Upcoming Event: Cross Country versus USATF U20 Cross Country Championships on December 6, 2025 at 5:50 p.m. (8K) / 6:30 p.m. (6K)
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5:50 p.m. (8K) / 6:30 p.m. (6K)
Cross Country
vs USATF U20 Cross Country Championships
Saturday, December 6
Portland, Ore.
5:50 p.m. (8K) / 6:30 p.m. (6K)
Duke University
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USATF U20 Cross Country Championships
Fitchen-Young, Garces Set for USATF U20 Cross Country Championships
12/6/2025 10:30:00 AM | Cross Country
DURHAM, N.C. – Duke freshmen Eli Fitchen-Young and Victoria Garces make their return to the cross country course Saturday evening, as the pair gears up to compete at the USA Track & Field (USATF) U20 Cross Country Championships.
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Fitchen-Young will race in the men's 8K race at 5:50 p.m., with Garces taking the starting line for the women's 6K at 6:30 p.m. All times listed are Eastern Time. Live results for the meet are available via AthleticTiming at the link HERE.
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Hailing from Santa Cruz, California, Fitchen-Young competed in four meets for the Blue Devils and posted two top-50 finished on the year, headlined by a 4K personal best (11:52.8) and seventh-place showing at the season-opening tri meet with North Carolina A&T and N.C. Central. Fitchen-Young also competed at the ACC Cross Country Championships where he notched an 8K PR of 24:17.2.
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Garces enjoyed a strong rookie campaign that featured a trio of top-50 placements through four 6K races. One of Duke's top freshman harriers, the Midland, Michigan product turned in a 6K career best at the NCAA Southeast Regional, hitting the tape in 20:14.3 to place 30th. Garces' other top-50 showings took place at the ACC Cross Country Championships (43rd) and the Gans Creek Classic (47th).
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Fitchen-Young will race in the men's 8K race at 5:50 p.m., with Garces taking the starting line for the women's 6K at 6:30 p.m. All times listed are Eastern Time. Live results for the meet are available via AthleticTiming at the link HERE.
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Hailing from Santa Cruz, California, Fitchen-Young competed in four meets for the Blue Devils and posted two top-50 finished on the year, headlined by a 4K personal best (11:52.8) and seventh-place showing at the season-opening tri meet with North Carolina A&T and N.C. Central. Fitchen-Young also competed at the ACC Cross Country Championships where he notched an 8K PR of 24:17.2.
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Garces enjoyed a strong rookie campaign that featured a trio of top-50 placements through four 6K races. One of Duke's top freshman harriers, the Midland, Michigan product turned in a 6K career best at the NCAA Southeast Regional, hitting the tape in 20:14.3 to place 30th. Garces' other top-50 showings took place at the ACC Cross Country Championships (43rd) and the Gans Creek Classic (47th).
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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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#GoDuke
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