Ambrosio Shatters 47-Year-Old Duke 5000m Record at Virginia Challenge

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Day Two at Virginia Challenge

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Ambrosio Shatters 47-Year-Old Duke 5000m Record at Virginia Challenge

4/23/2022 12:29:00 AM | Track & Field

Results - Day Two (PDF)

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Graduate student CJ Ambrosio's outstanding performance in the men's 5000m invite headlined a record-setting second day of competition at the Virginia Challenge that saw the Duke track and field team register nine total top-five program marks.

Ambrosio delivered a run to remember as he eclipsed the fastest 5000m time in school lore. The Avon, Ohio native shaved a whopping 22 seconds off his previous best time and clocked 13:43.17, eclipsing Robbie Perkins' run (13:48.90c) that stood for 47 years.

Senior Dana Baker got things started for the Blue Devils in the women's javelin. Competing in the first event of the day, Baker set the tone for the day with a personal best toss of 51.51m (169 feet). Her throw was good for second among the field and moved her up one spot into second all-time on the Duke list. Scott Campbell also produced a personal-best performance on the men's side. The sophomore earned fourth place after throwing 69.63m (228-5 feet) on the second attempt, improving his No. 5 program mark in the process.

Opening the track events for the Blue Devils, senior Kelcie Simmons and graduate student Donovan Spearman each registered strong outings in the women's and men's 100m dashes. After qualifying for the final with an 11.71 second time in the prelims, Simmons placed fifth via her personal-best dash of 11.59 seconds and moved into a tie for second all-time in the program records. Spearman did his damage in the men's prelims as he finished in 10.46 seconds to slot himself into the No. 4 spot at Duke.

A pair of women's distance runners also etched their names into the Duke record books, including one who made her first-career entry. Graduate student Michaela Reinhart continued her steady outdoor campaign with another stellar performance – this one in the women's 5000m invite – as she trimmed a couple seconds off her previous best to finish in 15:53.08, which improved her No. 2 all-time program event time. Junior Emily Cole took part in her second 3000m steeplechase of the season and carved out her spot on the all-time program list. Cole shaved nearly eight seconds off her previous best time, clocking 10:15.99 for the fifth-fastest time in program lore.

The women's long jump saw graduate student Erin Marsh and senior Isabel Wakefield each notch top-four placements via personal bests while tallying top-five Duke marks. Wakefield took second place and moved into fourth all-time as she flew out to 6.24m (20-5.75 feet) on her fourth attempt. Marsh's leap was good for fourth place and measured 6.18m (20-3.50 feet), giving her sole control of the No. 5 spot on the program list.

Duke also registered four additional top-five placements, beginning with graduate student Nick Dahl who clocked 3:41.06 to finish as the runner-up in the 1500m elite. Juniors Carly King and Jenna Crean finished fourth and fifth, respectively, in the 400m dash via times of 54.45 seconds and 54.48 seconds, while graduate student Erick Duffy placed fifth in the pole vault elite with a clearance of 5.11m (16-9.25 feet).

To see the full results from day two, click HERE (PDF).

Up Next:
Duke closes out the Virginia Challenge on Saturday beginning with the men's high jump at 12:05 p.m.

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