Although senior Madeline Kopp and junior Madison Heath have been two of Duke’s top performers this year, the duo fell short of expectations this weekend.
Heath claimed the ACC indoor title in the women's pole vault this week to highlight Duke's ACC championship performances Thursday through Saturday in South Bend, Ind.
Lowe is part of a deep group of sprinters on the women's side that has the 4-x-400-meter relay gunning for a spot at the NCAA championship, and Wisner won the 800 meters in his first three indoor meet to add to a dangerous Blue Devil distance medley relay squad for the men.
Several Blue Devils have been in and out of the lineup the past few weeks gearing up for the ACC indoor championship, but Duke has still set several personal-best marks as the indoor season winds down.
The Blue Devils have begun their indoor season with several impressive performances, and added another record-setting finish to that list Saturday.
At the Bob Pollock Invitational in Clemson, S.C, the Blue Devils fought valiantly during the course of the two-day meet, earning four first-place finishes and bringing home several other top-10 performances.
Although team scores were not calculated for the 13-team field featuring ranked teams in Florida, N.C. State and Virginia Tech, several Blue Devils put together standout performances Friday and Saturday at Rector Field House in Blacksburg, Va.
After top-two team finishes last weekend at the Dick Taylor Carolina Cup, the Blue Devils will look to carry their strong performances to the Hokie Invite this weekend against stiffer competition.
Winter weather limited how much Duke could practice this week, but did not prevent the Blue Devils from notching a top finish in their season-opener. The Duke men tied for first with North Carolina with 41 points and the women’s unit finished second at the Dick Taylor Carolina Cup at Eddie Smith Field House in Chapel Hill Friday evening.
Murphy has never been one to commit all her time to one sport.
Men's basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski is not the only Blue Devil who will make a third appearance at the Olympics in August.
Seniors Megan Clark, Anima Banks, Shaun Thompson and sophomore Madison Heath captured All-American honors as the 24th-seeded Duke women finished tied for 37th overall at the NCAA outdoor championship at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., Wednesday through Saturday.
The Blue Devil women were not ranked all season, but heading into the NCAA championship the Duke women are seeded 24th and coming off some of their best performances of the year.
Less than two weeks after combining for 13 All-ACC performances at the ACC championship, the Blue Devils returned to the Sunshine State to secure nine bids to NCAAs.
After sending five competitors to last year's NCAA championship, the Blue Devils hope to send a larger contingent in 2016 with a good showing at this weekend's regional.
Led by senior Anima Banks, the Blue Devils combined for four silver medals and 13 All-ACC performances despite coming up short in the final team standings.
Duke will head to the Mike Long Track in Tallahassee, Fla., for the three-day ACC championship starting Friday with hopes of improving on last season’s performances of sixth for the men and eighth for the women.
Senior Megan Clark and sophomore Madison Heath finished in first and second place, respectively, in the pole vault competition at the famous Penn Relays.
While the inclement weather made for a rough weekend in the field events, the women’s sprint squad stepped up to give the Blue Devils a few highlights at the final meet of the regular season.
This time last year, a female pole vaulter clearing 15 feet was breaking news.
