At the Raleigh Relays Thursday through Saturday, Duke track and field darted its way to wins in four women’s events. The men, meanwhile, placed first in the long jump and broke two records on the track at the Paul Derr Track and Field Facility.
Friday, two Blue Devils competed at the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships in Virginia Beach, Va. Graduate thrower Christian Johnson placed ninth with a throw of 22.47m, securing second-team All America honors. Pole vaulter Simen Guttormsen cleared a personal best 5.71m to become the second-ever Blue Devil man to bring home an individual NCAA indoor championship.
Duke women’s track and field 4x400 set a new ACC Indoor Championship record last week in a phenomenal performance. The Blue Zone is here to recap the Blue Devils’ record-breaking outing.
During the winter season, The Chronicle is polling its readers every week via its Sportswrap newsletter to highlight one Blue Devil’s outstanding performance. This week, the spotlight is on Duke pole vaulter Simen Guttormsen.
While several Blue Devils did receive All-ACC recognition, the meet was the culmination of a relatively disappointing season riddled with injuries, particularly on the women’s side for head coach Shawn Wilbourn’s squad. The women’s squad finished 10th at the meet after Monday’s finale. However, the men’s fared much better than expected, finishing in a tie for seventh.
The Blue Devils competed against schools from all around the country, racing at sites hosted by Liberty, Clemson and Boston University. Junior Lauren Tolbert was the star of the show for Duke, breaking the school record in the 800m for the fourth time this season.
During the winter season, The Chronicle is polling its readers every week via its Sportswrap newsletter to highlight one Blue Devil athlete’s outstanding performance. This week, the spotlight is on Lauren Tolbert, a Duke track and field sprinter.
Back in Blacksburg, Va., for the Hokie Invitational this weekend, the Blue Devils demonstrated their prowess in nearly every event group: Over the two-day meet, they racked up 16 podium finishes, nine top-five all-time program marks and two school records.
The Blue Devils came out hot off the blocks as their first meets since winter break were defined by program records and a slew of top-five finishes. Separated by 197 miles, a portion of the team made the trek to Blacksburg, Va., for the Virginia Tech Invitational, while the remainder took to Tobacco Road for the UNC Dick Taylor Carolina Challenge.
As the 2024-25 indoor track season gets underway, the Blue Devils are poised for another competitive year under the leadership of Shawn Wilbourn, with renewed focus on both rebuilding and contending at the highest levels of the ACC.
As winter sports kick off, The Chronicle is back with our College Sports 101 breakdown, explaining key rules, terminology, meet formats and more. Here's indoor track and field.
The Blue Devils had another strong season, highlighted by an ACC championship victory by the women's team. The Chronicle's beats are here to break down Duke's full 2024 campaign.
Shawn Wilbourn, the director of track and field and cross country at Duke, announced Jermyn's hire as the head cross country coach and the track distance coach.
From any angle, the meet was one for the record books. After a grueling four days, the Duke men and women returned seven All-Americans from nine events, headlined by graduate student Simen Guttormsen’s third-place finish in the men’s pole vault.
Wednesday through Saturday, Duke track and field competed in the NCAA East Regional meet in Lexington, Ky. The men and women earned four national qualifiers each.
Behind wicked speed from their sprints team, the Blue Devil women took home their second ACC outdoor title in a row. The championship meet spanned three days on the George C. Griffin Track in Atlanta.
After months of hard training and competition, the Blue Devils are finally about to face the ultimate test: the postseason. With ACC and NCAA competitions in May and June, the Blue Zone is here with a preview of the big-time meets.
They say the devil is in the details. But in Durham, the Blue Devils are in the details — and numbers.
Duke notched individual successes and all-time program marks, headlined by a school record in the women’s distance medley relay, at the Penn Relays and the Charlotte Invitational over the weekend.
Friday proved the women's team's depth: 16 Blue Devils placed in the top five of their events, many of whom are not the names typically earning Duke its points.
