PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Duke track and field turned in a strong and total team performance on the first day of the Penn Relays as all five Blue Devils that competed Thursday – Emily Cole, Christian Johnson, Moorea Mitchell, Aimar Palma Simo and Christian Toro – placed inside the top 10 of their respective events.
TOP PERFORMANCES
- The Blue Devil trio of graduate students Christian Johnson and Aimar Palma Simo and freshman Christian Toro led the way with a strong group performance that saw each individual place among the top five.
- Johnson paced the group with a runner-up finish after tossing the hammer 69.72m (228-9 feet) on his third attempt, Palma Simo right behind in third thanks to his second throw measuring 69.39m (227-8 feet).
- Toro parlayed a throw of 65.18m (213-10 feet) on his second attempt into a fifth-place finish. The rookie’s mark signified a new personal best and boosted his No. 3 all-time program mark.
- On the women’s side, Moorea Mitchell placed seventh in the event. The senior’s best effort came on her second attempt, with her throw measuring 58.28m (191-2 feet).
- Graduate student Emily Cole capped the Friday slate in the women’s 3,000m steeplechase and helped the Blue Devils end the day with five top-10 finishes, placing ninth in the race after clocking 10:15.44.
- Results through day one of the Penn Relays are available here.
UP NEXT
Duke resumes action at the Penn Relays Friday afternoon with the Blue Devils’ slate featuring six track events starting with the women’s 4x100m relay at 1:20 p.m. Over in Charlotte, Duke gets its weekend at the Charlotte Invitational going at 7:30 p.m., via the women’s 1500m.
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