Duke opened its season Friday at the Wake Forest Relays in Winston-Salem, NC.
The relay format divided the teams into groups of two, with each member running two legs of either 3.5K for the men or 2.5K for the women.
"We used this meet as a teaching experience for our young guys," men's head coach Norm Ogilvie said. "The upperclassmen did a good job showing the freshmen how to get ready and how to race."
Freshman Bo Waggoner had the fastest time for the Blue Devils. He partnered with senior Chris Spooner to finish fourth overall and best among the Duke teams.
Junior Kevin McDermott and freshman Josh Lund were the second fastest Duke team and finished in seventh place.
For the women's team, sophomore Katie Doswell and junior Amanda Patterson placed seventh overall while the duo of sophomore Priya Khatri and freshman Katie Apibunyopas finished 15th.
Junior Mindy Nguyen ran two legs by herself and placed 44th individually.
"This race wasn't as important as far as results," women's head coach Kevin Jermyn said. "It was more about mental preparation and we used it as a way to help transition from regular practice to get ready for upcoming races."
The women will compete next at the Western Carolina Open in Cullowhee, N.C., Sept. 15. The men will continue their season Friday when they travel to Charlottesville, Va. to compete in the Lou Onesty Invitational. The meet will give the men a chance to race on the same course where the ACC championships will be held later this fall.
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