{"id":79862,"date":"2026-04-12T06:02:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T06:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isport.com.ng\/?p=79862"},"modified":"2026-04-12T06:02:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T06:02:21","slug":"blue-devils-impress-at-duke-invitational","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isport.com.ng\/?p=79862","title":{"rendered":"Blue Devils Impress at Duke Invitational"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"text-on-primary s-text-title-large print:visible print:text-black\">Blue Devils Impress at Duke Invitational<\/h2>\n<p><strong>DURHAM, N.C. \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Duke track and field turned in an impressive all-around showing at the Duke Invitational, with the Blue Devil performances headlined by seven event wins, 18 podium finishes and a handful of top-five program marks.<\/p>\n<p>The Blue Devil women spearheaded the charge with all seven victories, placing first in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 800 meters, 4x100m and 4x400m relays, long jump and pole vault.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>TOP PERFORMANCES:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Duke went 1-2 in the women&#8217;s 100 behind strong races from sophomores\u00a0<strong><dfn>Braelyn Baker<\/dfn><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong><dfn>Maya Collins<\/dfn><\/strong>. Baker won the event with a time of 11.34, while Collins dashed 11.40 for second. The pair notched personal bests in the prelim to secure spots in the final as Collins hit the tape in a school-record time of 11.25 with Baker moving into a tie for No. 2 all-time in program lore with a mark of 11.32.<\/li>\n<li>The Blue Devil women&#8217;s 4x100m relay turned in a season-best performance on the way to a first-place finish. The quartet of freshman\u00a0<strong><dfn>Taylor Aska<\/dfn><\/strong>, junior\u00a0<strong><dfn>Mia Edim<\/dfn><\/strong>, Collins and Baker stopped the clock at 43.88, smashing the 11-year-old meet record while slotting themselves third on the Duke charts.<\/li>\n<li>Senior\u00a0<strong><dfn>Gianna Locci<\/dfn><\/strong>\u00a0took first in the women&#8217;s long jump after producing the best performance of her collegiate career. She flew out to a personal best of 6.25m (20-6.25 feet) to secure the victory, improving her No. 5 all-time program mark.<\/li>\n<li><strong><dfn>Lauren Tolbert<\/dfn><\/strong>\u00a0posted her fastest time of the season and claimed a tight win in the women&#8217;s 800. The senior finished in 2:02.19, edging runner-up Sadie Engelhardt (2:02.31) of NC State.<\/li>\n<li>Baker secured her third event win of the weekend with\u00a0the women&#8217;s 200. The Carnation, Washington, standout dashed a personal best of 22.76, with her time unseating both the meet and five-year-old program record.<\/li>\n<li>Collins and Edim also turned in strong 200 races, dashing 23.24 and 23.34, respectively to complete the podium sweep.<\/li>\n<li>Duke capped its home meet with a first-place finish by the women&#8217;s 4x400m relay, as the contingent of sophomore\u00a0<strong><dfn>Amber Wimbish<\/dfn><\/strong>, Edim, rookie\u00a0<strong><dfn>Arabella Wilson<\/dfn><\/strong>\u00a0and Tolbert sprinted a season-best time of 3:33.84.<\/li>\n<li>The Blue Devils registered strong outings and top-two placements in the men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s pole vaults behind the efforts of sophomore\u00a0<strong><dfn>TJ Rowan<\/dfn><\/strong>\u00a0and junior\u00a0<strong><dfn>Gemma Tutton<\/dfn><\/strong>. Tutton captured the win in the women&#8217;s event and moved into a tie for second all-time at Duke with a clearance of 4.45m (14-7.25 feet).\u00a0Rowan took second on a vault of 5.36m (17-7 feet) \u2013 No. 3 in program history.<\/li>\n<li>Senior\u00a0<strong><dfn>Julia Jackson<\/dfn><\/strong>\u00a0and junior\u00a0<strong><dfn>Julia Magliaro<\/dfn><\/strong>\u00a0earned second-place finishes in the women&#8217;s 400 meter and javelin events, respectively. Magliaro came through with her clutch\u00a0throw of 50.52m (165-9 feet) on the fifth attempt, while Jackson dashed 53.25.<\/li>\n<li>Junior\u00a0<strong><dfn>Christian Toro<\/dfn><\/strong>\u00a0picked up a runner-up showing in the men&#8217;s hammer throw. Toro captured the second-place finish via a season-best throw of 66.51m (218-2 feet), obtaining the mark on his second attempt.<\/li>\n<li><strong><dfn>Caroline Hood<\/dfn><\/strong>\u00a0notched a huge personal best en route to taking second in the women&#8217;s 5000-meter race. She clocked 16:18.77 for her third career top-five placement, with the sophomore slashing 31 seconds off her previous mark.<\/li>\n<li>Senior\u00a0<strong><dfn>Matthew Prebola<\/dfn><\/strong>\u00a0finished second in the men&#8217;s javelin with\u00a0a throw of 67.63m (221-10 feet), which came on his first attempt.<\/li>\n<li>Sophomore\u00a0<strong><dfn>Andres Langston<\/dfn>\u00a0<\/strong>and graduate student\u00a0<strong><dfn>Liam O&#8217;Hara<\/dfn><\/strong>\u00a0each tallied personal bests to go 2-3 in the men&#8217;s 400-meter hurdles. Langston finished in 50. 41 to improve his No. 2 all-time Duke mark. O&#8217;Hara jumped one spot up the leaderboard with the program&#8217;s third-fastest time of 50.89.<\/li>\n<li>Junior\u00a0<strong><dfn>Michael Scherk<\/dfn><\/strong>\u00a0and the men&#8217;s 4x100m relay also notched podium finishes for the Blue Devils. Scherk clocked 13.95 to take third in the men&#8217;s 110-meter hurdles, while the Duke contingent of sophomore\u00a0<strong><dfn>Tobias Williams<\/dfn><\/strong>, Langston, O&#8217;Hara and graduate student\u00a0<strong><dfn>Quinton Godfrey<\/dfn><\/strong>\u00a0powered through the line at 40.46.<\/li>\n<li>Graduate student\u00a0<strong><dfn>John Fay<\/dfn><\/strong>\u00a0also competed in the men&#8217;s hammer throw and turned in a strong performance to move into the top five on the Blue Devil charts. Fay started off with a bang and delivered his best mark on his opening attempt, launching the hammer 64.26m (210-10 feet) to place fourth overall and slot himself No. 4 all-time at Duke.<\/li>\n<li>The women&#8217;s shot put saw<strong>\u00a0<dfn>Gwen Howard<\/dfn><\/strong>\u00a0deliver a\u00a0personal best as the freshman made her third time the charm and tallied a mark of 14.28m (46-10.25 feet) \u2013 No. 5 all-time at Duke.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>UP NEXT:<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\nDuke will feature a split group as the team embarks on a tri-meet weekend. Blue Devils will compete at the Mt. 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