DURHAM, N.C.— The Duke women's cross country team climbed to No. 19 in the latest USTFCCCA rankings following its outstanding effort at the 2026 ACC Championships last weekend. The men's squad received votes and is ranked 33rd nationally.
The Blue Devil women moved up five spots from the previous poll following their fifth-place showing at the ACC Championships. Duke is one of seven ACC programs ranked in the top 25.
Sophomore
Victoria Garces paces the Blue Devils and was ranked 47th by FloTrack prior to her third-place finish at the ACC Championship meet. She turned in a personal-best time of 19:01 on the 6k course.
Freshman
Cassidy Armstrong has been Duke's second finisher the past two races, while classmate
Sundara Weber rounds out the top three Blue Devils.
On the men's side, the Blue Devils posted their best team finish at the ACC Championships in a complete season since also taking sixth in 2013. Graduate student
Finlay Ross-Davie has been excellent in his first collegiate cross country season, becoming the first Blue Devil man to earn All-ACC honors since 2021 with a 15th-place finish at the conference championship meet.
A selection of Blue Devils will run Friday, Nov. 6 at the Hokie Open. Postseason racing continues at the NCAA Southeast Regionals Nov. 13 in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
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