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Cross Country
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Friday, September 17
Cary, N.C.
6 P.M.
Duke University
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Adidas XC Challenge
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Blue Devils Set for Adidas XC Challenge
9/16/2021 12:45:00 PM | Cross Country
DURHAM – After a clean sweep at the season-opening Elon Opener, the Duke men's and women's cross country teams are back in action as they travel to Cary, N.C. for the Adidas XC Challenge. The No. 23 men's cross country team will start their race at 6 p.m., while the women will follow at 6:25 p.m.
Duke will compete in a field featuring host NC State, Campbell, Davidson (women only), North Carolina A&T, North Carolina Central, North Carolina (men only), UNC-Greensboro, and Wake Forest.
Both teams are back at the WakeMed Soccer Park course together for the first time since the 2019 season, while the men tackled the course alone in 2020. The Blue Devils will face one ranked team each, facing ACC opponents for the first time this season.
Who's Competing
To stay up to date with Blue Devils cross country and track & field, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeTFXC."
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Duke will compete in a field featuring host NC State, Campbell, Davidson (women only), North Carolina A&T, North Carolina Central, North Carolina (men only), UNC-Greensboro, and Wake Forest.
Both teams are back at the WakeMed Soccer Park course together for the first time since the 2019 season, while the men tackled the course alone in 2020. The Blue Devils will face one ranked team each, facing ACC opponents for the first time this season.
Who's Competing
- The men will field a team of seven for the meet. Graduate student Drake Anzano will make his Duke debut, joining seniors Devin Connell and Will Dixon and sophomores Ben Armentrout, Will Atkins and Jack Kovach. Dixon is the top returning finisher from the season opener, coming off a 12th place time of 18:35.2.
- The women will be represented by juniors Emily Cole and Naima Turbes, sophomores Francesca Cetta and Kelli Wilson and freshman Hope Frost. Cole is set to make her season debut, while Wilson enters with the top 2021 time of the bunch, taking 17th at Elon with a time of 14:30.4.
- Head coach Angela Reckart earned the first two victories of her head coaching career as the men and women took home top honors at the Elon Opener and will now see ACC opponents for the first time this season.
- The Blue Devil men took 11 of the top-13 spots at the Elon Opener and will look to duplicate that success with a smaller lineup in Cary.
- The Blue Devil men were the only unit to take on the WakeMed Soccer Park course last season, with Kovach earning the top finish on Oct. 7, 2020, placing 29th on the 8K course with a time of 25:21.1.
- Men's cross country was named as the No. 23 team in the USTFCCCA Preseason Poll for the second straight time on Tuesday. The men also remained at No. 3 in the southeast region, while the women have jumped from No. 6 to No. 5 in the region.
- The men will be one of two ranked teams in the field, joining No. 15 Wake Forest, while the women's side will feature No. 1 NC State.
- The top two men returning for the second event of the season, Dixon and Kovach, are both coming off personal bests on the 6K course at Elon. Dixon's 18:35.2 was a personal best by 28 seconds, while Kovach set a collegiate best of 18:37.8.
- Frost will be the only Duke freshman in the field on Friday. The Manassas, Va., native finished 39th at the Elon Opener with a time of 15:11.7.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils cross country and track & field, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeTFXC."
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