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Duke Men Set for NC State Invitational Wednesday
10/6/2020 10:47:00 AM | Cross Country
DURHAM, N.C. – Five members of the Duke men's cross country team will compete in the NC State Invitational held at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C., on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. EST.
The Blue Devils are set to race against the Wolfpack, North Carolina and Virginia in the second weekend of a six-team, intraconference series. In the team's season-opening meet at the Virginia Tech Invitational on Sept. 25, Duke took second place in the men's 8K with 51 team points.
On Wednesday, Duke will be led by a pair of returning runners in junior Devin Connell and sophomore Ryan Thompson. Connell is slated to make his season debut and looks to replicate the success he found in his last time out at the WakeMed course, when he posted a personal-best 8K time of 25:29.7 at the 2019 Great American XC Festival. Thompson, who finished with a mark of 26:40.8 at the Virginia Tech Invitational, will also aim to build off of last year's Great American performance as he posted his own PR time of 24:54.5 to finish fifth overall.
Freshman Jack Kovach got his first collegiate race under his belt at Virginia Tech, where he finished 35th in the field with a time of 26:46.7. The Indianapolis, Ind., native posted a PR 5K time of 15:17.7 as a high school senior a year ago.
Fellow newcomer Will Atkins and sophomore Lucas Wiley will both be making their Duke cross country debuts on Wednesday. As a high school senior in 2019, Atkins competed in the Boys 5K race at the Great American, posting a personal-best time of 16:13.0. Wiley, meanwhile, will be competing in his first meet since November of 2018, when he clocked his own PR mark in the 5K, coming in at 16:18.5, at the NCHSAA 3A State Championship.
In accordance with COVID-19 procedures, spectators will not be allowed entry at Wednesday's meet.
Results will be available online at both www.flashresults.com and www.gopack.com. For more information on Duke cross country, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching for "DukeTFXC."
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The Blue Devils are set to race against the Wolfpack, North Carolina and Virginia in the second weekend of a six-team, intraconference series. In the team's season-opening meet at the Virginia Tech Invitational on Sept. 25, Duke took second place in the men's 8K with 51 team points.
On Wednesday, Duke will be led by a pair of returning runners in junior Devin Connell and sophomore Ryan Thompson. Connell is slated to make his season debut and looks to replicate the success he found in his last time out at the WakeMed course, when he posted a personal-best 8K time of 25:29.7 at the 2019 Great American XC Festival. Thompson, who finished with a mark of 26:40.8 at the Virginia Tech Invitational, will also aim to build off of last year's Great American performance as he posted his own PR time of 24:54.5 to finish fifth overall.
Freshman Jack Kovach got his first collegiate race under his belt at Virginia Tech, where he finished 35th in the field with a time of 26:46.7. The Indianapolis, Ind., native posted a PR 5K time of 15:17.7 as a high school senior a year ago.
Fellow newcomer Will Atkins and sophomore Lucas Wiley will both be making their Duke cross country debuts on Wednesday. As a high school senior in 2019, Atkins competed in the Boys 5K race at the Great American, posting a personal-best time of 16:13.0. Wiley, meanwhile, will be competing in his first meet since November of 2018, when he clocked his own PR mark in the 5K, coming in at 16:18.5, at the NCHSAA 3A State Championship.
In accordance with COVID-19 procedures, spectators will not be allowed entry at Wednesday's meet.
Results will be available online at both www.flashresults.com and www.gopack.com. For more information on Duke cross country, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching for "DukeTFXC."
#GoDuke
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