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Day One At Va Tech Challenge
Duke Set to Compete in Virginia Tech Challenge
2/19/2020 3:09:00 PM | Track & Field
DURHAM, N.C. – Members of the Duke men's track & field team will travel to Blacksburg, Va., this weekend to compete in the Virginia Tech Challenge on Feb. 21-22 at Rector Field House.
Both days will start with field events, where redshirt Ben Beatty will try to surpass personal records he set in the weight throw and shot put in recent weeks. He recorded a weight throw of 18.09m (59-4.25 feet) at the "Doc" Hale Virginia Tech Elite Meet on Feb. 7, before winning the shot put the following week at the Tiger Paw Invitational with a mark of 18.01 (59-1.25). Both distances rank second all-time at Duke in their respective event.
Competing in the 600m for the Blue Devils will be freshman Theo Burba and senior Nico Coleman. Both runners set indoor PR's in the event at the Camel City Invitational in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Feb. 7.
Duke will feature five runners in the 3000m, including junior AJ Eckmann and freshman Ryan Thompson, who both set a personal-best times at the Camel City Invitational. Freshman Chris Theodore will also line up for the 3000, taking part in his first-ever indoor event.
The weekend slate will conclude with the 4x400m relay, with Burba, senior Nick Cox, Coleman and sophomore Devin Connell set to compete.
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Both days will start with field events, where redshirt Ben Beatty will try to surpass personal records he set in the weight throw and shot put in recent weeks. He recorded a weight throw of 18.09m (59-4.25 feet) at the "Doc" Hale Virginia Tech Elite Meet on Feb. 7, before winning the shot put the following week at the Tiger Paw Invitational with a mark of 18.01 (59-1.25). Both distances rank second all-time at Duke in their respective event.
Competing in the 600m for the Blue Devils will be freshman Theo Burba and senior Nico Coleman. Both runners set indoor PR's in the event at the Camel City Invitational in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Feb. 7.
Duke will feature five runners in the 3000m, including junior AJ Eckmann and freshman Ryan Thompson, who both set a personal-best times at the Camel City Invitational. Freshman Chris Theodore will also line up for the 3000, taking part in his first-ever indoor event.
The weekend slate will conclude with the 4x400m relay, with Burba, senior Nick Cox, Coleman and sophomore Devin Connell set to compete.
#GoDuke
| Connor Atkinson | 400m |
| Ben Beatty | Weight Throw, Shot Put |
| Theo Burba | 600m |
| Nico Coleman | 600m |
| Devin Connell | 800m |
| Nick Cox | 800m |
| Joe Cullen | 800m |
| AJ Eckmann | Mile, 3000m |
| Aiden Felty | Weight Throw, Shot Put |
| Owen MacKenzie | 3000m |
| Ethan Ready | 3000m |
| Chris Theodore | 3000m |
| Ryan Thompson | 3000m |
| Burba, Cox, Coleman, Connell | 4x400m Relay |
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