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Women finish 8th at NCAAs

Andy Margius
November 24, 2009

Running together at the NCAA Championships for the first time in nine years, the men’s and women’s cross country teams finished their seasons with varied showings Monday.

Racing on a speedy course at Indiana State University, the men came out with a slightly disappointing 28th finish—two worse than Duke’s 26th seed in the tournament. On the women’s end, the team came out just as their seed predicted, eight overall.

Women earn auto bid with victory in Lousville

Chronicle Staff
November 16, 2009
Michael Naclerio : While the Duke women’s team won its meet, the men finished fourth and hope for an NCAA at-large bid.

The Duke men and women’s teams put themselves in position to qualify for the national championships with strong showings at the NCAA Southeast Regional at the University of Louisville Saturday. The Blue Devil women brought home their first regional title since 2005, totalling 69 points to pace the 35-team field and earn an automatic NCAA bid.

Blue Devil squads finish in top 5 at ACC meet

Chronicle Staff
November 03, 2009
Michael Naclerio

Both the men’s and women’s squad performed well at the ACC Championships this weekend, placing fourth and second, respectively, at the conference meet in Cary, N.C.

On the men’s side, Duke finished with 74 points, 18 behind winner N.C. State. The Blue Devils, though, can be proud of their position just off the medal stand: Duke finished just three points behind Virginia, which took second place, and two behind Florida State, which ended up in third.

Blue Devils stay unbeaten at Blue Ridge Open

Chronicle Staff
October 19, 2009
Michael Naclerio

Women’s Cross Country wins again The Blue Devil women stayed undefeated on the season with a first-place finish at the Blue Ridge Open in Boone, N.C. Friday. On the men’s side, Duke finished fourth at the Panorama Farms Invitational hosted by No. 15 Virginia. The women’s squad took five of the top six spots in the the 5K in Boone to earn the team title. Carly Seymour won the race, Juliett Bottorff claimed second position and Mary Carleton Johnston took third.

Seymour leads Duke to victory at Wisconsin invite

Alex Keller
October 07, 2009
Michael Naclerio

Fall Break was an eventful weekend for Duke runners. The No. 27 men and No. 29 women swept all three meets they competed in, defeating a total of 31 different teams between three meets: one in Madison, Wisc. and two in North Carolina.

While the men’s second team emerged victorious from the Great American Cross Country Festival in Cary Friday and the women’s second team swept the Hagan Stone Cross Country Classic Saturday, the Blue Devils’ premiere event of the weekend was the inaugural Wisconsin Invitational Saturday.

Waggoner leads Duke to third

Alex Keller
September 28, 2009

Despite a waterlogged course at the Roy Griak Invitational Saturday in Minnesota, the Blue Devils brought home third place in both the individual and team competitions. Junior Bo Waggoner ran a 24:53 on the 8K course, finishing third behind All-Americans Hassan Mead of Minnesota and Guor Majak of Iowa State, for Duke’s best individual finish in the history of the meet.

Blue Devils set pace at JMU Invite

Chronicle Staff
September 14, 2009
Michael Naclerio

The Blue Devils swept competition from across the East Coast at the JMU Invitational this weekend to remain undefeated on both the women’s and men’s teams.


Junior Emily Schwitzer won the women’s race outright, covering the 5.1-kilometer race in a time of 18:09, and was followed three seconds later by sophomore Carly Seymour with a time of 18:12.  Five other Blue Devils placed in the top ten, and Duke’s top five finishers’ times combined for a cumulative score of 18 points.

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