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Duffy Returns to Duke as Assistant Coach for Track & Field
8/19/2025 8:14:00 PM | Track & Field
DURHAM, N.C. – Duke A. Morris Williams, Jr. Track & Field Director Shawn Wilbourn announced Tuesday evening the hiring of former pole vault standout and Duke alum Erick Duffy as an assistant coach to the Blue Devils' staff. Duffy returns to Durham after previous stops at Boston College (2023-25) and Harvard (2022-23).
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"It's awesome to have one of my former athletes return to Duke in a coaching role," said Wilbourn. "Erick has done very well at his previous coaching positions and he will be a valuable asset to our pole vaulters."
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Duffy competed as a member of the Blue Devils' pole vault brigade in 2021-22, a season that saw him assert himself as a premier performer for the Blue Devils while vaulting his way into the program record books. His lone year in Durham was highlighted by a gold medal at the 2022 ACC Outdoor Championships via a then-school-record vault of 5.43m (17-9.75 feet), making Duffy Duke's first men's outdoor pole vault ACC Champion since Clint Brown 1967 title.
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Additionally, during his time at Duke, Duffy garnered the silver medal in the pole vault (5.26m) at the ACC Indoor Championships and picked up United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-America Honorable Mention honors following a vault of 5.30 meters. The North Andover, Massachusetts product also excelled in the classroom, earning USTFCCCA All-Academic status and All-ACC Academic Team honors during the indoor and outdoor campaigns.
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"I couldn't be more excited to return to my alma mater as a coach," Duffy said. "Duke track & field has always been a powerhouse, and the recent success of both the men's and women's teams has cemented it as one of the premier programs in the country. To be trusted with the pole vault group, an event area that has consistently been among the program's best, is both humbling and motivating. I'm ready to get to work and continue building on the incredible legacy of Duke track & field."
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Duffy spent two seasons on the coaching staff at Boston College where he worked with the jumpers, throwers and combined events. Prior to his time with the Eagles, he served as an assistant coach with the Harvard track & field program. While with the Crimson vertical jumps, javelin, and combined events group, he helped guide athletes to school records in the women's pole vault, as well as the men's heptathlon and decathlon. Harvard captured both the men's and women's Ivy League Championships in 2023.
Duffy also served as an assistant track & field coach at North Andover H.S., one of the top prep pole vaulting programs in the region. He is also the co-owner of Lux Viridi Athletic Club, committed to developing the next generation of pole vaulters and track & field athletes. As an athlete, he placed fifth in the heptathlon at the 2023 USATF Indoor Championship.Â
A 2021 graduate of Harvard, Duffy was a two-year captain with the Crimson where he ranked No. 2 all-time in program lore with a pole vault mark of 5.41 meters. He earned his masters of management studies degree from Duke's Fuqua School of Business in 2022.
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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"It's awesome to have one of my former athletes return to Duke in a coaching role," said Wilbourn. "Erick has done very well at his previous coaching positions and he will be a valuable asset to our pole vaulters."
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Duffy competed as a member of the Blue Devils' pole vault brigade in 2021-22, a season that saw him assert himself as a premier performer for the Blue Devils while vaulting his way into the program record books. His lone year in Durham was highlighted by a gold medal at the 2022 ACC Outdoor Championships via a then-school-record vault of 5.43m (17-9.75 feet), making Duffy Duke's first men's outdoor pole vault ACC Champion since Clint Brown 1967 title.
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Additionally, during his time at Duke, Duffy garnered the silver medal in the pole vault (5.26m) at the ACC Indoor Championships and picked up United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-America Honorable Mention honors following a vault of 5.30 meters. The North Andover, Massachusetts product also excelled in the classroom, earning USTFCCCA All-Academic status and All-ACC Academic Team honors during the indoor and outdoor campaigns.
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"I couldn't be more excited to return to my alma mater as a coach," Duffy said. "Duke track & field has always been a powerhouse, and the recent success of both the men's and women's teams has cemented it as one of the premier programs in the country. To be trusted with the pole vault group, an event area that has consistently been among the program's best, is both humbling and motivating. I'm ready to get to work and continue building on the incredible legacy of Duke track & field."
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Duffy spent two seasons on the coaching staff at Boston College where he worked with the jumpers, throwers and combined events. Prior to his time with the Eagles, he served as an assistant coach with the Harvard track & field program. While with the Crimson vertical jumps, javelin, and combined events group, he helped guide athletes to school records in the women's pole vault, as well as the men's heptathlon and decathlon. Harvard captured both the men's and women's Ivy League Championships in 2023.
Duffy also served as an assistant track & field coach at North Andover H.S., one of the top prep pole vaulting programs in the region. He is also the co-owner of Lux Viridi Athletic Club, committed to developing the next generation of pole vaulters and track & field athletes. As an athlete, he placed fifth in the heptathlon at the 2023 USATF Indoor Championship.Â
A 2021 graduate of Harvard, Duffy was a two-year captain with the Crimson where he ranked No. 2 all-time in program lore with a pole vault mark of 5.41 meters. He earned his masters of management studies degree from Duke's Fuqua School of Business in 2022.
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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