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Six Blue Devils Set to Compete at U.S. Trials
6/30/2016 8:00:00 PM | Track & Field
DURHAM, N.C. -- Six former Duke Blue Devils are slated to participate in the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, traveling to Eugene, Ore., for the 10-day track and field competition. The contest, set to begin Friday, July 1 and running through Sunday, July 10, will feature recent graduates Anima Banks and Megan Clark, as well as Duke alumni Tanner Anderson, Shannon Rowbury, Curtis Beach and Abby Farley.
Tanner Anderson - High Jump
Anderson, who posted a stellar high jump career while at Duke, returns to the Olympic Trials for the second time, after competing at the same event in 2012. The Valdese, N.C., native heads into competition with a qualifying mark of 7-2.0 (2.20m). An All-American in 2014, Anderson owns the Duke outdoor record for the high jump, clearing 7-4.25 (2.24m) during the 2013 campaign to set the program mark.
Anderson, who posted a stellar high jump career while at Duke, returns to the Olympic Trials for the second time, after competing at the same event in 2012. The Valdese, N.C., native heads into competition with a qualifying mark of 7-2.0 (2.20m). An All-American in 2014, Anderson owns the Duke outdoor record for the high jump, clearing 7-4.25 (2.24m) during the 2013 campaign to set the program mark.
Anima Banks - 800m
Banks registered a remarkable senior season at Duke that culminated in first team All-America honors earned with a sixth-place finish in the final of the 800 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Banks secured a spot in the national championship meet by clocking a personal-best time of 2:02.49 at the NCAA East Preliminary Round contest, which trailed Cydney Ross' school record of 2:02.48 by just .01 seconds. Prior to the regional championship, Banks posted an impressive double by placing second in both the 800 and 1,500 at the conference championship meet.
#ACCOTF 800 meters top three! pic.twitter.com/MvCy7jdPAQ
— ACC Track & Field (@ACCTrackField) May 15, 2016
Curtis Beach - Decathlon
Beach, Duke's record holder in five outdoor track & field events, including the 200, 400, 4x800, long jump and decathlon, amassed a point total of 8,081 at the OTC-CV Elite #2 in Chula Vista, Calif., May 24 to qualify for this year's trials. The Albuquerque, N.M., native is no stranger to the Olympic trials, qualifying for the 2012 edition of the same event. Beach posted an impressive outdoor track & field career while in Durham, twice earning first team All-America honors in the decathlon.
Decathlon results from this past weekend vvvvvhttp://t.co/dC3hMY56nt pic.twitter.com/jbQqzM30eg
— Curtis Beach (@curtis_beach) May 24, 2015
Megan Clark - Pole Vault
Clark looks to continue what has already proven to be an extraordinary season that included the Fort Benning, Ga., native claiming U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Women's Field Athlete of the Year honors for the NCAA Division I Southeast Region, as well as ACC Field Performer of the Year recognition. Clark established both the conference and school record in the outdoor women's pole vault with a height of 15-2.50 (4.63m) and qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships for the second straight season, where she finished fifth overall. Former Blue Devil Jillian Schwartz is the last Duke pole vaulter to reach the Olympics, qualifying for both the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics and the London 2012 Summer Olympics, while representing Israel.
Abby Farley - 800m
Farley qualified for the first Olympic trials of her career after clocking an 800 time of 2:02.00 at the Battle Road Twilight Meet June 11. While at Duke, Farley clocked a personal-best 800 time of 2:06.02, which currently ranks as the fifth-fastest mark in program history. Farley also played an integral role on numerous relay teams that posted top-five performances on Duke's all-time list, including a sprint medley relay that ranks third, a 4x800 that ranks third and a distance medley relay that ranks fifth.
Congrats to @CoryMcGeeRuns (2:01.94) & Margaret Farley (2:02.00) for dipping under the @usatf Olympic Trials standard in the 800!
— Battle Road TC (@BattleRoadTC) June 11, 2016
Shannon Rowbury - 1,500m
Rowbury heads into the 1,500m trials with the fastest time in the competition after setting an American record of 3:56.29 at the Monaco Diamond League July 17, 2015, besting the previous national mark of 3:57.12 which stood for 31 years. Rowbury owns a wealth of experience and success while racing at the Olympic trials, qualifying for both the 2008 and 2012 Summer Games. Rowbury crossed the line as the first competitor in the 2008 Olympic trials, while in 2012, the San Francisco, Calif., native finished second. During the 2012 London Games, Rowbury served as the highest American finisher, placing sixth overall.
Magic really does happen at #DLMonaco! 3:56.29 for an American Record! So grateful for this opportunity & for the people that supported me!
— Shannon Rowbury (@ShannonRowbury) July 17, 2015
The Rio 2016 Olympics are scheduled to begin Friday Aug. 5 and conclude Sunday, Aug. 21, with track and field events commencing Friday, Aug. 12 and concluding Sunday, Aug. 21.
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| Date | Time (ET) | Event | Participant |
| Friday, July 1 | 7:45 p.m. | 800 (First Round) | |
| Saturday, July 2 | 12:45 p.m. | 100 (Decathlon) | Curtis Beach |
| Saturday, July 2 | 1:35 p.m. | Long Jump (Decathlon) | Curtis Beach |
| Saturday, July 2 | 2:35 p.m. | Shot Put (Decathlon) | Curtis Beach |
| Saturday, July 2 | 2:43 p.m. | 800 (Semifinal) | Anima Banks Abby Farley |
| Saturday, July 2 | 3:50 p.m. | High Jump (Decathlon) | Curtis Beach |
| Saturday, July 2 | 5:55 p.m. | 400 (Decathlon) | Curtis Beach |
| Sunday, July 3 | 1:00 p.m. | 110 hurdles (Decathlon) | Curtis Beach |
| Sunday, July 3 | 1:50 p.m. | Discus (Decathlon) | Curtis Beach |
| Sunday, July 3 | 4:15 p.m. | Pole Vault (Decathlon) | Curtis Beach |
| Sunday, July 3 | 7:00 p.m. | Javelin (Decathlon) | Curtis Beach |
| Sunday, July 3 | 8:33 p.m. | 1,500 (Decathlon) | Curtis Beach |
| Monday, July 4 | 8:42 p.m. | 800 (Final) | Anima Banks Abby Farley |
| Thursday, July 7 | 9:26 p.m. | 1,500 (First Round) | Shannon Rowbury |
| Friday, July 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Pole Vault (Qualifying) | Megan Clark |
| Friday, July 8 | 7:00 p.m. | High Jump (Qualifying) | Tanner Anderson |
| Friday, July 8 | 8:03 p.m. | 1,500 (Semifinal) | Shannon Rowbury |
| Sunday, July 10 | 5:30 p.m. | Pole Vault (Final) | Megan Clark |
| Sunday, July 10 | 6:00 p.m. | High Jump (Final) | Tanner Anderson |
| Sunday, July 10 | 8:00 p.m. | 1,500 (Final) | Shannon Rowbury |
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