Nine Blue Devils qualified for the postseason and three registered performances in the top five of the Duke record books Saturday at the Sun Angel Classic in Tempe, Ariz.
Senior Chris Spooner broke the NCAA regional mark by running the 1,500-meter in 3:46.78, ninth best in the field and less than a second slower than his personal best. He set the previous mark back in 2006.
Redshirt freshman John Austin finished second in the javelin as he upped his personal best and Duke record once more with a 221'-4".
Senior Mark DellaVolpe and junior Robert Weinstein placed fourth and sixth, respectively.
The three throwers are all made history, placing in the top five performances in the Duke record books.
In pole vaulting, sophomores Sid Palas and Patrick Tenbrink each improved their personal bests by eight inches, earning 15th and 18th place, respectively.
The women pole vaulters also did well, as Anne Marie Gordon and Amy Fryt each turned in personal bests of 12'-1.5". Both performances qualified the freshmen for the ECAC Championships.
Duke will compete in the 2008 ACC championships next weekend in Atlanta, Ga.
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