40 points through the second day, 22 came from two events. In the women's pole vault competition, Nati Sheppard PR'd by 20 centimeters to place fifth with a height of 4.18m. Her previous personal best was 3.98m. Also scoring points in the pole vault was Rivka Arbiv in fourth place (4.18m) and Laura Marty in seventh (4.08m). In addition to Marsh's second place in the high jump, Cassie Martin picked up second-team All-ACC honors with three points in the high jump as she tied for fourth place with a height of 1.64m.

In the 5000m, Dalton Randall posted a personal-best time of 14:30.44 to close out the second day of competition for the Blue Devils.

The final day of the ACC Indoor Championships will kick off tomorrow with the women's triple jump at noon.

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MEN:

CJ Ambrosio	3000m (seeded)
Iyin Battle	Weight Throw	8th, 18.26m
Ben Beatty	Weight Throw	16th, 16.22m
Ben Beatty	Shot Put
Charles Cooper	800m (Qualifying)	7th, 1:51.74 - Qualifies
Nick Cox	800m (Qualifying)	27th, 1:59.86
Paul Dellinger	3000m (seeded)
Carter Dillon	Mile (Qualifying)	19th, 4:13.15
Cole Hoff	5000m (unseeded)	26th, 14:56.70
Bryant Lewis	High Jump	13th, 1.95m
Alex Miley	Mile (Qualifying)	15th, 4:10.27
Miles Mingo	400m (Qualifying)	10th, 48.05 – #4 Duke All-Time
Dalton Randall	5000m (unseeded)	15th, 14:30.44
Rivers Ridout	High Jump	3rd, 2.16m - #2 Duke All-Time
Josh Romine	3000m (seeded)
Cole Rowan	Pole Vault
Esteban Suarez	Pole Vault
Matt Wisner	800m (Qualifying)	15th, 1:53.02 - Qualifies
Charles Cooper, Miles Mingo, Nick Cox, Matt Wisner	DMR	3rd, 9:47.29

WOMEN:

Kate Kutzer | Pentathlon

60m Hurdles	High Jump	Shot Put	Long Jump	800m
7th, 8.99	8th, 1.61m – PR	9th, 9.85m	4th, 5.72m	7th, 2:22.20 - PR

Erin Marsh | Pentathlon

60m Hurdles	High Jump	Shot Put	Long Jump	800m
2nd, 8.40 - #2 Duke All-Time	2nd, 1.73m – Tied for 4th Duke All-Time	3rd, 11.06m – PR	2nd, 5.81m - PR	5th, 2:20.92 - PR

Rivka Arbiv	Pole Vault	4th, 4.18m
Sarah Armstrong	Mile (Qualifying)	28th, 5:01.62
Brittany Aveni	800m (Qualifying)	7th, 2:09.91 - Qualifies
Amanda Beach	5000m (unseeded)	5th, 17:08.81 - PR
Virginia Capehart	800m (Qualifying)	18th, 2:14.77 - PR
Kim Hallowes	Mile (Qualifying)	15th, 4:49.28
Lauren Hoffman	60m Hurdles (Qualifying)	18th, 8.54 - #3 Duke All-Time
MacKenzie Kerr	400m (Qualifying)	14th, 55.38
Kate Kutzer	Long Jump	21st, 5.32m
Liz Lansing	Mile (Qualifying)	22nd, 4:56.53
Jaida Lemmons	Long Jump	19th, 5.51m
India Lowe	400m (Qualifying)	2nd, 53.66 - #3 Duke All-Time
Erin Marsh	High Jump	2nd, 1.75m - #3 Duke All-Time
Erin Marsh	60m Hurdles (Qualifying)	14th, 8.47
Cassie Martin	High Jump	T4th, 1.64m
Laura Marty	Pole Vault	7th, 4.08m
Domonique Panton	60m (Qualifying)	17th, 7.56 - #4 Duke All-Time
Domonique Panton	Triple Jump
Michaela Reinhart	3000m (seeded)
Elizabeth Reneau	3000m (seeded)
Clara Savchik	3000m (seeded)
Nati Sheppard	Pole Vault	5th, 4.18m
Kelcie Simmons	Long Jump	18th, 5.51m
Kelcie Simmons	60m (Qualifying)	16th, 7.54 - #3 Duke All-Time
Kelcie Simmons	200m (Qualifying)	14th, 24.53
Leigha Torino	Mile (Qualifying)	14th, 4:48.09 - PR
Stefani Vukajlovic	Weight Throw	8th, 19.31m – School Record
Chesney Ward	Pole Vault	NH
Helen Williams	5000m (unseeded)	12th, 17:38.06
Kim Hallowes, Lauren Hoffman, Liz Lansing, Michaela Reinhart	DMR	5th, 11:15.82
India Lowe, Brittany Aveni, Lauren Hoffman, MacKenzie Kerr	4x400m Relay