Duke Tallies Seven Top-Five Program Marks

Friday, January 27

State College, Pa.

All Day

Duke University

Day One at Penn State National

Duke Tallies Seven Top-Five Program Marks

1/27/2023 11:46:00 PM | Track & Field

Results

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Duke track and field registered another impressive showing on Friday as the opening day of competition at the Penn State National Open saw the Blue Devils post seven top-five program marks and win a pair of events.

Sophomores Amina Maatoug and Chyler Turner each produced top-five times in route to winning their respective events while Abby Geiser, James Lee, Jordyn Shubrick, Lauren Tolbert and Beck Wittstadt etched their names onto the all-time Duke charts with strong performances of their own.

TOP PERFORMANCES

After running 8.50 seconds in the 60m hurdles first round to win her heat and earn an automatic qualifier to the event semis, Chyler Turner took her performance to the next level as she followed that up with a personal-best showing to rewrite the Duke record books.
Turner tied the program's third-fastest 60m hurdle time as she clocked 8.34 seconds in the semifinal to punch her ticket to the next round. In the final, she ran her way to a first-place finish via a time of 8.36 seconds.
Amina Maatoug turned in another stellar performance and showed once more that she is a force to be reckoned with. Competing in the 800m for the first time this season, Maatoug positioned herself at the front of the pack from the jump and never fell outside the top-five runners in the field, finishing the race in 2:04:42 to win the event and slot herself No. 2 all-time on the Duke charts.
Maatoug wasn't the only Blue Devil to shine in the 800m as Lauren Tolbert finished right on Maatoug's heels via a spectacular showing of her own.
Tolbert got off to a fast start and inserted herself among the top-three runners, where she remained throughout the duration of the race. The freshman finished as runner-up behind a time of 2:04.99 – the fifth-fastest time in Duke history.
Sophomore Abby Geiser booked her spot in the 60m dash finals following finishes of 7.46 seconds and 7.53 seconds in the first and semifinal rounds, respectively.
Geiser saved her best race for last, dashing her way to a runner-up finish after clocking a personal best of 7.44 seconds. The time put Geiser at No. 2 in Duke lore, just .01 off of the school record.
Jordyn Shubrick continues to build on her performances meet-by-meet, improving on her mark in the women's weight throw for the third time in four meets.
Shubrick's third attempt was her best one as she got her weight out to 19.29m (63-3.50 feet), jumping up two spots to No. 2 on the program charts.
The men's mile provided the final two revisions of the day to the Duke record books behind the efforts of James Lee and Beck Wittstadt.
Lee became just the third Duke runner to run a sub-four minute mile, clocking 3:59.22 to finish fifth among the field and slot himself second all-time in school lore. Wittstadt finished two spots back of Lee and tallied the fourth-fastest mile time in Duke history on a run of 4:00.66.
For the full results from day one, click here.

UP NEXT
Duke wraps up competition at the Penn State National Open on Saturday. The Blue Devils get going at 11 a.m., with the men's and women's high jump while track events commence with the men's 400m dash slated for 11:10 a.m.

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