Isabel Wakefield

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Position:
Multi-Events
Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Barnstaple, Devon, England

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Academic Accolades

USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2022)
Outdoor All-ACC Academic Team (2022)
Indoor All-ACC Academic Team (2021, 2022)

Career Accolades

2022 ACC Bronze Medalist – Long Jump (Outdoor)
2022 All-ACC First Team – Long Jump (Outdoor)
2022 USTFCCCA All-America First Team – Pentathlon (Indoor)
2022 ACC Silver Medalist – Pentathlon (Indoor)
2022 All-ACC First Team – Pentathlon (Indoor)
2022 ACC Bronze Medalist – 60m hurdles (Indoor)
2022 All-ACC First Team – 60m hurdles (Indoor)
2021 All-ACC Second Team – Pentathlon (Indoor)

2021-22 (Senior)
Outdoor

Earned automatic qualification to NCAA Outdoor Championships in the heptathlon
Earned All-ACC First Team honors in the long jump at the ACC Championships after flying out to 6.20m (20-4.25 feet); Also took eighth in the javelin with a throw of 39.65m (130-1 feet)
Won the 100m hurdles event at the Virginia Grand Prix Invite with a time of 13.30 seconds
Registered personal best long jump mark of 6.24m (20-5.75 feet) to place second at the Virginia Challenge, No. 4 in Duke history.
Notched a personal-best throw of 41.67m (136-8 feet) in the javelin to place third at the High Point Meet of Champions
Matched 100m hurdles personal best (13.26) for third place at the Duke Invite; Also took seventh in the javelin with a mark of 39.94m (131 feet)
Finished runner-up in the heptathlon at the Texas Relays with a personal best of 5850 points – the sixth-highest point total nationally of 5,850 points, No. 2 in Duke history; Performance also included personal bests in the 100m hurdles (13.26), 200m (24.28), 800m (2:17.52), shot put (11.82m (38-9.5 feet)) and high jump (1.62m (5-3.75 feet))

Indoor

Earned USTFCCCA All-America First Team honors following a seventh-place finish in the pentathlon at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a personal best of 4176 points, No. 3 in Duke history; performance also included a personal bests in the high jump of 1.69m (5-6.5 feet)
Collected All-ACC First Team honors in the 60m hurdles (8.33) and pentathlon (4147 points) at the ACC Indoor Championships after placing third and second in the respective events; Pentathlon performance included personal bests in the 800m (2:17.43) and long jump (6.11m (20 -0.5 feet))
Ran 60m hurdles personal best (8.15) to place second at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invite, No. 2 in Duke history; Also took third in the 4x400m (3:44.74)
Earned a pair of second-place finishes in the 60m hurdles (8.26) and long jump (6.08m (19-11.5 feet) at the Virginia Tech Elite Meet; Also took fifth in the 4x400m (3:47.82)
Finished runner-up in the pentathlon at the Hokie Invite, totaling 4159 points
Placed second in the 60m hurdles (8:37) and fifth in the high jump (1.61m (5-3.25 feet)) at the Virginia Tech Invitational; Also registered a personal-best shot put mark of 12.07m (39-7.25 feet)
Opened the season with second-place finishes in the 60m hurdles (8:42) and long jump (5.93m (19-5.5 feet)) at the JDL College Kickoff

2020-21 (Junior)
Outdoor

Competed in the heptathlon for the first time, taking second in the 100m hurdles with the fourth best time in program history (13.56) before withdrawing with an injury at the Tobacco Road Challenge
Finished fifth in the javelin with a mark of 39.97m (131-2 feet) and ninth in the 100m hurdles (14.46) at the Virginia Invitational
Ran personal bests in the 100m hurdles (13.80), No. 4 all-time at Duke, and 200m (24.93) at the Raleigh Relays

Indoor

Earned All-ACC Second Team honors with a fourth-place finish and 3,936 points in the pentathlon at the ACC Indoor Championships, No. 4 in Duke history
Took fifth in the 60m hurdles (8.50) and ninth as part of the 4x400m relay team (3:59.41) at the Doc Hale Virginia Tech Elite
Notched personal bests in the 60m hurdles (8.56) and shot put (11.55m (37-10.75 feet)) at the Virginia Tech Invite
Posted a third-place result in the high jump (1.60m) and fifth place in the 60m hurdles (8.71) to get the indoor season started at the Orange and Purple Elite Meet

2019-20 (Sophomore)
Outdoor

Did not compete - season cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic

Indoor

Appeared in six meets during the indoor season
Finished eighth in the pentathlon at the ACC Indoor Championships, putting up 3,601 points including a third-place performance in the 60m hurdles (8.57)
Recorded personal bests in the long jump (5.85m) and high jump (1.60m) to take third and seventh, respectively, at the Virginia Tech Invitational
Placed third in the pentathlon with a personal-record 3,753 points at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge
Helped the women's 4x400m relay team take fifth at the Virginia Tech Invitational
Placed fourth in the long jump (5.75m) and fifth in the high jump (1.56m) at the Dick Taylor Carolina Challenge

2018-19 (Freshman)
Outdoor

Placed fourth in the long jump at the Battle of the Blues with a personal-best leap of 5.69m; Also set a personal record in the javelin with a toss of 40.57m
Set a personal record in the heptathlon with 4967 points at the Texas Relays
Finished eighth in the high jump with a clearance of 1.56m at the VertKlasse Meeting

Indoor

Did not compete

Prior to Duke: An international signee from Barnstaple, Devon, United Kingdom, who attended Wellington College in Crowthorne, Berkshire … competed for Laura Turner-Alleyne and Lee Grint during her senior year at Wellington … took home first place at the Berkshire Schools’ Championships in the 100m hurdles in 2018 … earned a pair of top four finishes in the 100m hurdles during her senior year, placing fourth at the England Athletics Championships, and second at the English Schools’ Championships … earned a silver medal at the Devon County Championships in the javelin, while securing gold in the long jump … ranked second in the UK in the 100m hurdles for U18 … the school record holder at Wellington in the 100m hurdles and 200m … competed at West Buckland School in North Devon during her freshman and sophomore seasons … the Devon Schools’ Champion in both the long jump and 200m in 2016 … a bronze medalist in the long jump at the English Schools’ Championships in 2016 … the school record holder in the 100m, 200m and the long jump at West Buckland … a multi sport athlete who also competed in netball and field hockey … lettered three years in field hockey, helping her team to a regional appearance.

Personal: Son of Rob and Lucy Wakefield … born Jan. 5, 2000 … has one brother, Freddie, and one sister, Lottie.