DURHAM – Duke women's track and field graduate student
Lauren Hoffman has been tabbed the ACC Women's Track Performer of the Week following a stellar performance at the Bob Davidson Invitational this past weekend.
Competing in the first meet of the outdoor season, Hoffman shined in arguably her strongest event - the 400m hurdles. The Haymarket, Va., native commanded the 14-member field as she clocked a PR of 56.53 seconds to claim the top spot and shatter the seven-year-old Vert Stadium record set by Joanna Currie (2015), finishing three seconds faster than the event's runner-up.
In addition to lowering her school-record time in the event, Hoffman's run currently ranks first in the ACC by nearly five seconds, second in the NCAA (by .01) and sixth in the world (second fastest in the United States).
The Blue Devils will split up the team as they get set to compete in the Raleigh (March 24-26) and Texas (March 23-26) Relays. Duke will send a group of student-athletes up the road to Raleigh, N.C., while other members of the team will head to Austin, Texas.
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