Victoria Patterson

Duke Cross Country in studio. Durham, NC.- August 21, 2020

Height:
5-8
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Greenville, S.C.

2020-21 T&F: Made her indoor season debut at the ACC Indoor Championships, taking home 32nd place in the 3000 meter with a PR time of 9:52.68 (2/25) ... Competed in the 3000m steeplechase for the first time, taking second place behind only the top run in the country, running a time of 10:33.73 at the Tobacco Road Challenge (4/10) ... Shaved more than five seconds off her previous best to set a PR in the 3000m steeplechase, winning her first collegiate event with a time of 10:28.20 at the Charlotte Invitational (4/23) ... Smashed her PR in the 3000m steeplechase and recorded the fourth fastest run in program history, recording a time of 10:16.98 to finish first at Duke Twilight (5/3) ... Made her ACC Outdoor Championships debut, running a historic time of 10:08.13 in the 3000m steeplechase, setting the second fastest mark in program history for an eighth place finish, to help the Blue Devil women win their first ACC Championship (5/13 - 5/15) ... Took home 44th place in the 3000m steeplechase with a mark of 10:48.12 at the NCAA East Regional (5/29).

2020 XC: Ran in three meets during the 2020 fall season ... finished sixth among Duke runners and 19th overall at the season-opening Virginia Tech Invitational (9/25), recording a 6K time of 22:04.9 ... ran her 5K in 18:42.1 at the Panorama Farms Invitational (10/16) ... competed at the ACC Championships, clocking a 6K time of 22:13.3 ... Added an additional event in the winter, taking home 30th place in the 6k with a PR time of 20:59.7 at the FSU Winter XC Classic (2/5) ... Took home a finish of 142nd with a time of 21:47.5 at the NCAA Championships (3/15).

Prior to Duke: Competed for four years at Deerfield Academy in Deerfield, Mass ... ran a personal-best mile time of 4:53.89 at the NYRR Millrose Games in February of 2019 ... took first place in the 1500m finals with a time of 4:40.12 at the 2018 New England Prep School Track Association (NEPSTA) Championships ... placed 10th with a PR time in the 5K of 17:27.20 at the 2018 Foot Locker Cross Country South Regionals ... made appearances at both the indoor and outdoor New Balance Nationals during her high school career.

Personal: Daughter of Jacqueline Patterson and John Knight ... born October 11, 2001.

Duke Cross Country PR
5K – 18:42.1 (10/16/2020)
6K – 20:59.1 (2/5/2021)

Duke Indoor PR
3000m – 9:52.68 (2/25/2021)

Duke Outdoor PR
3000m Steeplechase [2] – 10:08.13 (5/14/2021)

High School Cross Country PR
5K – 17:27.0 (11/24/2018)

High School Indoor PR
1 mile – 4:53.89 (2/9/2019)
3000m – 9:48.49 (1/26/2019)
2 miles – 10:50.94 (3/11/2018)

High Outdoor PR
800m – 2:17.08 (5/18/2018)
3000m – 9:55.06 (6/3/2018)

[ ] denotes ranking in school record book

Last updated on June 9, 2021