Blue Devils Head to Blacksburg for Hokie Invitational

Friday, January 20

Blacksburg, Va.

All Day

Duke University

Day One at Hokie Invitational

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Blue Devils Head to Blacksburg for Hokie Invitational

1/19/2023 5:05:00 PM | Track & Field

Live Results Meet Info (PDF)

DURHAM – Duke track and field continues indoor season competition with a trip to Blacksburg, Va., this weekend for the Hokie Invitational, slated for Jan. 20-21 at Rector Fieldhouse.

MEET INFORMATION/WHAT TO KNOW

Along with Duke, the meet field features athletes from Charlotte, Cornell, East Carolina, Georgetown, NC State, Northeastern, Penn State, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, VMI (men only) and host Virginia Tech.
On Friday, the Blue Devils open at 10:30 a.m., as five athletes gear up to compete across the men's heptathlon (first half) and women's pentathlon.
Duke field events commence at 4 p.m., with the women's seeded pole vault. The Blue Devils will also have athletes taking part in the women's long jump (5 p.m.), men's weight throw (5 p.m.), men's long jump (7 p.m.) and women's weight throw (7 p.m.).
On the track, the women's (5 p.m.) and men's (5:20 p.m.) mile run gets things going. Duke also features entries in the women's 60m hurdles (5:45 p.m.), women's (6:15 p.m.) and men's (6:25 p.m.) 60m dash, women's (6:45 p.m.) and men's (7 p.m.) 1,000m run.
Friday wraps up with the women's (7:45 p.m.) and men's (7:55 p.m.) 600m run, women's (8:10 p.m.) and men's (8:25 p.m.) 3,000m run and women's (8:55 p.m.) and men's (9:10 p.m.) 300m.
On Saturday, the last three events of the heptathlon will take place beginning with the 60m hurdles at 10:30 a.m.
The women's high jump kicks off the field events at noon, to be followed by the men's high jump (2:30 p.m.), women's shot put, men's triple jump and men's pole vault – the latter three all slated to begin at 3 p.m.
Day two will see the Duke track events open at 2:00 and 2:15 p.m., respectively, with the women's and men's DMR. Following those events are the women's (2:30 p.m.) and men's (2:45 p.m.) 400m, women's (3:05 p.m.) and men's (3:15 p.m.) 800m, women's (3:35 p.m.) and men's (3:55 p.m.) 200m dash and the men's 5,000m run at 4:15 p.m.
The Blue Devils close the meet with the women's 4x400m relay set for a 4:40 p.m., start.
A complete list of the Duke entries along with the official results for the meet can be viewed at FlashResults here.

LAST TIME OUT

Graduate student Zach McWhorter tied the school pole vault record while the Blue Devils won three events and tallied four top-five program marks overall to highlight a day of competition at the Dick Taylor Carolina Challenge. Duke also earned 18 top-five placements at the meet.
McWhorter made his Duke debut one to remember as the Springdale, Ark., native tied the nine-year-old school indoor pole vault record en route to winning the event.
After passing on the first 12 heights, McWhorter cleared 5.33m (17-5.75 feet) to win the event and match Justin Amezquita's 2014 mark.
Sophomore Abby Geiser notched the second event win of the day for the Blue Devils and etched herself into the program record books in the 60m dash.
Geiser clocked 7.53 in the prelims to book her spot in the final, then one-upped her performance by dashing to a first-place finish via a run of 7.47 seconds – No. 3 all-time at Duke.
Graduate students Jordyn Shubrick and Zoe Waddell improved upon their top-five program marks in the weight throw with solid performances.
Shubrick finished runner-up in the event and raised her fourth-ranked program mark on a toss of 18.62m (61-1.25 feet), while Waddell improved her No. 5 program mark with a throw of 17.19m (56-4.75 feet).
For the full recap, click here.

UP NEXT
The Blue Devils head to State College, Pa., to take part in the Penn State National meet set for Jan. 27-28.

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