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Men's Track & Field Announces Class of 2014
8/19/2010 9:40:00 AM | Track & Field
DURHAM, N.C. - The Duke men's track & field team will welcome 15 newcomers to the roster for the 2010-11 season. The talented group includes representatives from California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Wyoming.
Justin Amezquita - Pole Vault
Mountainside, N.J. (Governor Livingston)
Lettered four years at Governor Livingston ... 2009 first team all-state for both indoor and outdoor track and field. (PV Personal Record: 15-6)
Tanner Anderson - Jumps
Valdese, N.C. (East Burke)
Lettered four years at East Burke ... holds the North Carolina state record in the high jump (7-3.25) ... two-time North Carolina State Champion ... holds high jump record (7-2.5) for the All-Classification NC state meet ... 2009 outdoor state runner-up ... finished second at the 2009 Junior Olympics Regional Qualifier ... came in second at the 2010 Indoor Nike Nationals in Boston, Mass. (HJ Personal Record: 7-3.25)
Brian Atkinson - Distance
Melbourne Beach, Fla. (Melbourne)
Four-year letterwinner at Melbourne ... three-time state champion in both cross country and track & field ... 2009 Great American Cross Country Festival champion ... 2008 NXN Regional champion and national qualifier ... 2009 Footlocker qualifier, finishing in 23rd place at the Footlocker Nationals ... two-time Gatorade Florida Cross Country Runner of the Year. (3,200m Personal Record: 9:14)
Christian Britto - Distance
Orinda, Calif. (Miramonte)
First team all-league and second team all-section in cross country ... named Academic NCS MVP in cross country ... honorary mention all-league in the 3,200m ... two-time NCS Academic MVP in track ...also named team NCS MVP for track & field. (3,200m Personal Record: 9:39)
Austin Carpenter - Throws
Saddle River, N.J. (St. Lawrence/Tabor Academy)
Lettered in track & field at St. Lawrence University ... finished third in the javelin at the 2010 Liberty League Outdoor Championships ... recorded a personal-best of 196-7 in the javelin in 2010. (Javelin Personal Record: 196-7)
Dominick DeMatteo - Distance
West Islip, N.Y. (Half Hollow Hill West)
Earned all-state honors in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track ... All-America in the 4x800m relay during the 2008 winter season. (3,200m PB: 9:16)
Phil Fairleigh - Distance
Cary, Ill. (Cary-Grove)
Four-year letterwinner at Cary-Grove ... cross country all-state honoree ... placed third in the 3,200m at the indoor state meet ... six-time county champion ... 2010 Cary-Grove High School Athlete of the Year ... four-time conference champion ... three-time regional champion and two-time sectional champion. (3,200m Personal Record: 9:05)
Michael Krone - Jumps
Berwyn, Pa. (Conestoga)
Lettered four years at Conestoga ... placed first at the Central League Championships in the high jump as a junior and senior ... finished third in the high jump at the PIAA District I Championships in 2009 ... earned first team All-Main Line honors ... named honorable mention All-South Eastern Pennsylvania and first team All-Central League as a senior ... member of the first-place 4x400m team at the Central League Championships ... came in eighth place at the PIAA District I Championships in both the high jump and the 4x400m. (HJ Personal Best: 6-8)
Clint McKelvey - Distance
Maryville, Tenn. (Maryville)
Lettered four years at Maryville ... holds the school records in both the 3,200m and the 5,000m ... nine-time all-state honoree ... 3,200m state champion in 2009 ... finished runner-up at the 2008 state cross country meet ... came in second place in the 1,600m and 3,200m events at the 2010 state meet ... 2008 Footlocker finalist, placing eighth at the Footlocker South Regionals and 29th at the Footlocker Nationals ... earned All-America accolades after finishing third at the Nike Indoor Nationals ... placed eight at the New Balance Nationals in 2010. (Two-Mile Personal Best: 8:59)
Spencer Pecha - Distance
Gillette, Wyo. (Campbell County)
Earned four letters at Campbell County ... named 2009-10 Wyoming Gatorade Cross Country Runner of the Year ... 2009 Wyoming 4A Cross Country individual state champion ... led Campbell County to two consecutive Wyoming state cross country championships ... five-time all-state selection. (800m - 1:59.47 or 3,000m - 9:35)
Ben Raskin - Sprints
Summit, N.J. (Summit)
Earned five letters in indoor and outdoor track at Summit ... named outdoor team MVP in 2009 and 2010 and indoor MVP in 2010 ... garnered first team All-Union County accolades in both indoor and outdoor track ... conference champion in the 100m, 200m and 400m in 2009 ... first team All-Group 2 ... named Star Ledger's Surprise Athlete of the Year in 2009 ... member of the first place Union County All-Star 4x400m team. (100m - 11.25 or 200m 22.24)
Evan Rubinson - Sprints
Clearwater, Fla. (Jesuit)
Four-year letterwinner at Jesuit ... team MVP as a sophomore, junior and senior ... earned second team all-state honors as a junior and senior and third team recognition as a sophomore ... 2009 and 2010 district champion in the 400m ... 2009 district runner-up in the 200m. (200m - 22.48 or 800m 1:56.96)
Kyler Shumway - Throws
Cottonwood, Idaho (Prairie)
Lettered four years at Prairie ... three-time state champion in the shot put ... named Regional Male Athlete of the Year in 2010 ... Idaho High School Heisman State Champion ... earned Most Valuable Field Athlete honors three times. (SP - 61-3)
Lucas Talavan-Becker - Distance
South San Francisco, Calif. (Saint Ignatius Prep)
Lettered four years at Saint Ignatius Prep ... Central Coast Section 1,600m finals qualifier in 2010 ... named Saint Ignatius Most Improved Runner as a senior ... first team West Catholic Athletic League as a junior ... led team to Central Coast Section Div. III Championships in 2009 ... Saint Ignatius Most Outstanding Runner in 2009 ... led cross country team to 13th-place finish at the 2009 CIF California State Division III Championships ... 2007 Saint Ignatius Wildcat Award recipient and MVP for lower division student-athletes. (3,200m - 9:29.46)
Arthur Whyte - Hurdles
Scarsdale, N.Y.
Won the 60m High Hurdles championship at the Bishop Loughlin Games in December 2009.
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