Blue Devils Ink 13 to Men’s and Women’s Distance

DURHAM – Duke track and field added 13 student-athletes to the men's and women's distance event group ahead of the 2022-23 season.

The Blue Devils' overall incoming class now stands at 44 members.

"This incoming group of distance runners will make an immediate impact at the ACC and NCAA level and will help elevate our team in both cross country and on the track," said head cross country coach Angela Reckart. "We sought out individuals who can contribute to every distance event, from the 800m to the 10k. I am thrilled to have the opportunity to work with such a talented and driven group of individuals as we continue to build a championship caliber team."

The group of newcomers consists of Ryan Banko, Anna Corcoran, Matyas Fejer, Karly Forker, Colin Friend, Anna Keeley, James Lee and William Skelly, along with previously announced Nick Falk, Dalia Frias, Jeremy Kain, Amina Maatoug and Ashlyn Ramos.

Check out some of their career highlights below:

Ryan Banko | Wilmington, Del. | Salesianum School

PRs – 1:56.44 (800m), 4:13.89 (1600m) and 9:18.50 (3200m)
School record in the 2.5 mile (12:51.70)
Seven individual DIAA state titles
Helped lead team to eight DIAA state championships
2021 Delaware Cross Country Gatorade Player of the Year and Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year
Six-time first team DIAA all-state honoree

Anna Corcoran |Arlington, Va. | Yorktown High School

Six school records - cross country three mile run (17:42.00) outdoor 800m (2:08.44) and 1600 (4:47.35) and the indoor 500m (1:16.59), 1000m (2:51.37) and 1600m (4:52.30)
Mile PR is 4:45.12
Four-time Yorktown MVP
Five-time Washington Post All-Metro team selection
Three-time VHSL Class 6 state champion
Twelve-time VHSL Class 6 all-state selection
All-American
2021-22 Yorktown Athlete of the Year

Nick Falk | Glencoe, Ill. | New Trier

Gatorade Illinois Men's Cross Country Player of the Year
PRs – 4:14.27 (1600m) and 8:53.44 (3200m)
Placed 19th at Eastbay Cross Country Championships
School record in three mile run (14:14)
Runner-up at IHSA Cross Country State Championships
Team captain and MVP

Matyas Fejer | St. Louis, Mo. | Suffolk University

Two-time NCAA DIII All-American
Bronze (5K) at the 2022 NCAA DIII Championships
Fourteen-time conference champion (CCC and GNAC)
Two-time All-New England (NEICAAA) selection
2021 NEICAAA 10,000m champion
Two-time CCC Scholar Athlete of the Year
Five-time Conference Runner/Track Athlete of the Year (2x GNAC, 3x CCC)

Karly Forker | Landing, N.J. | Bucknell

Bucknell record in the outdoor mile (4:58.41) and DMR (11:36.32)
Ranks No. 4 all-time in the 1500m (4:27.68) and No. 6 in the 800m (2:10.34) – both marks are personal bests
2021 second team All-Patriot League
2020 All-East/ECAC selection
Earned silver (2021) and bronze (2022) in the 1500m at the Patriot League Outdoor Track & Field Championships

Dalia Frias | Hermosa Beach, Calif. | Mira Costa High School

Gatorade California Women's Cross Country Player of the Year
High school national record in the two mile (9:50.70 – PR)
Shattered California state mile record via PR of 4:35.06
School record in the 800 (2:09.43), 1600m (4:33) and 3200m (9:55)

Colin Friend | Portland, Ore. | St. Stephens Academy

Graduated with school records in the outdoor 1500m (4:04.88) and 3000m (8:37.78)
Holds school all-time best marks in the 1600m (4:21.39) and mile run (4:23.15)
Six-time OSAA state champion
Back-to-back OSAA titles in the outdoor 1500m (2021, 2022) and 3000m (2021, 2022)
Helped lead St. Stephens to the 2019 OSAA team title

Jeremy Kain | Scotts Valley, Calif. | Scotts Valley

PRs – 1:51.32 (800m) and 4:07.77 (1600m)
Three straight SCCAL League championships
2021 1600m SCCAL League and California State Championships
Santa Cruz County 1600m record of 4:08.94
Three-time Junior Olympic All-American (track & field and cross country)
Set the 12-year-old world record in the mile run (4:36.8)
2018 Junior Olympic National Champion (4x800m relay), runner-up in the 2018 800m (2:01.39).

Anna Keeley | Fairfield, Conn. | Fairfield Ludlowe High School

PRs – 4:50.08 in the 1600m, 10:49.61 in the two mile run
Holds 1600m Class LL outdoor record
Indoor mile run champion, two mile runner-up at the 2022 New England Championships
2022 CIAC Class LL indoor championship in the 3200m and 1600m
School records in the indoor and outdoor mile and 5k (18:30.60)
Two-time All-FCIAC selection

James Lee | Longmont, Colo. | Penn

PRs – 1:50.97 (800m), 3:43.84 (1500m) and 4:01.15 (mile)
Fifth all-time at Penn in indoor mile and sixth in 1000m, No. 6 at Penn in outdoor 1500m and mile run

Amina Maatoug | The Netherlands

One of the premier Dutch middle distance runners
PRs – 2:03.70 (800m) and 4:14.52 (1500m)
Placed 21st (14:04) at the 2021 U20 European Cross Country Championships

Ashlyn Ramos | Sammamish, Wash. | Bucknell

PRs – 16:22.42 (5000m) and 34:04.76 (10,000m)
2022 ECAC 10,000m champion
Bucknell record in the 10,000m, DMR (outdoor) and 5000m (indoor)
Ranks No. 2 all-time in 3000m (indoor) and 5000m (outdoor)
Won 10,000m race at the 2021 Patriot League Outdoor Championships
Two-time qualifier for NCAA Cross Country National Championships

William Skelly | Arden Hills, Minn. | Mounds View High School

Graduated with school record in the outdoor 1600m (4:11.05)
Other PRs – 1:53.46 (800m), 4:11.98 (mile) and 15:32.04 (5k – cross country)
2022 Mr. Track and Field for MNHSL (Minnesota State High School League)
2021 800m state champion
2022 1600m state runner-up
Third at Nike Nationals in the 4x800 - set the state record via 7:36.72 finish

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