Duke Gears Up for NCAA East Regional

Wednesday, May 22

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Day One at NCAA East Regional

Skyla Wilson competes during the hurdles

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Duke Gears Up for NCAA East Regional

5/21/2024 2:51:00 PM | Track & Field

Live Results Watch (ESPN+)Meet Central NCAA East Regional Schedule (PDF)

DURHAM – Duke track and field returns to postseason action this week as the Blue Devils gear up for the NCAA East Regional, hosted by the University of Kentucky, from May 22-25 at the Outdoor Track and Field Facility in Lexington, Ky.

The Blue Devils qualified 39 individuals across 24 track & field events, with the 26 women and 13 men seeking advancement to the NCAA Outdoor Championships slated for June 5-8 in Eugene, Ore., at Hayward Field. This week's competitors are looking to join senior Brianna Smith, who already punched her ticket to the national meet via the heptathlon.

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.

MEET INFO

Live Results – FlashResults
Watch – ESPN+
Duke Entries – Men | Women

WHAT TO KNOW

Duke features 28 entries on the women's side and 14 for the men. The 28 entries are tied for the fifth-most nationally. Six of the women's entries come via the 800m – No. 1 in the NCAA
Eight Blue Devils enter the East Regional with top-10 rankings in their respective events. Freshman Gemma Tutton leads the way on the women's side checking in at No. 3 in the East, followed by graduate student Skyla Wilson who ranks seventh in the 400m hurdles. Both individuals captured the gold medal in their respective events at the 2024 ACC Outdoor Championships.
The reigning ACC champion women's 4x400m and 4x100m relays are No. 8 and No. 9 in the east, respectively, with sophomore Lauren Tolbert rounding out the group at No. 10 in the 800m.
On the men's side, the graduate student trio of Simen Guttormsen, Christian Johnson and Aimar Palma Simo are names to watch. Reigning ACC Hammer Throw champion Palma Simo paces the group with the third-farthest hammer throw in the East Regional, Johnson right behind in fourth.
Guttormsen, who took home ACC gold in the men's pole vault, checks in at No. 5.
Set to make their NCAA Championship debuts this week are Anna Corcoran, Iris Downes, Mia Edim, Katie Hamilton, Julia Magliaro, Matthew Prebola, Meredith Sims, Christian Toro, Tutton, Zoe Waddell, Samantha Wallenstrom and Ryan Wilson.

LAST TIME OUT

The Duke women's track and field team made ACC history as the Blue Devils became the first women's team to win back-to-back outdoor conference titles outright since the league expanded to 15 teams.
The Blue Devils, who won their third women's ACC Championship in the last four seasons, capped a stellar weekend at the ACC Outdoor Championships by collecting six more medals and garnering 20 All-ACC honors on the final day of competition. Four of Duke's six medals were gold as Tolbert, Wilson and both the women's 4x100m and 4x400m relays registered ACC titles.
Duke's women finished the three-day conference meet with 133 points – 12 points better than the runner-up (Clemson). On the men's side, the Blue Devils totaled 70.33 points to place seventh. Overall, Duke crowned seven ACC Champions, produced 13 medals and garnered 37 All-ACC honors over the course of the weekend.
Full Recaps – Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3

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