Men’s 4x400m Shatters Program Record, Blue Devils Set 12 Top-Five Duke Marks

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Men’s 4x400m Shatters Program Record, Blue Devils Set 12 Top-Five Duke Marks

4/5/2025 10:41:00 PM | Track & Field

TUSCON, Arizona – Duke track and field delivered another stellar showing in its second meet of the outdoor campaign, with the Blue Devils turning in 12 top-five program marks at the Jim Click Shootout, headlined by a school-record-breaking performance in the men's 4x400m relay.

In addition to the dozen top-five program marks, Duke posted wins in the men's and women's 4x400m relay and men's and women's javelin events and logged 16 podium finishes across the weekend.

TOP PERFORMANCES:

Duke capped the two-day meet in commanding fashion via a sweep of the 4x400m relays, as both the men's and women's Blue Devil quartets put on incredible performances en route to staking their respective spots on the Duke charts.
Comprised of Andres Langston, Joseph Taylor, TJ Clayton and Anish Rajamanickam, the Duke foursome got off the blocks hot en route to clocking a blistering time of 3:08.53 – nearly three seconds faster than the runner-up – unseating the previous mark set in 2022.
On the women's side, the Blue Devil contingent of Julia Jackson, Lauren Tolbert, Braelyn Baker and Megan McGinnis slotted themselves No. 3 all-time in program lore via a finish of 3:28.82. The Blue Devils also found success in the women's 4x100 earlier in the afternoon, as the foursome comprised of Mia Edim, Abby Geiser, Meredith Sims and Baker sprinted their way into the program history books behind a dash of 43.94 seconds – No. 2 all-time.
Joe DiDario and Julia Magliaro helped the Blue Devils complete another event sweep – this one coming in the men's and women's javelin. Magliaro came through with her clutchest throw on her sixth attempt launching the javelin 48.22m (158-2 feet) to claim the win. DiDario slotted himself atop the competition field after parlaying his opening throw into a mark of 68.03m (223-2 feet).
Duke registered four top-five program marks in the men's and women's 400m hurdles courtesy of strong showings from Baker, Aliya Garozzo, Langston and Liam O'Hara. Langston owned the best placement of the group, crossing the finish line in 51.07 seconds – No. 2 all-time at Duke – to finish runner-up.
Garozzo (56.54) and O'Hara (51.17) both placed third in their respective races, with their times ranking third and fourth all-time, respectively, in Duke lore. Baker slotted herself No. 5 on the program charts via a fourth-place finish of 57.25 seconds.
The Duke field events got in on the action as Eric Bottern and Phillips Moore etched their names into the top-five at Duke in the men's shot put. Moore improved upon his own No. 4 mark courtesy of a throw measuring 18.12m (59-5.50 feet) on his opening attempt, while Bottern made his third attempt the charm and registered a throw of 17.88m (58-8 feet) – good for No. 5 all-time at Duke.
Jeremiah Lauzon, Michael Scherk and Taylor rounded out the group of top Blue Devil performers. Taylor picked up his second top-five mark of the weekend, clocking 46.13 seconds in the 400m to move into No. 2 all-time in Duke lore. Scherk improved his own No. 2 program mark and finished runner-up in the men's 110m hurdles with a time of 13.82 seconds while Lauzon clocked 20.98 seconds in the men's 200m dash to move into No. 4 on the Duke charts.

UP NEXT:
The Blue Devils return to the Bull City to host the first of two home meets this season, starting with the Duke Invitational slated for April 10-12 at Morris Williams Stadium.

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