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Six Blue Devils Selected for Senior Nexus Championship
6/19/2024 7:21:00 AM | Field Hockey
DURHAM – Six members of the Duke field hockey team have been selected to compete in the 2024 Senior Nexus Championship presented by Osaka Hockey. Madison Beach, Paige Bitting, Kaiya Chepow, Maggie Kondrath, Alaina McVeigh and Grace Norair all will travel to the Virginia Beach Regional Training Center for the July 14-16 events.
The event will start with a team training session on Sunday, July 14 with games starting on Monday, July 15.
Beach and Chepow are the youngest of the Blue Devils chosen with both entering their freshman seasons at Duke. Chepow, a goaltender, enrolled a semester early spending the spring training with the team and adapting to the college game. Beach is the reigning two-time IFHHSA Illinois Player of the Year. She arrives in Durham after scoring 209 career points for Glenbrook North High School.
Bitting, a two-year starter, is back for her junior season, while Norair is in her final season as a Blue Devil with 47 games of experience. McVeigh, Duke's top scorer from a year ago, looks to build on an outstanding first year on the turf. The 2023 ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Year registered 17 goals and three assists last season while helping the Blue Devils to the ACC Championship title game and the NCAA semifinals. Kondrath looks to have an impact on the turf for the Blue Devils this season after missing the 2023 campaign to injury.
The Senior NXC is held annually and features 144 elite collegiate and post-collegiate athletes. During the spring and early summer, athletes trialed and trained at one of the seven USA Field Hockey High Performance Centers throughout the country for an opportunity to be selected to the Senior NXC. All athletes that were previously named to the U.S. U-18, U-21, and Development Women's National Teams were also included within the selection.
A step along the Olympic Development Pathway program, the Senior NXC serves as a selection opportunity for the 2024-25 U.S. U-21 Women's National Team Selection Camps, Junior USWNT Selection Camps, U.S. Women's National Development Squad and U.S. Women's National Team.
The Blue Devils officially open the 2024 campaign Aug. 30 against William & Mary at 2 p.m.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils field hockey, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeFH".
Duke Centennial
In 2024, Duke celebrates its Centennial, marking one hundred years since Trinity College became Duke University. Duke will use this historic milestone to deepen the understanding of its history, inspire pride and strengthen bonds and partnerships, and prepare for a second century of continued excellence and impactful leadership. To learn more, please visit 100.duke.edu
#GoDuke
The event will start with a team training session on Sunday, July 14 with games starting on Monday, July 15.
Beach and Chepow are the youngest of the Blue Devils chosen with both entering their freshman seasons at Duke. Chepow, a goaltender, enrolled a semester early spending the spring training with the team and adapting to the college game. Beach is the reigning two-time IFHHSA Illinois Player of the Year. She arrives in Durham after scoring 209 career points for Glenbrook North High School.
Bitting, a two-year starter, is back for her junior season, while Norair is in her final season as a Blue Devil with 47 games of experience. McVeigh, Duke's top scorer from a year ago, looks to build on an outstanding first year on the turf. The 2023 ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Year registered 17 goals and three assists last season while helping the Blue Devils to the ACC Championship title game and the NCAA semifinals. Kondrath looks to have an impact on the turf for the Blue Devils this season after missing the 2023 campaign to injury.
The Senior NXC is held annually and features 144 elite collegiate and post-collegiate athletes. During the spring and early summer, athletes trialed and trained at one of the seven USA Field Hockey High Performance Centers throughout the country for an opportunity to be selected to the Senior NXC. All athletes that were previously named to the U.S. U-18, U-21, and Development Women's National Teams were also included within the selection.
A step along the Olympic Development Pathway program, the Senior NXC serves as a selection opportunity for the 2024-25 U.S. U-21 Women's National Team Selection Camps, Junior USWNT Selection Camps, U.S. Women's National Development Squad and U.S. Women's National Team.
The Blue Devils officially open the 2024 campaign Aug. 30 against William & Mary at 2 p.m.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils field hockey, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeFH".
Duke Centennial
In 2024, Duke celebrates its Centennial, marking one hundred years since Trinity College became Duke University. Duke will use this historic milestone to deepen the understanding of its history, inspire pride and strengthen bonds and partnerships, and prepare for a second century of continued excellence and impactful leadership. To learn more, please visit 100.duke.edu
#GoDuke
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