Gabay Registers Top-Five Program Mark in Men’s 3000m

Friday, January 26

Boston, Mass.

All Day

Duke University

Day One at BU Terrier Classic

The 2023 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Preliminaries got off to a rainy start at Hodges Stadium on the campus of the University of North Florida on May 24, 2023.
Picture made Mayl 24, 2023.
Fran Ruchalski

Photo by: Fran Ruchalski

Gabay Registers Top-Five Program Mark in Men’s 3000m

1/26/2024 10:29:00 PM | Track & Field

Day 1 Results

BOSTON, Mass. – Senior distance runner Austin Gabay's record-breaking performance in the men's 3,000m race headlined the opening day of competition for Duke track and field at the BU Terrier Classic. The Blue Devils also got a trio of solid performances in the men's mile run, two of which came via personal bests.

TOP PERFORMANCES

Gabay etched himself into the Duke history books with a career-best performance in the men's 3,000m Friday afternoon.
The senior clocked 8:01.79, good for 15th among the field, slotting himself No. 2 all-time in program lore.
Graduate student Sam Rivera turned in a solid showing in the 3,000m race as well, earning a top-30 finish via a time of 8:10.86.
The Duke men saw three individuals place among the top 35 of a stacked field competing in the mile run – Rory Cavan, Jeremy Kain and Beck Wittstadt.
Wittstadt paced the trio and checked in at No. 24 with a mark of 4:01.42. Cavan finished a few spots back, placing 30th behind a PR of 4:02.33 while Kain crossed the finish line in 4:02.85 to take 34th – the sophomore's time registering as a career best.
To check out the full results from Day 1, click here.

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