Duke Women Place Fifth, Men Ninth at ACCs

Saturday, February 29

South Bend, Ind.

Duke University

Day Three at ACC Indoor Championships

Duke Women Place Fifth, Men Ninth at ACCs

2/29/2020 6:17:00 PM | Track & Field

RESULTS (PDF)

SOUTH BEND, IND. – The Duke track & field program closed out the 2020 ACC Indoor Championships Saturday at the Loftus Sports Center.

The Duke women finished in fifth place in the team standings with 53.5 points, while the men took ninth place with 25 points.

The Blue Devils added two more medals on the final day of competition to give them six overall for the weekend. Junior Michaela Reinhart claimed silver in the women's 3000m with a time of 9:13.13, which set a personal-best mark and the second-fastest in school history. Reinhart's time comes only behind three-time Olympian Shannon Rowbury. Senior Lindsay Billings also set a personal record in the event, clocking in at 9:34.81.

Senior Matt Wisner continued his strong indoor campaign with a bronze medal in the men's 800m. Wisner recorded a final time of 1:50.40, giving him his sixth top-five finish in seven such events in 2020. The Carlisle, Pa., native also took bronze in the 800m a year ago at the 2019 ACC Indoor Championships.

Junior Miles Mingo finished his indoor season by setting a personal-record time in the men's 400m for the second consecutive day. After clocking a 47.51 on Friday, Mingo ran a 47.45 on Saturday, which goes down as the second-best time in program history.

The men's 4x400m relay team of senior Connor Atkinson, Mingo, Wisner and sophomore Matt Politis ran a seasonal-best time of 3:16.92 to finish ninth. For the third time in a 24-hour period, Mingo ran his fastest-ever 400m distance, as he finished his split in 46.9 seconds – the best 400m split of any Duke runner on Saturday.

Sophomore Kelcie Simmons finished fifth in the women's 200m, clocking 23.84 in the finals. Senior Chesney Ward also scored for the Blue Devils, clearing a seasonal-best 4.05m (13-3.50 feet) in the women's pole vault to place sixth.

Reinhart's performance in the 3000m contributed eight points to the women's 53.5 total. Wisner, meanwhile, garnered six points towards the men's 25 with his bronze-medal output in the 800m.

As the Blue Devils return to Durham, qualifying members will look ahead to the NCAA Indoor Championships on March 13-14 in Albuquerque, N.M. Junior Erin Marsh will make the trip, with her ACC gold-medal Pentathlon performance of 4,186 points ranking sixth in the nation. Wisner, meanwhile, is likely to qualify in the men's 800m, as his time of 1:48.62 ran at the JDL DMR Invitational currently sits at 14th in the nation, with the top 16 times advancing.

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MEN:

Jacob Sobota | Heptathlon

60m	Long Jump	Shot Put	High Jump	60m Hurdles	Pole Vault	1000m
8th, 7.23	7th, 6.64m (21-9.50)	4th, 12.05m (39-6.5)	4th, 1.81m (5-11.25)	2nd, 8.51	2nd, 4.65m (15-3.0)	7th, 3:01.98

Kyle Foltz | Heptathlon

60m	Long Jump	Shot Put	High Jump	60m Hurdles	Pole Vault	1000m
11th, 7.73 - PR	8th, 5.88m (19-3.50)	7th, 11.52m (37-9.50) - PR	7th, 1.75m (5-8.75) - PR	8th, 9.00	8th, 3.35 (10-11.75)	DNS

Beau Allen	High Jump	2.06m (6-9.0)
CJ Ambrosio	5000m	14:32.38
Connor Atkinson	DMR
Ben Beatty	Weight Throw, Shot Put	17.30m (56-9.25) (WT), 17.06m (55-11.75) (SP)
Rory Cavan	Mile	4:16.25 (Mile)
Joe Cullen	800m	1:55.11
Paul Dellinger	5000m	14:23.68
Aiden Felty	Shot Put	15.78m (51-9.25)
Kyle Foltz	Heptathlon
Cole Hoff	5000m	15:04.62
Joseph Laster	60m, 200m	6.84 (60m) – PR, 22.41 (200m)
Ezra Mellinger	Long Jump, 200m	DNS (200m)
Alex Miley	DMR, Mile	4:11.21 (Mile)
Miles Mingo	400m	47.45 – PR
Matt Politis	DMR, 800m	1:53.27 (800m) – PR
Josh Romine	3000m	8:32.84
Cole Rowan	Pole Vault	4.88m (16-0.0)
Jacob Sobota	Heptathlon
Esteban Suarez	Pole Vault	4.88m (16-0.0)
Tom Sullivan	3000m	8:28.72
Keith Williams	High Jump	1.91m (6-1.75)
Matt Wisner	DMR, 800m	1:50.40 (800m)
Connor Atkinson, Ezra Mellinger, Miles Mingo, Matt Wisner, Jacob Sobota (replacement)	4x400m Relay	3:16.92

WOMEN:

Erin Marsh | Pentathlon

60m Hurdles	High Jump	Shot Put	Long Jump	800m
1st, 8.29 - #2 Duke All-Time	1st, 1.70m (5-7.0)	2nd, 11.71m (38-5.0) – Tied PR	1st, 5.96m (19-6.75)	6th, 2:22.65

Isabel Wakefield | Pentathlon

60m Hurdles	High Jump	Shot Put	Long Jump	800m
3rd, 8.57 - PR	11th, 1.58m (5-2.25)	5th, 11.35m (37-3.0) – PR	11th, 5.16m (16-11.25)	11th, 2:32.20

Kate Kutzer | Pentathlon

60m Hurdles	High Jump	Shot Put	Long Jump	800m
13th, 13.29	9th, 1.58m (5-2.25)	10th, 10.62m (34-10.25)	11th, 5.16m (16-11.25)	11th, 2:32.20

Brittany Aveni	DMR, 400m	54.29 (400m)
Amanda Beach	5000m	17:14.70
Halle Bieber	60m Hurdles, 200m	8.44 (60m H) – PR, 24.52 (200m)
Lindsay Billings	5000m, 3000m	16:45.03 (5000m), 9:34.81 (3000m) – PR
Elasia Campbell	High Jump	2nd, 1.76m (5-9.25) – PR
Emily Cole	Mile	5:00.19 (Mile)
Jenna Crean	200m	24.61
Lauren Hoffman	DMR
Carly King	400m	56.39 – PR
Kate Kutzer	Pentathlon, Long Jump	5.51m (18-1.0) (LJ)
Erin Marsh	Pentathlon, High Jump, Long Jump, 60m Hurdles	1.70m (5-7.0) (HJ), 8.34 (60m H)
Cassie Martin	High Jump	1st, 1.76m (5-9.25) – PR
Nikki Merritt	400m	56.02
Sara Platek	5000m, 3000m	16:42.57 (5000m), 9:31.62 (3000m)
Michaela Reinhart	DMR, 3000m	9:13.13 – PR
Samantha Schadler	800m	2:14.55
Kelcie Simmons	60m, 200m	7.51 (60m) – PR, 23.84 (200m)
Leigha Torino	DMR, Mile	4:48.88 (Mile)
Isabel Wakefield	Pentathlon, Long Jump
Chesney Ward	Pole Vault	4.05m (13-3.50)
Lauren Hoffman, Halle Bieber, Brittany Aveni, Nikki Merritt, Jenna Crean/Carly King (replacements)	4x400m Relay