Duke Women's DMR Places Third at JDL

Friday, February 21

Winston-Salem, N.C.

Duke University

Day One at JDL/DMR Invite

Duke Women's DMR Places Third at JDL

2/21/2020 9:22:00 PM | Track & Field

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Duke women's distance medley relay team clocked a third-place finish at the opening night of the JDL DMR Invitational on Friday.

The Blue Devils recorded a seasonal-best time of 11:13.71, after entering Friday with the nation's eighth-fastest mark at 11:15.47. With a fast track conversion, the time will likely be improved by roughly 10 seconds, which would qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships and rank as a top-five time in Duke history.

"The ladies ran a strong race today that will be converted to the third-fastest DMR Duke has ever run," Assistant Coach Rhonda Riley said. "This performance places us 10th nationally and we will have to see if it holds up for the NCAA's."

Duke's DMR performance included a 1200m opening leg of 3:26.42 by junior Leigha Torino. That was followed by a 400m split of 55.76 by junior Lauren Hoffman, which set an indoor personal best. Senior Brittany Aveni ran a 2:07.38 800m in the third leg, before junior Michaela Reinhart anchored with a 4:44.15 1600m.

The Blue Devils will feature two men and two women in the pole vault on Saturday in addition to senior Matt Wisner competing in the men's invite 800m at 1 p.m. ET.

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