DURHAM – Duke track & field graduate student
Lauren Hoffman has been tabbed Duke's PNC Achievers Student-Athlete of the Week, after earning a pair of gold medals en route to helping the 23rd-ranked women's team to a runner-up finish this past weekend at the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Hoffman continued her incredible season in the 400m hurdles and added another All-ACC First Team honor to her collection as she captured her first outdoor conference title, doing so in historic fashion. She clocked 56 flat to claim the gold medal, upending the seven-year-old facility record set by Jernail Hayes back in 2015.
The Haymarket, Va., native also anchored the winning women's 4x400m relay team that blazed to a season-best 3:33.88 finish to smash the Morris Williams Stadium record – set by Duke in 2019.
Several Blue Devils await their fates on qualification for the NCAA East Regional, hosted in Bloomington, Ind., from May 25-28. The NCAA Outdoor Championships will take place from June 8-11 in Eugene, Ore.
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Duke PNC Achievers Student-Athletes of the Week
Luke Thomas (men's soccer) – Aug. 30, 2021
Mataeo Durant (football) – Sept. 6, 2021
Piper Hampsch (field hockey) – Sept. 13, 2021
Eliot Hamill (men's soccer) – Sept. 20, 2021
Ruthie Jones (women's soccer) – Sept. 20, 2021
Gunnar Holmberg (football) – Sept. 27, 2021
Thorleifur Ulfarsson (men's soccer) – Oct. 4, 2021
Grace Brightbill (field hockey) – Oct. 11, 2021
Erica Shepherd (women's golf) – Oct. 18, 2021
Tess Boade (women's soccer) – Oct. 25, 2021
Andrew Zhang (men's tennis) – Nov. 1, 2021
Ade Owokoniran (volleyball) – Nov. 8, 2021
Matt Finesilver (wrestling) – Nov. 15, 2021
Michelle Cooper (women's soccer) – Nov. 22, 2021
Wendell Moore Jr. (men's basketball) – Nov. 29, 2021
Shayeann Day-Wilson (women's basketball) – Dec. 6, 2021
Kaden Russell (wrestling) – Dec. 20, 2021
Paolo Banchero (men's basketball) -- Dec. 27, 2021
Josh Finesilver (wrestling) – Jan. 3, 2022
Sarah Foley (women's swimming) – Jan. 10, 2022
Donovan Spearman (track and field) – Jan. 17, 2022
Georgia Drummy (women's tennis) – Jan. 24, 2022
Sarah Foley (women's swimming) – Jan. 31, 2022
AJ Griffin (men's basketball) – Feb. 7, 2022
Caroline Jacobsen (softball) – Feb. 14, 2022
Margo O'Meara (women's diving) – Feb. 21, 2022
Erin Marsh (track and field) – February 28, 2022
Nakeie Montgomery (men's lacrosse) – March 7, 2022
Erin Marsh (track and field) – March 14, 2022
Sarah Foley (women's swimming) – March 21, 2022
Paolo Banchero (men's basketball) & Terence Lee (fencing) -- March 28, 2022
Mike Adler (men's lacrosse) -- April 4, 2022
Quinn Riley (men's golf) -- April 11, 2022
Phoebe Brinker (women's golf) – April 18, 2022
Emma Jackson (women's tennis) – April 25, 2022
Dyson Williams (men's lacrosse) – May 2, 2022
Peyton St. George (softball) – May 9, 2022
Lauren Hoffman (track and field) – May 16, 2022