DURHAM – With the end of the regular season on the horizon, Duke track and field features a split squad this weekend as the Blue Devils prepare to compete at two meets from Feb. 9-10 – the BU Valentine Invitational and the Tiger Paw Invitational.
MEET INFORMATION – BU Valentine Invitational
- Duke returns to Boston for its second of three regular season meets, this time represented by the distance squad.
- On Friday at 11:05 a.m., Duke hits the track for the women's 800m race, followed by the women's mile (4:45 p.m.) and women's 3,000m (6:45 p.m.).
- Saturday sees the Duke men take part in the mile (4:55 p.m.), 3,000m (7:00 p.m.), and 5,000m (8:30 p.m.).
- Results can be found live at LancerTiming here.
MEET INFORMATION – Tiger Paw Invite
- Twenty-five Blue Devils are set to take part in the Tiger Paw Invite – 15 women and 10 men.
- Friday's action opens at 11 a.m., with the men's weight throw while the women's 60m hurdles qualifier (12:05 p.m.) commences track events for Duke.
- On Saturday, Duke field events kick off the morning in the women's high jump at (9 a.m.). On the track, the women's 800m opens the afternoon slate for the Blue Devils.
- FlashResults will provide coverage of the event here.
LAST TIME OUT
- It was another record-setting day for Duke track and field on Friday as the Blue Devils saw program records in the men's and women's weight throw shattered and six top-five program set on the first day of the Doc Hale Invitational.
- The Blue Devils had two individuals – Christian Johnson and Aimar Palma Simo – tie for the program record in the men's weight throw via stellar showings while in the women's event, it was Zoe Waddell who delivered an outstanding performance to take the school record down.
- Duke track and field wrapped up competition at the Doc Hale Invitational on Saturday with the Blue Devil women notching top-five program marks in the 200m, shot put and triple jump events behind the respective performances of the graduate transfer trio of Tina Martin, MaKayla Mason and Tia Rozario.
- In addition, the Blue Devils earned event wins in the women's 4x400m relay and 200m dash.
- Check out the full recaps here – Day 1 | Day 2
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