Duke Field Athletes Post Four Top-Five Program Marks

Friday, March 18

High Point, N.C.

All Day

Duke University

Day One at Bob Davidson Invitational

Photo by: Chris Frezza

Duke Field Athletes Post Four Top-Five Program Marks

3/18/2022 8:23:00 PM | Track & Field

Results - Day One (PDF)

HIGH POINT, N.C. – Four top-five program marks and a first-place finish at the Bob Davidson Invitational headlined a solid day of competition at the first meet of the outdoor season for the Duke track and field program.

Graduate student Erick Duffy picked up right where he left off at the end of the indoor season and kicked off his outdoor season with a win in the men's pole vault. Duffy cleared a height of 5.30m (17-4.50 feet) to finish first among the 11-member field, vaulting into No. 2 all-time in program history. Classmate Michael Fairbanks also carried over his success from the indoor season as he took third in the event behind a height of 5.05m (16-6.75 feet).

Moorea Mitchell commenced Friday's action with the women's hammer throw and opened her spring campaign with a bang. On her final throw, the sophomore registered a new personal best and improved her No. 4 all-time program mark with a toss of 54.20m (177-10 feet) – good for second among the field.

Duke's trio of sophomore Scott Campbell, junior Luke Jackson and graduate student Chris Shanahan finished in the top five of the men's javelin with each registering personal bests in the process. Jackson was runner-up and moved into fourth all-time at Duke on a throw of 70.14m (230-1 feet), while Campbell took fourth via his mark of 68.79m (225-8 feet), which ranks fifth in program lore. Shanahan earned fifth place with a throw of 65.85m (216 feet).

Sophomore Jamila Otieno closed out the evening on a high note for the Blue Devils. Otieno made her collegiate javelin debut and placed third overall via a 39.22m (128-8 feet) toss.

Up Next:
The Blue Devils close the Bob Davidson Invitational Saturday with an action-packed day of competition set to begin at noon. The meet will be broadcast live on ESPN+.

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