Duke Women Win ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championship

[roywhite]

Duke Women Win ACC Outdoor Championship Convincingly Behind ACC Record 145.5 Points

RALEIGH, N.C. – The Duke women's track and field team notched its second ACC Outdoor Championship, and first outright title, in the past three seasons as the Blue Devils finished off a dominant and historic performance at the three-day conference Saturday evening at the Paul Derr Track and Field Facility.

The Blue Devils won the ACC title going away as the squads totaled a whopping 145.5 points – 61 points more than runner-up Virginia Tech. The 145.5 points scored by Duke in this year's ACC Women's Championship are the most since the ACC expanded to 15 teams in 2014, breaking the previous record of 134 by Florida State in 2019. On the men's side, Duke finished with 51 points to place ninth.

Overall, Duke crowned two ACC Champions, produced 21 medals and earned 35 All-ACC honors over the course of the weekend.

https://goduke.com/news/2023/5/13/tr...-5-points.aspx

[DukieInKansas]

Congratulations!

[heyman25]

Outstanding performance. Spring Sports teams at Duke are very competitive this year. Hope Duke keeps winning.

[chrishoke]

Sweet. Congrats.

[jb75]

Congratulations to Coach Wilbourn and the team. The team scored across multiple events and many individuals contributed to the record breaking score. Best of luck in the Regionals and Nationals!

[budwom]

So I guess Duke is giving funding a bunch of scholarships now? Don't think we used to...

[sagegrouse]

So I guess Duke is giving funding a bunch of scholarships now? Don't think we used to...

The NCAA limit on scholarships is 11.6 for men and 18 for women -- both may be divided among up to 38 athletes. Duke evidently gives quite a few for women.

[johnb]

The NCAA limit on scholarships is 11.6 for men and 18 for women -- both may be divided among up to 38 athletes. Duke evidently gives quite a few for women.

Given the large number of events, that’s a low cap for scholarships. That might disadvantage the largest, traditionally-successful teams since they can’t load up on athletes the way that elite programs do in football.

Otoh, maybe young women have just become disturbingly unathletic. This is from the ACC website:

“Duke received a first-place finish by Megan McGinnis, who ran a personal-best 51.42 in the 100 meters.”

Uhm…

https://theacc.com/news/2023/5/13/cl...ld-titles.aspx

[camion]

Given the large number of events, that’s a low cap for scholarships. That might disadvantage the largest, traditionally-successful teams since they can’t load up on athletes the way that elite programs do in football.

Otoh, maybe young women have just become disturbingly unathletic. This is from the ACC website:

“Duke received a first-place finish by Megan McGinnis, who ran a personal-best 51.42 in the 100 meters.”

Uhm…

https://theacc.com/news/2023/5/13/cl...ld-titles.aspx

I'm guessing 51.42 in 400 meters.

She ran 50.19 as anchor on the winning 4x400 relay team.

[roywhite]

I'm guessing 51.42 in 400 meters.

She ran 50.19 as anchor on the winning 4x400 relay team.

Speaking of the 4x400 relay team, this outdoor ACC Championship had to be sweet for Duke after an almost unbelievable ending to the 2023 ACC Indoor Championship.

Strange things sometimes happen in relay races (the USA Olympic 4x100 Men's team has had some very disappointing outings), but this is one of the strangest, and ultimately figured big in the Team championship.
Things get hairy around the 5:50 mark

[roywhite]

Duke Women Qualify Eight More Events for NCAA Outdoor Championships

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Duke track and field program closed out NCAA East Regional action in style as the final day of women's competition saw the Blue Devils secure spots in the NCAA Outdoor Championships in eight of the 10 events they competed in – five of those coming via record-breaking performances.

The Blue Devil women pushed its overall bid total to 11 on Saturday after punching tickets to the national meet in one field event, the high jump, along with seven track events in the 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 3000m steeplechase and 5,000m races.

https://goduke.com/news/2023/5/27/tr...pionships.aspx

NCAA Outdoor Championships begin June 7 in Austin, TX

[DoubleBlue]

Duke Gears Up for NCAA Outdoor Championships - June 7-10 - Austin, TX
https://goduke.com/news/2023/6/6/tra...pionships.aspx
Duke track and field looks to close out postseason competition with a bang as the Blue Devils prepare to culminate a stellar 2023 collegiate season at the NCAA Outdoor Championships this weekend, hosted by the University of Texas, June 7-10 at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas.

HOW TO FOLLOW

• Day 1 (Wed.) – Live Results | Watch (ESPNU/ESPN+)
• Day 2 (Thurs.) – Live Results | Watch (ESPN2/ESPN+)
• Day 3 (Fri.) – Live Results | Watch (ESPN2/ESPN+)
• Day 4 (Sat.) – Live Results | Watch (ESPN2/ESPN+)

[DoubleBlue]

Seven Blue Devils Earn USTFCCCA All-America Honors, Women’s 4x400m Relay Advances to Saturday Final
https://goduke.com/news/2023/6/9/tra...day-final.aspx
AUSTIN, Texas – The Duke women's track and field team turned in a solid day of competition on Thursday as the second day of the NCAA Outdoor Championships saw seven Blue Devil women garner United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-America honors while the women's 4x400m relay booked its spot in Saturday's event final.

[roywhite]

Seven Blue Devils Earn USTFCCCA All-America Honors, Women’s 4x400m Relay Advances to Saturday Final
https://goduke.com/news/2023/6/9/tra...day-final.aspx
AUSTIN, Texas – The Duke women's track and field team turned in a solid day of competition on Thursday as the second day of the NCAA Outdoor Championships saw seven Blue Devil women garner United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-America honors while the women's 4x400m relay booked its spot in Saturday's event final.

Yeah, watched the TV coverage last night. It was not a very good day for the Blue Devils women -- did not finish the 4x100 relay due to a botched baton pass, and IMO under-performed in events like the Javelin, Long Jump, 1500m, and 800m where I thought they had some chance to earn points.

Good to see the 4x400 women's relay team make the finals with the 5th best time in the field, and may be able to better that by a spot or two in the finals.

The program is on the rise overall but not yet a top 10 type on the national scene.

[DoubleBlue]

The program is on the rise overall but not yet a top 10 type on the national scene.

Agreed, there was only one personal best that I could see... Megan McGinnis in the 400 M with a 51.30, but it only got her 11th place.
Incidently, the 51.30 is a Duke school record, breaking her own record of 51.43 set earlier this year.

Duke's time in the 4 x 400 M Relay of 3:28.84 is the fifth best going into the finals tomorrow. Its their only shot for any points.
Duke's record in this event is 3:27.14 set earlier this year. Look for a possible school record tomorrow. Race time is 10:21 pm CT.

[DoubleBlue]

Maatoug, Women’s 4x400 Earn USTFCCCA All-America First Team Honors; Agina Earns Nod to Second Team
https://goduke.com/news/2023/6/11/tr...cond-team.aspx
AUSTIN, Texas – Duke track and field closed out the NCAA Outdoor Championships in record-breaking fashion as the Blue Devil women collected a trio of United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-America honors – two first team and one second team – in the high jump, 5,000m and 4x400m relay.

[Bluedog]

Agreed, there was only one personal best that I could see... Megan McGinnis in the 400 M with a 51.30, but it only got her 11th place.
Incidently, the 51.30 is a Duke school record, breaking her own record of 51.43 set earlier this year.

Duke's time in the 4 x 400 M Relay of 3:28.84 is the fifth best going into the finals tomorrow. Its their only shot for any points.
Duke's record in this event is 3:27.14 set earlier this year. Look for a possible school record tomorrow. Race time is 10:21 pm CT.

Maatoug, Women’s 4x400 Earn USTFCCCA All-America First Team Honors; Agina Earns Nod to Second Team
https://goduke.com/news/2023/6/11/tr...cond-team.aspx
AUSTIN, Texas – Duke track and field closed out the NCAA Outdoor Championships in record-breaking fashion as the Blue Devil women collected a trio of United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-America honors – two first team and one second team – in the high jump, 5,000m and 4x400m relay.

Looks like the women clocked a 3:28:65 in the 4x400 M Relay, good for 8th place (out of 9) in the finals. Ever so slightly better (0.19 sec) than their semifinal time, but not besting their record from earlier this season.
https://flashresults.ncaa.com/Outdoo...2_compiled.htm