WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Duke track and field team concluded the opening day of the JDL Camel City Invitational with a pair of event wins in the men’s and women’s pole vault, two top-five program marks, along with two additional top-five placements.
TOP PERFORMANCES
- Kicking off Duke’s Friday slate in the pole vault, graduate student Tyler Hrbek captured the first win of the day for the Blue Devils. Hrbek cleared all three heights on his first attempt before finishing at a final height of 5.00m (16-4.75 feet) to put himself atop the 17-member field.
- The Blue Devils completed their sweep of the pole vault as the 17th-ranked Duke women won the women’s event behind a personal-best performance from senior Brynn King.
- King improved on her previous best mark set at the Hokie Invitational by clearing 4.25m (13-11.25), tying her for fourth all-time on the Duke charts.
- Graduate student Isabel Wakefield tied her personal best and No. 2 Duke 60m hurdles time of 8.15 seconds in the prelims, booking her ticket to the next round in the process. In the final, Wakefield clocked 8.25 seconds to finish as the runner-up, finishing 0.06 seconds behind former Blue Devil Cha’Mia Rothwell.
- Sophomore Paige Sommers also had a strong showing for the Blue Devils in the women’s pole vault as the sophomore matched her personal best of 4.10m (13-5.25 feet) to finish as runner-up.
- To see the complete results from day one, click here.
UP NEXT
Duke wraps up competition at the JDL Camel City Invitational on Saturday with a trio of track events, beginning with the women’s 3,000m run at 11:40 a.m. The Blue Devils will also take part in the men’s 3,000m (12:45 p.m.) before closing out the day at 3:08 p.m., with the women’s elite mile run.
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