Upcoming Event: Cross Country at Gans Creek Classic on September 26, 2025 at All Day
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Cross Country
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2021 Cross Country Roster
Cetta, Francesca
Francesca Cetta
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Potomac, Md.
Bio
2021 XC: Competed in first collegiate cross country meet at Elon Opener (9/3), finishing in 47th place with a time of 15:26.7 on the 4K course… Finished 5K course in 19:34.5 at the adidas XC Challenge (9/17) to place 46th.
2020-21 T&F: Made collegiate debut at the Hokie Invitational (1/22), finishing 17th in the 3000m with a time of 10:50.12.
Prior to Duke: Lettered for four years in track & field under Meredith Valmon at Holton Arms High School … competed at the 26th Hispanic Games at the Armory in New York City (1/3/20), clocking personal records in the 400m, 1500m and mile ... set her best time in the 800m at the General Philip Draper Invitational (5/3/19), clocking 2:16.51 ... her 1600m PR came at the DMV Meet of Champions (6/9/19), where she posted a time of 5:00.98 ... as a junior, ran at the 2019 New Balance Outdoor Nationals, where she posted an outdoor PR time of 4:44.34 in the 1500m.
Personal: Daughter of Michael and Denise Cetta ... both parents graduated from Duke in 1990 ... born January 16, 2002 ... has two brothers, Max and Declan.
Duke Indoor PR
3000m - 10:50.12 (1/22/2021)
High School Cross Country PR
5000m – 18:51.8 (10/26/2019)
High School Indoor PR
400m – 1:06.05 (1/4/2020)
1500m – 4:48.45 (1/4/2020)
1 mile – 5:22.10 (1/4/2020)
High School Outdoor PR
400m – 1:00.37 (4/26/2017)
800m – 2:16.51 (5/4/2019)
1500m – 4:44.34 (6/16/2019)
1600m – 5:00.98 (6/9/2019)
1 mile – 5:04:74 (6/1/2019)
3200m – 11:27.57 (5/11/2019)
Last updated on March 3, 2021
2020-21 T&F: Made collegiate debut at the Hokie Invitational (1/22), finishing 17th in the 3000m with a time of 10:50.12.
Prior to Duke: Lettered for four years in track & field under Meredith Valmon at Holton Arms High School … competed at the 26th Hispanic Games at the Armory in New York City (1/3/20), clocking personal records in the 400m, 1500m and mile ... set her best time in the 800m at the General Philip Draper Invitational (5/3/19), clocking 2:16.51 ... her 1600m PR came at the DMV Meet of Champions (6/9/19), where she posted a time of 5:00.98 ... as a junior, ran at the 2019 New Balance Outdoor Nationals, where she posted an outdoor PR time of 4:44.34 in the 1500m.
Personal: Daughter of Michael and Denise Cetta ... both parents graduated from Duke in 1990 ... born January 16, 2002 ... has two brothers, Max and Declan.
Duke Indoor PR
3000m - 10:50.12 (1/22/2021)
High School Cross Country PR
5000m – 18:51.8 (10/26/2019)
High School Indoor PR
400m – 1:06.05 (1/4/2020)
1500m – 4:48.45 (1/4/2020)
1 mile – 5:22.10 (1/4/2020)
High School Outdoor PR
400m – 1:00.37 (4/26/2017)
800m – 2:16.51 (5/4/2019)
1500m – 4:44.34 (6/16/2019)
1600m – 5:00.98 (6/9/2019)
1 mile – 5:04:74 (6/1/2019)
3200m – 11:27.57 (5/11/2019)
Last updated on March 3, 2021
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