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Ten to Compete in Virginia Tech Challenge, DMR Invitational
2/17/2022 12:10:00 PM | Track & Field
DURHAM – Ten members of the Duke track and field team gear up to compete this weekend at the Virginia Tech Challenge (Blacksburg, Va.) and DMR Invitational (Winston-Salem, N.C.), set for Feb. 18-19.
Junior Beau Allen, graduate students Erick Duffy and Michael Fairbanks, senior Cole Rowan and freshmen Paige Sommers and Chyler Turner will represent the Blue Devils at the meet in Virginia.
Allen will compete in the men's high jump, Duffy, Fairbanks, Rowan and Sommers are set to take part in the men's and women's seeded pole vault, while Turner will be featured in the women's 60m hurdles and 200m dash events.
The men's seeded pole vault and women's 60m hurdles are slated to begin Friday at 5 p.m. and 5:40 p.m., respectively. The women's seeded pole vault (11:30 a.m.), women's 200m dash (2 p.m.) and men's high jump (2 p.m.) will take place on Saturday.
Along with Duke, the Virginia Tech Challenge field includes Virginia Tech, Virginia, NC State, North Carolina, Pitt, Tennessee, Kentucky, Maryland, Hampton, Towson, James Madison, Elon, High Point, Radford, Roanoke, Winthrop, William & Mary, and VMI.
The Blue Devils feature one entry at the DMR Invitational. Graduate students Nick Dahl and Alex Schwedt along with sophomores Carter Dillon and Jackson Walker compose the unit that will run in the men's DMR Elite slated for Friday at 7:50 p.m.
Other teams competing in the event are Cincinnati, Georgetown, Missouri, Mountain South Elite, North Carolina, Penn State, Reebok Boston TC, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest.
Duke Weekend Notables:
To stay up to date with Blue Devils cross country and track & field, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeTFXC."
#GoDuke
Junior Beau Allen, graduate students Erick Duffy and Michael Fairbanks, senior Cole Rowan and freshmen Paige Sommers and Chyler Turner will represent the Blue Devils at the meet in Virginia.
Allen will compete in the men's high jump, Duffy, Fairbanks, Rowan and Sommers are set to take part in the men's and women's seeded pole vault, while Turner will be featured in the women's 60m hurdles and 200m dash events.
The men's seeded pole vault and women's 60m hurdles are slated to begin Friday at 5 p.m. and 5:40 p.m., respectively. The women's seeded pole vault (11:30 a.m.), women's 200m dash (2 p.m.) and men's high jump (2 p.m.) will take place on Saturday.
Along with Duke, the Virginia Tech Challenge field includes Virginia Tech, Virginia, NC State, North Carolina, Pitt, Tennessee, Kentucky, Maryland, Hampton, Towson, James Madison, Elon, High Point, Radford, Roanoke, Winthrop, William & Mary, and VMI.
The Blue Devils feature one entry at the DMR Invitational. Graduate students Nick Dahl and Alex Schwedt along with sophomores Carter Dillon and Jackson Walker compose the unit that will run in the men's DMR Elite slated for Friday at 7:50 p.m.
Other teams competing in the event are Cincinnati, Georgetown, Missouri, Mountain South Elite, North Carolina, Penn State, Reebok Boston TC, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest.
Duke Weekend Notables:
- The DMR Invitational and Virginia Tech Challenge represent the last two indoor regular season meets for Duke. The Blue Devils will compete in the ACC Indoor Championships next week in Blacksburg, Va., from Feb. 24-26.
- Dahl, Dillon and Schwedt have combined to register five all-time program marks this year during the indoor season.
- Dahl owns the school record in the men's mile (3:55.89) and 3,000m run (7:59.84). His time in the 3,000m event was the first sub-eight-minute time in program history.
- Dillon's 1,000m time of 2:23.75 ran at Hokie Invitational ranks third all-time in program lore.
- Schwedt sits at No. 2 on the Duke men's 300- (34.07 seconds) and 500-meter (1:02.42) event lists.
- Turner has also etched her name onto the program record books in her first season as a Blue Devil. In her Duke debut, the freshman turned in an outstanding performance in the 60m hurdles with a run of 8.45 seconds, which checks in at fifth all-time.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils cross country and track & field, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeTFXC."
#GoDuke
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