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Blue Devils Set to Host Duke Invitational this Weekend
4/5/2023 9:48:00 PM | Track & Field
DURHAM – Back on its home track, Duke track and field gears up to host its first and only home meet of the season this weekend in the Duke Invitational. The three-day meet will take place at Morris Williams Stadium April 6-8.
MEET INFO
WHAT TO KNOW
LAST TIME OUT
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MEET INFO
- Live Results – FlashResults
- Watch (ACCNX) – Friday (6-9 p.m.) | Saturday (11 a.m. - 1 p.m.)
WHAT TO KNOW
- The Duke Invitational field features athletes from 66 different schools and running organizations.
- Duke will be represented by 86 athletes competing across 39 track and field events.
- The Blue Devils will honor their senior class on Saturday at 11:35 a.m.
- The women's squad checks in at No. 22 in the Week 2 United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) top-25 rankings.
- The Blue Devils are one of six ranked teams in the top 25 from the ACC, joining No. 13 Virginia, No. 15 Notre Dame, No. 16 Florida State, No. 19 Miami and No. 24 NC State. Additionally, the Blue Devil women sit fourth in the southeast region.
- Thursday's schedule consists of field events only, beginning with the women's hammer throw at 10:00 a.m.
- Competition gets going Friday at 11 a.m., in the women's javelin and the men's decathlon with the women's heptathlon (11:30 a.m.) starting up shortly afterwards. The women's 200m dash (4:30 p.m.) jumpstarts the evening session for Duke.
- An action-packed Saturday slate opens via the women's hammer throw along with the final events of the men's decathlon and women's heptathlon at 10:00 a.m. On the track, Duke gets going at 11:00 a.m., in the 4x100m relay.
LAST TIME OUT
- Duke is coming off a solid showing at the VertKlasse Meeting this past weekend that saw the Blue Devils shatter two program records and register four top-five program marks.
- On Friday, Jide Akinjisola and Myles Schreck set the tone for the day behind a pair of standout performances in the men's hammer throw that culminated in top-five placements.
- Schreck had the stoutest performance of the morning en route to logging a runner-up finish, coming through with a massive and season-best throw of 60.19m (197-5 feet) on his fourth attempt – catapulting four spots up to No. 1 all-time while shattering the previous seven-year-old record by two feet.
- Akinjisola parlayed his fourth attempt into the farthest throw of his career as he tallied a toss of 58.95m (193-5 feet). The distance was good for fifth among the field and improved his No. 5 all-time program mark in the process.
- For the third time in as many meets, Robbie Otal bested his discus throw mark from the week before. Otal registered a season-best toss on Saturday and picked up his third consecutive win in the event behind a massive throw of 62.06m (203-7 feet) on his third attempt. Not only did his efforts reset the Duke school record in the event for the third time, but it also shattered the meet and facility record as well.
- Moorea Mitchell turned in another standout performance in the women's hammer throw. Coming out of the gates hot, Mitchell logged a personal-best throw measuring 57.59m (188-11 feet) on her first attempt. Her throw was good for fourth place and improved her No. 3 all-time program mark.
- Payton Little tallied another personal best for the third straight week – this one coming in the women's discus. Little's final throw was her most clutch and moved her up one spot to No. 4 all-time in school lore via a throw of 45.85m (150-5 feet).
- Full VertKlasse Meeting Recap – Day 1 | Day 2
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