Duke Caps Regional Competition With Eight More NCAA Qualifiers

Wednesday, May 28

Jacksonville, Fla.

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NCAA East Regionals

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Duke Caps Regional Competition With Eight More NCAA Qualifiers

5/31/2025 11:42:00 PM | Track & Field

Final Results (PDF)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Duke track and field wrapped up regional competition Saturday evening with eight more Blue Devil women securing their respective spots at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

Freshman Braelyn Baker, graduate student Aliya Garozzo and junior Lauren Tolbert headlined the efforts punching tickets in two events apiece, with Mia Edim, Abby Geiser, Julia Jackson, Megan McGinnis and Meredith Sims also earning bids to the national meet as well behind strong outings of their own.

Overall, the Blue Devils finished the NCAA East Regional with 16 athletes – seven men and nine women – qualified to NCAA's, matching a program best set in 2022.

TOP PERFORMANCES:

Lauren Tolbert turned in another stellar 800m race Saturday evening as the junior notched a monster personal best en route to breaking her own school record and cementing herself among the NCAA Outdoor Championship field. Tolbert shaved over a second off her previous best and blazed to a finish of 2:00.27 – No. 5 in the overall field – to lock down the instant berth.
The 400m hurdles saw the Blue Devil pairing of freshman Braelyn Baker and graduate student Aliya Garozzo turn in commanding performances to punch their tickets to Eugene and make their NCAA dreams a reality. The tandem placed in the top three of their respective heat and crossed the finish line in succession with Garozzo (56.46) narrowly edging out Baker, who moved into No. 4 all-time in program lore via a time of 56.48 seconds.
Duke's relays also put on a strong display of running going 2-for-2 with both the 4x100m and 4x400m snagging bids to the national meet.
Representing the Blue Devils in the 4x400m race that capped the evening festivities, the quartet of Garozzo, Julia Jackson, Megan McGinnis and Tolbert clocked 3:27.87 – No. 2 in their heat and No. 4 in the overall field – on the way to registering the automatic bid, while the 4x100m comprised of Mia Edim, Abby Geiser, Meredith Sims and Baker posted a mark of 43.72 seconds to finish among the top 12.

NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS:

Braelyn Baker – 400mH, 4x100m
Michael Bennett – 4x400m
TJ Clayton – 4x400m
Mia Edim – 4x100m
Max Forte – Decathlon
Aliya Garozzo – 400mH, 4x400m
Abby Geiser – 4x100m
Simen Guttormsen – Pole Vault
Julia Jackson – 4x400m
Megan McGinnis – 4x400m
Callum Robinson – 4x400m
Meredith Sims – 4x100m
Joseph Taylor – 400m, 4x400m
Lauren Tolbert – 800m, 4x400m
Christian Toro – Hammer Throw
Gemma Tutton – Pole Vault

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