Blue Devils at Tiger Paw, Valentine Invite to Close Indoor Regular Season

Friday, February 13

Clemson, S.C.

10 a.m.

Duke University

Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational

Quinton Godfrey competes in the 4x400m at the JDL Mondo College Invitational

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Blue Devils at Tiger Paw, Valentine Invite to Close Indoor Regular Season

2/12/2026 1:44:00 PM | Track & Field

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DURHAM, N.C. – Duke track and field closes out the indoor regular season at a pair of meets over Valentine's weekend. Several Blue Devils head to Clemson, South Carolina, for the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational, while others head to Boston, Massachusetts, for the BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational. Both meets are slated for Feb. 13-14.

MEET COVERAGE: Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational

Date (s): Feb. 13-14
Live Results: FlashResults
Live Stream: Watch (ACCNX)

MEET COVERAGE: BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational

Date (s): Feb. 13-14
Live Results: Lancer Timing
Live Stream: Watch (FloTrack)

WHAT TO KNOW:

Duke features 47 student-athletes competing across the two meets. Twenty-nine Blue Devils gear up for the Tiger Paw Invite, while 18 get set for the BU Valentine Invite.
Graduate student Stephanie Moss was named the ACC Women's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week (Feb. 10) following a standout performance at the JDL Camel City Invitational this past weekend. Read more HERE.
In the latest USTFCCCA Event Squad rankings, the Duke women are ranked third in the women's 5000m.
Eight Blue Devils are ranked in the top-25 nationally in their respective events: Braelyn Baker (9th – 300m), Bailey Goggans (21st – 600m; 22nd – 500m), Abby Hassman (23rd – 5000m), Julia Jackson (2nd – 500m), Andres Langston (15th – 500m), Moss (3rd – 1500m; 8th – Mile, 21st – 5000m), Lauren Tolbert (3rd – 500m; 12th – 600m; 24th – 300m) and Beck Wittstadt (15th – 1500m; 19th – 1000m).
Duke's women's 4x400m quartet of Jackson, Tolbert, Maya Collins and Baker is ranked No. 10 in the NCAA.

LAST TIME OUT:

Duke track and field delivered several standout performances across two days of action at the JDL Camel City and Doc Hale Invitationals. Although they featured a lighter squad competing during the dual meet weekend, the Blue Devils impressed nonetheless, turning in six first-place finishes, a handful of top-five program marks and numerous personal bests.
The Blue Devil men earned a trio of wins in 600 meters, 800 meters and unseeded pole vault. On the women's side, Duke secured top finishes in the 1500 meters En Route and both the seeded and unseeded miles.
Riley Newport delivered the best race of his career in the men's 600m as he ran his way to a first-place finish. Newport finished atop the field via a personal best of 1:19.66 – lowering his No. 3 all-time program mark.
Wittstadt hit the tape in 1:49.88 to take first in the men's seeded 800m. He made his move just before the midpoint of the race, then surged five spots up the leaderboard over the final 600 to grab the win.
Moss was the top finisher in both of her distance races, turning in a pair of personal bests and a couple of top-10 2026 NCAA marks. She clocked 4:11.96 in the women's 1500m En Route and completed the women's seeded mile in 4:29.99 – both times over six seconds faster than the event runner-up. Moss's finishes slotted her No. 2 all-time in program lore in both events, and currently rank third and eighth, respectively, in the NCAA this season.
Ella Johns impressed in the women's open mile, crossing the line with a 4:56.70 personal best to earn her first collegiate victory.
TJ Rowan turned in a personal-best performance en route to a first-place finish in the men's unseeded pole vault. After passing on the first three heights, Rowan surpassed the subsequent three bars set at 4.93m, 5.08m and 5.23m. The winning mark came at 5.33m (17-5.75) feet – tied for No. 2 all-time in program lore, with the sophomore clearing it on his second attempt.

UP NEXT:
The Blue Devils turn their attention to the postseason, starting with the ACC Indoor Championships. The three-day conference meet is slated for Feb. 26-28 at the TRACK at New Balance in Boston, Massachusetts.

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