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2020 Cross Country Roster
Dellinger, Paul
Paul Dellinger
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Rochester, N.Y.
- High School:
- Brighton
Bio
Honors: 2019 All-ACC Academic Team (Cross Country)
2020-21 T&F: Opened the outdoor season with a 26th place finish in the 1500m with a time of 3:54.21 at the Tobacco Road Challenge (4/10) ... Finished 50th in the 5000m with a time of 14:36.31 at the Virginia Challenge (4/17) ... Earned a second place finish in the 5000m with a time of 14:40.70 at Duke Twilight (5/3) ... Crushed his previous best 5000m run, turning in a time of 14:04.08 to finish 20th at the ACC Outdoor Championships (5/15).
2020 XC: Ran in three races during the fall campaign ... opened the season with an 11th-place result at the Virginia Tech Invitational (9/25), clocking an 8K time of 25:14.8 ... recorded a personal-best 8K finish of 24:18.1 to place sixth at the Panorama Farms Invitational (10/16) ... wrapped up the campaign at the ACC Championships (10/30), running his 8K in 25:11.17 ... Finished in 120th on the 8K course with a time of 25:56.3 at the FSU Winter XC Classic (2/5) ... Made his NCAA Championships debut and finished 106th on the 10K course with a time of 31:35.1 to help lead the Blue Devils to a 16th place finish at the NCAA Championships (3/11).
2019-20 T&F: Competed in five meets during the indoor season ... took 10th in the men's mile in the season-opening Carolina Challenge (1/11), clocking a time of 4:22.56 ... came in second in the 5000m with a time of 14:40.73 at the Virginia Tech Invitational (1/18) ... won the 5000m at the Camel City Invitational (2/7), pacing the field with a time of 14:28.72 ... had a strong showing at the ACC Indoor Championships in South Bend, Ind. (2/28), clocking in at a seasonal-best 14:23.09 to finish 16th in the men's finals ... did not compete in any outdoor events due to the season being cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019 XC: Earned top-five finishes in three of the six races during the 2019 fall campaign ... opened the season with a third-place finish in the Elon Opener (8/31), posting a 6K time of 18:31.1 ... set a PR time in the 8K at the Cavalier Classic (9/14), clocking in at 24:28.5 ... took fourth in the field at the Roy Griak Invitational (9/28) with an 8K time of 24:29.1 ... finished his 8K at 25:16.3 at the ACC Cross Country Championships (11/1) ... recorded a PR in the 10K at the NCAA Southeast Region Championships (11/15), finishing his season with a time of 31:15.6.
2018-19 T&F: Ran in the 3000m and 5000m during the indoor season … took first at the Camel City Invitational (2/2) in the 5000m with a PR time of 14:50.25 … ran PR time of 8:15.45 in the 3000m at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge (1/24) … placed third in the 3000m at the Dick Taylor Carolina Cup (1/12) and in the 5000m at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational (2/8) … ran in eight meets during the outdoor campaign … clocked a PR time of 8:25.55 at the Battle of the Blues (4/6) in the 3000m.
2018 XC: Participated in four races in the 2018 fall season, earning top five finishes for the Blue Devils in three of those competitions … opened his sophomore campaign with an impressive showing, posting a fifth-place overall finish in the Elon Opener (8/31) with a time of 18:50 to help the Blue Devils earn a second-place team finish in the season-opening meet … notched his second consecutive first-place finish for the Blue Devils in the Roy Griak Invitational (9/29), posting an eighth-place overall finish with an 8K time of 24:47.3 to help Duke secure a first-place team victory … finished fifth for the Blue Devils at Pre-Nationals (10/13), posting a time of 25:52.2 to round out the scoring for Duke.
2017-18 T&F: Competed in four events during the indoor season and four events during the outdoor campaign, earning five top 10 finishes … placed sixth in the 3,000m run at the Carolina Cup (1/13) with a time of 8:32.02 … earned a first-place finish in the 5,000m run at the Camel City Invite (2/3), posting a time of 14:40.25 to secure the top spot … qualified for the ACC Indoor Championships in the 5,000m run, where he finished 26th with a time of 15:13.56 … finished eighth in the 3,000m run at the Battle of the Blues (4/6), clocking a time of 8:25.55 … ran his best 5,000m of the outdoor season at the Penn Relays (4/26) with a time of 14:40.82.
2017 XC: Posted top-three finishes for Duke in four of his six races during the fall season as a freshman … notched a second-place overall finish in his collegiate debut, recording a 6K time of 18:10 in the Bull City Classic (9/1) as the Blue Devils opened the season with a first-place finish in shutout fashion … placed third overall at the Winthrop Invitational (9/16) with an 8K time of 25:20.36 as Duke earned a first-place victory … helped the Blue Devils to a first-place victory in the ECU Pirates Invite (10/13), finishing third for Duke with a time of 24:53.35 in the 8K race … posted a strong showing at the ACC Championships (10/27) with a personal-best time of 24:36.2 in the 8K, finishing second for the Blue Devils.
Prior to Duke: Lettered for five years in cross country and track and field under Brian Matthews and Shannon Times at Brighton High School…New York State Indoor Track Champion in the 3200m…New Balance Nationals All-American in the two mile.
Personal: Son of Peter Dellinger and Carolyn Reardon…Born October 15th, 1999...Has a twin brother Thomas.
Duke Cross Country PR
3.73 Mile - 18:50.8 (8/31/2018)
6K – 18:10.0 (9/1/2017)
8K – 24:18.1 (10/16/2020)
10K – 31:15.6 (11/15/2019)
Duke Indoor PR
3,000m – 8:15.45 (1/26/2019)
5,000m – 14:23.09 (2/27/2020)
Duke Outdoor PR
1,500m – 3:54.21 (4/10/2021)
3,000m – 8:25.55 (4/6/2018)
5,000m – 14:04.08 (5/15/2021)
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