DURHAM, N.C. – Duke track and field returns to action this weekend by commencing postseason competition with the 2026 ACC Championships in Boston, Massachusetts. The three-day conference meet will take place Feb. 26-28 at the TRACK at New Balance.
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MEET COVERAGE:
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WHAT TO KNOW:
- Duke features 53 student-athletes set to compete at the ACC Indoor Championships.
- Eight Blue Devils enter the conference meet ranked in the top five of their respective events: Braelyn Baker (3rd – 400m; 5th – 200m), Maya Collins (4th – 60m), Olivia Hughes (5th – Pentathlon), Julia Jackson (4th – 400m), Andres Langston (5th – 400m), Stephanie Moss (4th – Mile), Gemma Tutton (1st – Pole Vault) and Arabella Wilson (3rd – Pentathlon).
- The Duke 4x400m relays are also ranked in the conference's top five, with the women first and the men fifth.
- The Blue Devils are looking to improve upon last season's finishes, which saw the men place seventh and the women 10th.
- Action opens Thursday (11 a.m.) in the women's pentathlon and first half of the men's heptathlon. Field events get going at 3:30 p.m., with track events beginning at 4:05 p.m.
- The second half of the men's heptathlon will be contested Friday morning starting at 11 a.m., followed by field events (1 p.m.) and running events (3:15 p.m.) resuming.
- The jam packed Saturday slate kicks off at 11 a.m., before runners take the track for their respective events starting at noon.
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LAST TIME OUT:
- Duke capped the indoor regular season with a bang, turning in a number of record-breaking performances during its multi-meet weekend Feb. 13-14.
- The impressive weekend showing was headlined by five program records. The Blue Devils tallied four program marks – 60 meters, 400 meters and men's and women's 4x400m – at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational and one (800 meters) at the BU Valentine Invitational.Â
- Overall, the Blue Devils turned in 13 top-five program marks with numerous Duke student-athletes notching personal bests.
- A small group of athletes also competed at the JDL ASICS Last Chance Invitational with the Blue Devils winning six events to headline the performances.
- Duke earned first-place finishes in the men's and women's 60-meter hurdles, women's seeded 200 meter, men's 800 meter and the men's and women's pole vault. Overall, the Blue Devils tallied seven top-five placements and a trio of top-five program marks.
- Full recaps: Tri-Meet Weekend | JDL ASICS Last Chance Invitational
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UP NEXT:
Several Blue Devils now await their fates on qualification for the NCAA Indoor Championships, hosted in Fayetteville, Arkansas, March 13-14.Â
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