Duke Caps Strong Weekend at Mt. SAC Relays With Four Program Records

Wednesday, April 16

Torrance, Calif.

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Mt. SAC Relays

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Duke Caps Strong Weekend at Mt. SAC Relays With Four Program Records

4/19/2025 11:36:00 PM | Track & Field

Final Results (PDF)

TORRENCE, California – Duke track and field capped a strong and record-setting weekend in the Golden State on Saturday with the Blue Devils turning in a stellar showing on the final day of the Mt. SAC Relays producing four program records and six top-five program marks.

TOP PERFORMANCES:

Comprised of Joseph Taylor, TJ Clayton, Andres Langston and Liam O'Hara, the men's 4x400m relay delivered the stoutest performance of the day en route to slotting themselves No.1 all-time in Duke lore. The Blue Devil quartet clocked blazing splits of 45.2 seconds, 45.5 seconds, 46.8 seconds and 47. 3 seconds, respectively, while finishing with an overall time of 3:04.73 (6th) – shattering the previous Duke record by nearly four seconds.
Duke also displayed strong running in the men's and women's 4x100m as the Blue Devils unseated program records behind season-best performances. The Duke women's contingent of Mia Edim, Abby Geiser, Braelyn Baker and Meredith Sims clocked 43.42 seconds to finish runner-up, unseating the previous mark set a season ago. On the men's side, the unit of Clayton, Jeremiah Lauzon, Callum Robinson and O'Hara turned in a time of 39.98 seconds (9th), slotting themselves atop the Blue Devil charts.
Michael Scherk produced a personal-best showing in the men's 110m hurdles with the sophomore crossing the finish line in 13.69 seconds to pick up a top-10 finish while improving his own school record in the process.
Junior Lauren Tolbert notched the lone win of the day for the Blue Devils, earning the first-place finish in the 400m via the fastest race of her career. Tolbert clocked a personal best of 51.72 seconds to cement herself atop the 19-member field, improving her own No. 3 program mark.
Rookie Phillips Moore took part in the men's hammer throw and carved out a spot for himself on the Duke charts by way of a personal best. Moore came through with his best throw on the fourth attempt, launching the hammer 61.72m (202-6 feet). The mark was good for fourth among the field and fourth all-time in program history.
The Blue Devils opened the weekend with standout showings in the men's decathlon and women's javelin as the trio of Michael Bennett, Max Forte and Julia Magliaro parlayed personal-best efforts into top-five spots on the program charts.
Forte posted the top collegiate point total (7,813) of the en route to placing fourth overall and moving into No. 2 all-time at Duke. He notched four top-five finishes across the multis event, headlined by a runner-up showing in the 100m dash (10.60 seconds).
Bennett finished the competition with 7,586 points, moving the senior into No. 4 all-time in program lore. He tallied three placements inside the top five across the two days including a second-place finish of 4:27.26 in the 1500m race.
Magliaro moved up to No. 3 all-time on the Duke women's javelin charts following the sophomore's huge throw of 53.51m (175-6 feet), which came on her second attempt.

UP NEXT:
Duke heads to the City of Brotherly Love to take part in the 2025 Penn Relays presented by Toyota April 24-26 at Franklin Field Stadium.

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