Duke Opens Outdoor Season with 10 Top-Five Program Marks

Thursday, March 27

Raleigh, N.C.

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Duke Opens Outdoor Season with 10 Top-Five Program Marks

3/30/2025 12:26:00 AM | Track & Field

Final Results (PDF)

RALEIGH, N.C. – Duke track and field turned in a solid weekend of competition in its first meet of the 2025 outdoor season as the Blue Devils posted 10 top-five program marks, six event wins and a dozen podium finishes across three days of action at the Raleigh Relays.

TOP PERFORMANCES:

Phillips Moore set the tone for the weekend, with the freshman notching a personal-best performance in the men's shot put en route to collecting the first Blue Devil win of the meet. Stepping into the cage for his third attempt, Moore launched the weight 17.96m (58-11.25 feet), nearly six inches further than the runner-up, slotting himself No. 4 all-time in program lore in the process.
Friday saw sophomore Michael Scherk and junior Lauren Tolbert run their way into the Duke record books via personal-best showings in the men's 100m hurdles and women's 400m, respectively.
Tolbert clocked a time of 51.86 seconds to claim the win and improve her No. 3 all-time Duke mark, while Scherk turned in a blistering time of 14.03 seconds – No. 2 on the Duke charts.
The Blue Devils did much of their damage on Saturday with seven top-five program marks registered, headlined by a school record in the men's 4x100m relay. Comprised of the quartet of Liam O'Hara, Andrew Robinson, Jeremiah Lauzon and Joseph Taylor, the Duke foursome sprinted 40 seconds flat, unseating the previous best set in 2022.
Graduate students Max Forte and Ally Gomm collected victories in the men's long jump and women's 400m hurdles, respectively, parlaying collegiate bests into a top-three spot on the Duke charts in their respective events.
Forte came through with his best jump on the second attempt, flying out to a monster PR of 7.77m (25-6 feet) to match his No. 3 all-time program mark. Gomm slotted herself No. 3 all-time via a personal-best 57.12 seconds, narrowly edging out classmate Aliya Garozzo, who finished runner-up and moved into No. 4 in Duke lore with a finish of 57.16 seconds.
Christian Toro opened the Saturday slate of events with a runner-up finish in the men's hammer throw and etched his spot in the Blue Devil history books. The sophomore turned in his best toss of the competition on his second attempt and launched the hammer 69.47m (227-11 feet), improving his No. 3 Duke mark in the process.
Rookie Andres Langston and Taylor rounded out the group of Blue Devils to post top-five program marks. Taylor earned his second top-five program mark of the weekend, this one coming in the men's 200m, after sprinting 21.06 seconds – tied for fourth all-time at Duke. Langston slotted himself fourth all-time at Duke in the 400m hurdles courtesy of a time of 52.10 seconds.
The Blue Devils also posted wins in the women's 4x100m and 4x400m relays. The 4x100m contingent of Mia Edim, Abby Geiser, Meredith Sims and Braelyn Baker lit up the track with a time of 44.80 seconds, while the 4x400m relay foursome of Garozzo, Tolbert, Baker and Megan McGinnis clocked 3:31.31 – the second fastest time in the NCAA.

UP NEXT:
Duke continues postseason competition with a trip to Tucson, Ariz., where the Blue Devils will take part in the Jim Click Shoot Out April 4-5.

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