Blue Devils Post Stellar Showing at Tiger Paw Invitational

Friday, February 13

Clemson, S.C.

10 a.m.

Duke University

Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational

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Blue Devils Post Stellar Showing at Tiger Paw Invitational

2/14/2026 9:24:00 PM | Track & Field

Tiger Paw Final Results (PDF)

CLEMSON, S.C. – Duke track and field capped the indoor regular season with a bang, turning in a number of record-breaking performances during its multi-meet weekend.

The impressive weekend showing was headlined by five program records. The Blue Devils tallied four program marks – 60 meters, 400 meters and men's and women's 4x400m – at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational and one (800 meters) at the BU Valentine Invitational.

Overall, the Blue Devils turned in 14 top-five program marks with numerous Duke student-athletes notching personal bests.

TOP PERFORMANCES – TIGER PAW INVITATIONAL:

Sophomore Phillips Moore opened the weekend with a personal best and runner-up finish in the men's weight throw. Moore came through in the clutch on his sixth and final attempt, launching the weight 19.77m (64-10.50 feet). The throw moved Moore into No. 5 all-time on the Duke charts.
Sophomore Maya Collins and junior Mia Edim had strong performances in the prelims of the women's 60-meter dash with each earning automatic bids to the semifinal round.
Collins clocked a then personal best of 7.31 seconds and improved her own school record while Edim lowered her No. 2 all-time Duke mark behind a then collegiate best of 7.36 seconds.
In the semifinals, Collins and Edim one upped their respective first-round performances. Collins trimmed her school-record time down even more with a PR of 7.29 seconds, with Edim lowering her No. 2 program mark to a personal-best 7.34 seconds.
Sophomore Braelyn Baker and senior Julia Jackson were stellar in the women's 400m as both individuals posted career-best times en route to unseating the three-year-old program record. Baker hit the tape in 52.16 seconds to claim the top spot on the Duke 400m chart, while Jackson (52.40 seconds) moved up to No. 2 all-time.
On the men's side, graduate student Quinton Godfrey and sophomore Andres Langston also impressed in their respective 400m races. Langston posted a collegiate best of 46.30 seconds and moved up two spots into No. 2 in Blue Devil history, and Godfrey slotted himself No. 5 all-time at Duke with a PR of 47.59 seconds.
The Duke field events got the record-breaking action started once again, as Christian Toro opened the Saturday slate with a personal best to move up to No. 2 all-time on the program charts in the men's weight throw.
Toro's best throw came on his sixth attempt, with the junior recording a mark of 21.66m (71-0.75 feet) – nearly a three-foot improvement – to place third overall.
Freshman Karl Pohlak commanded the men's pole vault and turned in a career best to pick up his second collegiate victory. After skipping the first three heights, Pohlak cleared the next three bars at 4.80m, 4.95m and 5.05m, respectively – the final two on the first attempt.
The rookie passed on the next height of 5.10m before notching the deciding clearance of 5.15m (18-10.75 feet) to lock up the first-place finish.
Collins turned in a solid effort in her 200-meter race and lowered her No. 2 all-time Duke mark, stopping the clock at 23.42 seconds.
TJ Rowan impressed in the men's pole vault invite and improved his second-highest jump in school lore. Rowan passed on the opening two bars, then cleared the next two set at 5.05m and 5.20m. The sophomore's final mark measured 5.35m (17-8.50 feet) – good for second place.
Duke's women's 4x400m relay of Jackson, Baker, Collins and senior Lauren Tolbert capped the Tiger Paw Invitational with a bang, delivering an incredible performance en route to smashing both the ACC and Duke marks.
The unit clocked a season-best time of 3:30.35 to place third overall, unseating the ACC record set by Florida State in 2025. The Blue Devils' time also shaved over a second off their own previous school record set just a week ago.
Duke's men's relay of Godfrey, Langston and graduate students Michael Bennett and Max Forte also set the school record in the event, slotting themselves atop the Duke charts with a season-best time of 3:09.37.

TOP PERFORMANCES – BU VALENTINE INVITATIONAL/JDL ASICS SOUND INVITE:

Graduate student Beck Wittstadt brought the record-breaking party to Beantown. Wittstadt finished his 800m race with a personal best of 1:48.13 to slot himself atop the Duke charts, dismantling the previous seven-year-old mark.
Over in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, junior Lindsay Hausman had a solid outing in her first race of the season. Hausman shaved over five seconds off her previous 3,000-meter time and logged a personal best of 10:08.29, finishing as the runner-up.
Graduate students Jette Beermann and Stephanie Moss ran their way into the record books after both turned in strong performances in the women's 3,000-meter race at the BU Valentine Invitational Saturday evening. Beerman clocked 9:11.53 to slot herself No. 4 on the Duke charts, while Moss's time of 9:12.84 ranks fifth all-time in program history.

UP NEXT:
The Blue Devils turn their attention to the postseason, starting with the ACC Indoor Championships. The three-day conference meet is slated for Feb. 26-28 at the TRACK at New Balance in Boston, Massachusetts.

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