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Mueller Named USTFCCCA Southeast Region Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year
6/4/2021 1:53:00 PM | Track & Field
NEW ORLEANS, La. – Fresh off the first ACC Outdoor Championship in program history and the qualification of eight women to the NCAA Outdoor Championships, Duke track & field assistant coach Mark Mueller has been named the 2021 USTFCCCA Southeast Region Women's Assistant Coach of the Year.
It was a wildly successful year for Duke sprinters, particularly on the women's side, with Mueller guiding the program's sprinters to new heights. Under his leadership, Mueller played a role with every single NCAA Outdoor Championship qualifier, including the multi-events. His work was particularly impactful with graduate student Brittany Aveni, who became the first Blue Devil in outdoor program history to qualify for three NCAA Outdoor events in one season.
Aveni became an ACC Champion in the 400m and 4x400m relay, adding an additional All-ACC First Team nod in the 200m. The Geneva, Ohio native rewrote the record books, setting the outdoor school record in the 100m, 200m, 400m, 4x100m and 4x400m this season.
Under Mueller's guidance, the 400m distance proved to be one of the most successful in the country. The women's 400m unit of Aveni, graduate students Iman Sule and Elena Brown-Soler and sophomores Jenna Crean and Carly King were brilliant the ACC Outdoor Championships, taking first, second, fourth, fifth and eighth in the event respectively. In the 4x400m relay, the quartet of Sule, Brown-Soler, Crean and Aveni made history with an ACC title, setting a school record to win the team title in the final event of the day. Overall, Mueller's sprinters accounted for 52 of the team's 110 points at the ACC Outdoor Championships.
Mueller continues the rich tradition of coaching development for the Blue Devils, after former assistant coach and current Director of Track & Field Shawn Wilbourn won the same award in back-to-back seasons in 2015 and 2016.
Duke track & field is set to complete their season as eight women head to Eugene, Ore., for the 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Competition is set to begin for Duke on Thursday, June 10 at 6:30 p.m. ET with the women's 4x100m relay kicking off a packed day of action.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils track & field, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeTFXC."
#GoDuke
It was a wildly successful year for Duke sprinters, particularly on the women's side, with Mueller guiding the program's sprinters to new heights. Under his leadership, Mueller played a role with every single NCAA Outdoor Championship qualifier, including the multi-events. His work was particularly impactful with graduate student Brittany Aveni, who became the first Blue Devil in outdoor program history to qualify for three NCAA Outdoor events in one season.
Aveni became an ACC Champion in the 400m and 4x400m relay, adding an additional All-ACC First Team nod in the 200m. The Geneva, Ohio native rewrote the record books, setting the outdoor school record in the 100m, 200m, 400m, 4x100m and 4x400m this season.
Under Mueller's guidance, the 400m distance proved to be one of the most successful in the country. The women's 400m unit of Aveni, graduate students Iman Sule and Elena Brown-Soler and sophomores Jenna Crean and Carly King were brilliant the ACC Outdoor Championships, taking first, second, fourth, fifth and eighth in the event respectively. In the 4x400m relay, the quartet of Sule, Brown-Soler, Crean and Aveni made history with an ACC title, setting a school record to win the team title in the final event of the day. Overall, Mueller's sprinters accounted for 52 of the team's 110 points at the ACC Outdoor Championships.
Mueller continues the rich tradition of coaching development for the Blue Devils, after former assistant coach and current Director of Track & Field Shawn Wilbourn won the same award in back-to-back seasons in 2015 and 2016.
Duke track & field is set to complete their season as eight women head to Eugene, Ore., for the 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Competition is set to begin for Duke on Thursday, June 10 at 6:30 p.m. ET with the women's 4x100m relay kicking off a packed day of action.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils track & field, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeTFXC."
#GoDuke
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