Blue Devils’ 2023 XC Season Commences at Elon Opener

Friday, September 1

Elon, N.C.

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Elon Opener

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Blue Devils’ 2023 XC Season Commences at Elon Opener

8/31/2023 4:21:00 PM | Cross Country

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DURHAM – The 2023 cross country season gets underway for Duke this weekend as the Blue Devils are set to compete under the lights at the Elon Opener Friday evening (Sept. 1) at the Elon Cross Country Course.

MEET INFORMATION

The women's 4K is set to begin at 8:15 p.m., followed by the men's 6K at 8:45 p.m.
Along with Duke, the competition field includes Elon, Averett, Barton, Campbell, ECU, Fayetteville State, High Point, Meredith, N.C. A&T, NC State, Rockingham CC, Shaw, UNC Pembroke, UNCW, USC Aiken and Winthrop
Live results will be provided by RunSignUp HERE.

WHAT TO KNOW

The Blue Devils look to continue their immense success at the Elon Opener. At the 2022 rendition of the event, the Duke women notched a runner-up finish with two runners in the top-five while the men's squad placed first to pick up its third straight Elon Opener win behind four-top five placements.
Head coach Angela Reckart enters her third season leading the cross country program.
Duke returns 24 letterwinners from its 2022 squad that posted one meet win and 10 top-10 finishes.
The Blue Devils will have 24 runners competing in the meet – Ryan Banko, Zach Barry, Rory Cavan, Zubeir Dagane, Carter Dillon, Owen Drometer, Nick Falk, Colin Friend, Austin Gabay, Jeremy Kain, Michael Keehan, Jack Kovach, Jared Kreis, Tyler Morris, William Skelly, Jacob Winslow and Beck Wittstadt are the Duke representatives on the men's team.
On the women's side, Emily Cole, Anna Corcoran, Julia Fenerty, Hope Frost, Ella Johns, Thais Rolly and Kelli Wilson will compete for the Blue Devils.
Seven Blue Devils – Fenerty, Dagane, Drometer, Johns, Keehan, Rolly and Winslow – are set to make their Duke debuts.

UP NEXT

The Blue Devils are back in action on Sept. 15 as the team travels up the road to Cary to take part in the Adidas XC Challenge.

To stay up to date with Blue Devils cross country and track & field, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeTFXC."

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