Blue Devils Primed for NCAA East Regional

Wednesday, May 24

Jacksonville, Fla.

All Day

Duke University

Day One at NCAA East Regional

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Blue Devils Primed for NCAA East Regional

5/23/2023 7:20:00 PM | Track & Field

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DURHAM – Duke track and field is back in action this weekend as the Blue Devils continue postseason competition at the NCAA East Regional, hosted by the University of North Florida, from May 24-27 at Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla.

Duke qualified 38 individuals to the regional meet, with 25 women and 13 men seeking advancement to the NCAA Outdoor Championships slated for June 7-10 in Austin, Texas at Mike A. Myers Stadium.

The regional features qualifiers with the top-48 marks in the nation (following injury or withdrawal), with the only exception being the top-24 times for relays and direct qualification for the top-24 in multi-events (heptathlon and decathlon). The top-12 from each event in the East and West regionals will advance to the national meet.

HOW TO FOLLOW

Day 1 (Wed.) – Live Results | Watch (ESPN+)
Day 2 (Thurs.) – Live Results | Watch (ESPN+)
Day 3 (Fri.) – Live Results | Watch (ESPN+)
Day 4 (Sat.) – Live Results | Watch (ESPN+)

WHAT TO KNOW

The NCAA East Regional takes place over four days – the Duke men will compete on Wednesday and Friday while the Blue Devil women compete on Thursday and Saturday.
Live results will be provided via FlashResults and the meet will air live on ESPN+. Wednesday and Thursday streams are slated to get going at 6 p.m. ET, while Friday and Saturday broadcasts are set to begin at 5 p.m. ET.
Ten Blue Devils enter the East Regional with top-10 rankings in their respective events. Graduate student Robbie Otal leads the charge for the Duke men with the fourth-farthest discus throw in the nation.
Classmate Nick Dahl also ranks in the top 10 of the men's 1500m field, checking in at No. 8 with a time of 3:39.31.
On the women's side, senior Halle Bieber along with sophomores Abby Geiser, Amina Maatoug and Megan McGinnis are names to watch as the quartet aims to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in multiple events.
McGinnis has enjoyed a breakout sophomore campaign, most recently winning gold in the 400 and silver in the 200 at the ACC Outdoor Championships this past weekend. The Roanoke, Va., native enters the regional ranked No. 6 in the 400 and is a member of the No. 2-seeded women's 4x400 relay along with graduate student Madison Mulder and freshmen Julia Jackson and Lauren Tolbert.
Bieber, Geiser and Maatoug all look to continue their strong seasons and carry momentum into the NCAA East Regional following successful ACC Outdoor Championship performances. The duo of Bieber and Geiser is set to take part in three events – the 100, 200 and women's 4x100 relay. At the ACC Championship meet this past weekend, Geiser notched a silver medal in the 100-dash while Bieber collected a pair of bronze medals in the 100 and 200 events. Maatoug also collected a silver medal in the 1500 with a runner-up finish in the event.
The other Blue Devils ranking in the top 10 of the East Region in their respective events are Dana Baker (No. 4 – Javelin), Paige Sommers (No. 7 – Pole Vault) and Emily Cole (No. 8 – 3000m steeplechase).
Set to make their NCAA Regional Championship debuts are freshmen Julia Jackson and Lauren Tolbert, sophomores Max Forte, Amina Maatoug and Paige Sommers, juniors Austin Gabay, Moorea Mitchell and Charlotte Tomkinson, senior Zach Kinne and graduate students Chinenye Agina, Jide Akinjisola, Karly Forker, Arianna Gragg, Madison Mulder and Jordyn Shubrick.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Wednesday, May 24 (All times are Eastern Time)
First Round	Men's Hammer – 10 a.m.	Jide Akinjisola
First Round	Men's Javelin – 1:30 p.m.	Scott Campbell, Luke Jackson, Joe DiDario
First Round	Men's Long Jump – 6 p.m.	Max Forte, Ezra Mellinger
First Round	Men's Pole Vault – 6:30 p.m.	Tyler Hrbek
First Round	Men's 1500m – 6:30 p.m.	Nick Dahl, Austin Gabay
First Round	Men's 800m – 7:50 p.m.	Beck Wittstadt
Semifinal	Men's 10,000m – 9:10 p.m.	Zach Kinne

Thursday, May 25 (All times are Eastern Time)
First Round	Women's Hammer – 10 a.m.	Jordyn Shubrick, Moorea Mitchell
First Round	Women's Javelin – 1:30 p.m.	Dana Baker, Ilhame Tamrouti, Haley Rizek, Kirstin West, Rylie Pease
First Round	Women's Long Jump – 6 p.m.	Isabel Wakefield
First Round	Women's 100mH – 6 p.m.	Isabel Wakefield, Emily Sloan, Chyler Turner
First Round	Women's Pole Vault – 6:30 p.m.	Paige Sommers
First Round	Women's 1500m – 6:30 p.m.	Amina Maatoug, Karly Forker
First Round	Women's 100m – 7 p.m.	Halle Bieber, Abby Geiser
First Round	Women's 400m – 7:25 p.m.	Megan McGinnis, Julia Jackson, Carly King, Madison Mulder
First Round	Women's 800m – 7:50 p.m.	Lauren Tolbert, Charlotte Tomkinson
First Round	Women's 400mH – 8:20 p.m.	Arianna Gragg
First Round	Women's 200m – 8:45 p.m.	Halle Bieber, Abby Geiser

Friday, May 26 (All times are Eastern Time)
First Round	Men's Discus – 1 p.m.	Robbie Otal
First Round	Men's High Jump – 2:30 p.m.	Beau Allen
Quarterfinal	Men's 1500m – 5:15 p.m.	TBD
Quarterfinal	Men's 800m – 7:05 p.m.	TBD

Saturday, May 27 (All times are Eastern Time)
First Round	Women's High Jump – 2:30 p.m.	Chinenye Agina, Brianna Smith
Quarterfinal	Women's 4x100m – 5 p.m.	Isabel Wakefield, Abby Geiser, Halle Bieber, Megan McGinnis, Chyler Turner, Julia Jackson
Quarterfinal	Women's 1500m – 5:15 p.m.	TBD
Quarterfinal	Women's 3,000m Steeplechase – 5:40 p.m.	Emily Cole
Quarterfinal	Women's 100mH – 6:15 p.m.	TBD
Quarterfinal	Women's 100m – 6:35 p.m.	TBD
Quarterfinal	Women's 400m – 6:50 p.m.	TBD
Quarterfinal	Women's 800m – 7:05 p.m.	TBD
Quarterfinal	Women's 400mH – 7:25 p.m.	TBD
Quarterfinal	Women's 200m – 7:50 p.m.	TBD
Semifinal	Women's 5,000m – 8:10 p.m.	Amina Maatoug
Quarterfinal	Women's 4x400m – 8:45 p.m.	Julia Jackson, Lauren Tolbert, Madison Mulder, Megan McGinnis, Carly King, Halle Bieber, Abby Geiser, Arianna Gragg

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