4x4 Notches All-America Accolades at NCAAs

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Thursday, June 6

Austin, Texas

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Duke University

Day One at NCAA Outdoor Championships

4x4 Notches All-America Accolades at NCAAs

6/7/2019 12:07:00 AM | Track & Field

By: Duke Sports Information

AUSTIN, Texas – Members of the Duke track & field program kicked off competition at the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships Thursday evening at the Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas.

Members of the sprint squad highlighted Duke's first day of competition by collecting second team All-America honors. India Lowe, MacKenzie Kerr, Kelcie Simmons and Brittany Aveni clocked in at 3:35.71 to take 14th overall in the prelims.

Senior Stefani Vukajlovic rounded out her Duke career this evening in 18th overall in the women's hammer throw competition. Vukajlovic recorded a mark of 61.79m and leaves her mark in the Duke record books as the school-record holder in the hammer throw.

Sophomore Lauren Hoffman competed in the preliminary round of the 400m hurdles and placed 19th in a time of 58.79.

Also competing on the track in her first trip to NCAAs was freshman Monica Hebner as one of only three freshmen to qualify for the 10000m. Hebner clocked in at 35:28.28 to place 21st.

Senior Nati Sheppard rounded out Duke's Friday field events as she tied for 19th in the pole vault competition with a height of 4.05m. Sheppard closes her Duke career this evening and owns the fourth-best height in Duke outdoor history, 4.23m.

Duke will continue competition at the NCAA Championships Friday beginning at 3:30 p.m. (ET), with Erin Marsh in the heptathlon.

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100m Hurdles	High Jump	Shot Put	200m	Long Jump	Javelin	800m

Monica Hebner	10000m	21st, 35:28.28
Lauren Hoffman	400m Hurdles – Prelims	19th, 58.79
Domonique Panton	Triple Jump
Nati Sheppard	Pole Vault	T19th, 4.05m
Stefani Vukajlovic	Weight Throw	18th, 61.79m
Lowe, Kerr, Simmons, Aveni	4x400m Relay - Prelims	14th, 3:35.71