Upcoming Event: Cross Country versus ACC Championships on October 30, 2026
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Callahan, Duke Women Capture Upstate Invitational Title
10/17/2026 1:08:00 PM | Cross Country
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Duke women's cross country team secured six of the top seven spots en route to winning the Upstate Invitational Saturday morning at USC Upstate. The men took second overall of 37 teams.
Anna Callahan captured the top spot in the women's 5k race, running a personal-best time of 16:58.7. She cruised through the course and covered the final 1,000 meters in 3:26 for her first sub-17 5k.
Arthur Graham also turned in a personal-best 8k, taking fourth overall with a time of 23:57.5. Overall, three Blue Devil men finished in the top 15.
The Women's 5k
Anna Callahan captured the top spot in the women's 5k race, running a personal-best time of 16:58.7. She cruised through the course and covered the final 1,000 meters in 3:26 for her first sub-17 5k.
Arthur Graham also turned in a personal-best 8k, taking fourth overall with a time of 23:57.5. Overall, three Blue Devil men finished in the top 15.
The Women's 5k
- The Blue Devils dominated the race, taking seven of the top eight places, including the top three. Callahan led from the start, running a steady race en route to her first sub-17 5k.
- Right behind Callahan was junior Ella Johns with a personal-best time of 17:06. She and Callahan paced each other throughout the 5k before Callahan pulled away at the end.
- Junior Thais Rolly crossed the line in 17:16 to take third overall and clock the best time of her career. Freshmen Mackenzie Bigej and Ellie Maddox raced alongside each other, covering the course in 17:26 and 17:29 to take fifth and sixth, respectively. Caroline Hood ran a strong race as Duke's sixth runner across and in seventh place overall with a collegiate-best time of 17:32.
- Junior Grace Geyer, sophomore Ebba Cronholm and senior Lindsay Hausman rounded out the Duke lineup. Geyer (17:51) and Cronholm (17:58) finished seven seconds apart in 15th and 16th overall, while Hausman (18:10) was 26th.
- Graham hit the midway point in 11:48 and covered the final 2,000 meters in 5:48 to hit the tape under 24 minutes.
- Freshman Griffin Kushen crossed the line in eighth overall with a time of 24:06. He was part of the lead pack with Graham and outraced a Furman runner by three seconds to take eighth.
- Jeremy Kain (24:16) and Meshack Kuyo (24:18) were two seconds apart in 13th and 15th, respectively. Owen Pukys rounded out Duke's top five, crossing the line in a collegiate-best 24:27.
- Freshmen Isaac Abbott and sophomores Soheib Dissa and Jonah Hanikeri completed the Duke lineup. Abbott bested his previous Duke best by 35 seconds, running 24:40 for 25th place. Dissa, running his first race, was five seconds behind in 27th with a time of 24:45. Hanikeri crossed the line in 25:10 for 46th overall.
- Postseason racing awaits the Blue Devils with the ACC Championships set for Oct. 30 in Blacksburg, Va.
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