Blue Devils Set to Compete at Wake Forest Invitational

DURHAM – Duke track and field is back in action this weekend as the Blue Devils enter the final stretch of the outdoor track and field regular season, beginning with a trip up the road to Winston-Salem, N.C., for the second annual Wake Forest Invitational April 19 at Kentner Stadium.
 

MEET INFO

 
WHAT TO KNOW

• Graduate student Aimar Palma Simo was tabbed the ACC Men’s Field Performer of the Week following a spectacular showing at the Duke Invite this past weekend.
• Palma Simo collected his second event win of the outdoor campaign while besting his previous PR and own school record by nearly five feet. Stepping into the cage for his fifth attempt, Palma Simo launched the hammer 71.48m (234-6 feet) to slot himself atop the field of 27. The Castellon, Spain product’s mark enters the weekend leading the ACC while ranking 10th nationally.
• The Wake Forest Invitational field features athletes from 40 different schools including six other ACC programs in Florida State, NC State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Pitt and Virginia Tech.
• Forty-seven athletes are set to represent the Blue Devils across 32 track and field events.
• Duke boasts 10 different events groups in the top 10 of the USTFCCCA #EventSquad rankings with three of those in the top five – men’s hammer throw (1st), women’s 400m hurdles (4th) and women’s 800m (4th).
• The women’s squad sits atop the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) regional and ACC rankings.
• On the men’s side, Duke checks in at No. 4 in the Southeast Region and No. 3 in the ACC.
• Duke gets the morning going with track events beginning with the men’s 5000m at 7:30 a.m. Field events commence at 11 a.m., in the women’s hammer throw.

 
LAST TIME OUT

• The Blue Devils delivered a sensational team performance at the Duke Invitational this past weekend with the team winning multiple events while also breaking several school and meet records across the three-day meet.
• The Duke throws unit shined on the first day of the Duke Invitational as the Blue Devils recorded three top-five program marks and five top-five placements across the men’s and women’s hammer throw competitions.
• Aimar Palma Simo shattered his own school record while Christian Johnson and Christian Toro improved their respective top-five marks in school lore en…