Lenihan Takes Silver to Open ACC Outdoors

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Day One at ACC Outdoor Championships

Lenihan Takes Silver to Open ACC Outdoors

5/9/2019 10:03:00 PM | Track & Field

By: Duke Sports Information

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Duke track & field team kicked off the first day of the ACC Outdoor Championships Thursday at Lannigan Field on the campus of the University of Virginia.

Junior Kiegan Lenihan was the first Blue Devil to garner a medal in Charlottesville as he placed second in javelin. Lenihan registered a toss of 232-10 (70.97m) on his second toss, which ranks third on Duke's all-time list. Prior to his finishing mark, Lenihan opened the competition with a personal-best throw before extending that in the second frame. With his performance, Lenihan collected the lone eight points so far for the Blue Devil men.

Two Blue Devils also kicked off the first day of the heptathlon today as Erin Marsh is in second place with 3,502 points followed by Kate Kutzer in eighth with 2,873.

After four events, Marsh is on pace to qualify for the NCAA Championships in the heptathlon. She will compete in the long jump, javelin and 800m to close out the event on Friday.

Marsh had an outstanding showing in the first four events as she posted personal-best performances in three events. In the opening event of the 100m hurdles, Marsh clocked in at 13.45 to take second for the second-fastest time in program history followed by another second-place finish in the high jump where she tied her personal-best of 1.72m. In the shot put, Marsh finished fourth with a personal-best toss of 11.71m before taking second in the 200m in 24.61.

Kutzer notched two personal bests, starting with a seventh-place finish in the 100m hurdles in a personal-best 14.60 before placing 10th in the high jump (1.51m). With her mark of 10.41m in the shot put, Kutzer finished ninth before a personal-best 26.08 in the 200m to take sixth.

With only three events scored on the women's side, Monica Hebner and Stefani Vukajlovic garnered points for the Blue Devil women. In the 10000m, Hebner crossed the finish line seventh in 34:28.47 for two points while Vukajlovic's eighth-place finish with a 62.95m mark allowed for one point.

Additionally, several Blue Devils qualified out of the preliminary rounds of their respective track events.

Lauren Hoffman qualified out of the 400m hurdle prelims with a second-place overall finish in 58.50, which is the fourth-fastest time in Duke history.

In the 1500m, Duke advanced two on the women's side and one male to the finals as Kim Hallowes and Liz Lansing qualified for the women while Charles Cooper clocked a qualifying time for the men.

Hallowes crossed the finish line third overall in a personal-best 4:20.79 followed by Lansing in eighth in 4:25.03. Hallowes and Lansing are set for the finals on Saturday at 4:25 p.m. Cooper captured sixth on the men's side in a personal-best 3:47.67 and will return to the track for the 1500m Saturday evening at 4:32 p.m.

A full slate of events and preliminaries continue Friday and Saturday, with finals in most of the running events wrapping up the Championships on Saturday evening.

For more information on the 2019 ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, including a full schedule, please see http://theacc.com/tournaments/?id=24

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MEN:

CJ Ambrosio	5000m
Iyin Battle	Hammer Throw
Ben Beatty	Shot Put
Ben Beatty	Hammer Throw
Charles Cooper	1500m – Prelims	6th, 3:47.67 – PR
Nick Cox	800m
Joe Cullen	800m
Paul Dellinger	5000m
Carter Dillon	1500m – Prelims	15th, 3:51.46 – PR
Stephen Garrett	3000m Steeplechase
Cole Hoff	10000m	15th, 31:30.04
Kiegan Lenihan	Javelin	2nd, 70.97 – No. 3 Duke All-Time
Michael Marsack	Javelin	11th, 59.60m
Alex Miley	3000m Steeplechase
Miles Mingo	200m – Prelims	18th, 21.78
Miles Mingo	400m
Nikhil Pulimood	10000m	13th, 31:01.29
Nikhil Pulimood	5000m
Dalton Randall	5000m
Ethan Ready	3000m Steeplechase
Rivers Ridout	High Jump
Josh Romine	5000m
Benjamin Ross	High Jump
Cole Rowan	Pole Vault
Esteban Suarez	Pole Vault
Tom Sullivan	1500m – Prelims	36th, 3:59.47
Chris Theodore	5000m
Michael Ungvarsky	3000m Steeplechase
Matt Wisner	800m

WOMEN:

Rivka Arbiv	Pole Vault
Sarah Armstrong	1500m – Prelims	17th, 4:30.63 – PR
Brittany Aveni	800m
Lindsay Billings	10000m	13th, 36:04.45 – PR
Virginia Capehart	800m
Simi Gbadegesin	200m - Prelims	26th, 25.46
Kim Hallowes	1500m – Prelims	3rd, 4:20.79 – PR
Monica Hebner	10000m	7th, 34:28.47
Lauren Hoffman	400m Hurdles – Prelims	2nd, 58.50 – No. 4 Duke All-Time
MacKenzie Kerr	400m
Liz Lansing	1500m – Prelims	8th, 4:25.03
Jaida Lemmons	Long Jump	26th, 5.40m
Jaida Lemmons	Javelin	14th, 38.10m
India Lowe	400m
Erin Marsh	100m Hurdles
Erin Marsh	High Jump
Cassie Martin	High Jump
Domonique Panton	Triple Jump
Sara Platek	5000m
Michaela Reinhart	5000m
Elizabeth Reneau	5000m
Ashleigh Rodriguez	Javelin	10th, 43.99m – PR
Clara Savchik	5000m
Nati Sheppard	Pole Vault
Kelcie Simmons	200m – Prelims	15th, 24.09
Leigha Torino	1500m – Prelims	22nd, 4:34.14
Stefani Vukajlovic	Hammer Throw	8th, 62.95m
Chesney Ward	Pole Vault
Helen Williams	5000m
Simmons, Kerr, Hoffman, Aveni	4x400m Relay
Panton, Aveni, Merritt, Simmons	4x100m Relay

HEPTATHLON:

Rivka Arbiv

100m Hurdles	High Jump	Shot Put	200m	Long Jump	Javelin	800m
10th, 18.98	8th, 1.54m	DNS	DNS

Kate Kutzer

100m Hurdles	High Jump	Shot Put	200m	Long Jump	Javelin	800m
7th, 14.60 – PR	10th, 1.51m	9th, 10.41m	6th, 26.08 – PR

Erin Marsh

100m Hurdles	High Jump	Shot Put	200m	Long Jump	Javelin	800m
2nd, 13.45 – No. 2 Duke All-Time	2nd, 1.72m – TNo. 5 Duke All-Time	4th, 11.71m – PR	2nd, 24.61