Virginia Capehart

Duke Track and Field takes on Headshots in Kennedy Tower in Durham, NC on September 17, 2019.

Position:
Middle Distance
Height:
5-5
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Chapel Hill, N.C.

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2022 T&F: Opened the season with a pair of top-five finishes… Took fourth in the 1000m (3:16.95) and ran 600m personal best (1:38.80) to place fifth at the JDL College Kickoff (Dec. 4-5) … Earned an eighth-place finish in the 800m (2:24.30) and ran a 1000m personal best (3:11.93) at the Virginia Tech Invitational (Jan. 14-15) … Took fourth in the 4x400m at the Bob Davidson Memorial Invitational…Competed in the 800m at the Duke Invite and High Point Meet of Champions

2020-21 T&F: Opened the season with a run of 2:22.95 in the 800m to take seventh overall at the Tobacco Road Challenge (4/10) ... Took home 10th place in the 800m with a season best run of 2:20.36 at Duke Twilight (5/3).

2019-20 T&F: Appeared at four events during the indoor season, competing in the 200m, 400m, 500m and 800m ... opened the campaign with a second-place showing in the 800m at the Dick Taylor Carolina Challenge (1/11), clocking a time of 2:23.12 ... finished fifth overall in the 800 with a time of 2:21.98 at the Virginia Tech Invitational (1/17), where she also posted a personal-best 500m time of 1:17.37 to place 10th ... came in 13th place in both the 400m (59.20) and 800m (2:18.20) at the "Doc" Hale Virginia Tech Invitational (2/8) ... ran the 800 in 2:17.32 to finish fourth at the JDL DMR Invitational (2/22) ... did not compete in any outdoor events due to the season being cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic.

2018-19 T&F: Competed in four meets during the indoor season … at the Dick Taylor Carolina Cup (1/12), finished the DMR in first place with a time of 12:35.50 … recorded a personal best time of 2:14.77 in the 800m at the ACC Indoor Championships (2/21), placing 18th … ran in six meets throughout the outdoor campaign … at the Battle of the Blues (4/6), registered a personal-best time of 2:13.09 in the 800m and finished in third place … at the same meet, finished fifth in the 200m with a time of 26.43 ... participated in the Virginia Grand Prix (4/26) and placed 10th in the 800m with a time of 2:14.53.

Prior to Duke: A local signee who attended Durham Academy in Durham, N.C. … competed under coach Costen Irons at DA … earned all-conference honors as both a junior and a senior … a conference champion in 2017 in both the 200m and the 400m as a junior … a conference champion in the 100m, 200m, 400m and 4x400m relay in 2018 as a senior … selected as the Conference Player of the Year as a senior in 2018 … named MVP of her high school team at Durham Academy as both a junior and a senior … finished third in the state in the 400m as a junior … received All-State honors as a senior after being crowned the state champion in the 400m and 4x400m in 2018 … selected to the News and Observer All-Metro Team as a senior in 2018 … competed at the New Balance Nationals with a mixed 4x400m relay squad in 2018 … named as the team captain of her high school squad as a senior … serves as the school record holder in the 400m at Durham Academy … a multisport athlete who also competed in field hockey and soccer, lettering in both sports two years of her prep career … named to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association All-Academic Team in 2017 and 2018 … a member of the Cum Laude Honor Society, and a National Merit Finalist in 2018 … recognized as a National AP Scholar in 2017 and 2018.

Personal: Daughter of Bruce Capehart and Tracey Holsinger … born Sept. 9, 2000 … has one sister, Camille.