SPORTS | TRACK FIELD
Duke tunes up for ACC Indoors
By Ryan Pertz | February 14, 2005The men’s and women’s track teams traveled to Virginia Tech this weekend for indoor action at the Hokie Invitational.
The men’s and women’s track teams traveled to Virginia Tech this weekend for indoor action at the Hokie Invitational.
The men’s and women’s track and field teams have been steadily building their programs over the past few years.
Freshman Jade Ellis broke the school record in the triple jump at his first collegiate meet.
In just her first meet of the year, Shannon Rowbury topped her All-American performance from last season in the mile, claiming first place and setting a Duke record.
While the majority of the Duke track and field team sat idle in the Durham cold this weekend, the men’s and women’s pole vaulters escaped to sunny Reno, Nev.
Saturday"s season-opening meet at North Carolina was all about making it to postseason championships. And led by a pair of freshmen, Duke did just that, as three Blue Devils hit the qualifying marks.
At the end of last year’s cross country season, the women’s team was celebrating a 20th place finish at the NCAA Championships.