DURHAM – Duke track and field announced the addition of nine individuals to the roster ahead of the 2022-23 season. Jide Akinjisola, Lily Lockhart, Rylie Pease, Matthew Prebola, Jacob Reinach, Myles Schreck, Jordyn Shubrick, Amanda Sinkewicz, Zoe Waddell and Kirstin West join the Blue Devils’ throws unit.
“This class brings a significant boost to Duke’s depth in the throws,” said assistant coach Angelo Posillico. “Our standard of performance will immediately be elevated as some of them have already achieved marks further than our school records. I’m excited to help these graduate transfers fulfill their athletic potential while starting the process of developing these highly talented freshmen.”
The Blue Devils push their incoming class to 30 members, as Akinjisola, Lockhart, Pease, Prebola, Reinach, Schreck, Shubrick, Sinkewicz, Waddell and West join incoming freshmen Maddie Davies, Nick Falk, Dalia Frias, Jonathan Horn, Julia Jackson, Jeremy Kain, Gianna Locci, Amina Maatoug, Allison Neiders, Falon Spearman and Lauren Tolbert, along with transfers Sara Absten, Tyler Hrbek, Anoush Krafian, Zach McWhorter, Robbie Otal, Ashlyn Ramos, Addie Renner, Emily Sloan and Ilhame Tamrouti.
Check out some of their career highlights below:
Jide Akinjisola | Providence, R.I. | Rhode Island | Throws
- Registered personal bests in the weight throw (19.08 (62-7.25 feet)) and hammer throw (57.97m (190-2 feet)) during the 2021-22 season
- 2022 New England Indoor Champion in weight throw
- First Team All-New England
- Earned bronze medal in the weight throw at the 2022 Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships, earning first team All-Atlantic 10 honors
- 2020 Atlantic 10 Indoor All-Rookie Team
- Second Team All-Atlantic 10 in indoor hammer throw
- Three-time A-10 Commissioners Honor Roll selection (2019, ’20, ’21)
Lily Lockhart | Delta, Colo. | Dartmouth | Throws
- Set school record in shot put (14.59m (47-10.50 feet)) and weight throw (19.80m (64-11.50 feet))
- Ranks third all-time in outdoor shot put (15.15m (49-8.50 feet)) and second in the hammer throw (56.30m (184-8 feet))
- Also has a PR of 45.33m (148-9 feet) in the discus
- 2022 CoSIDA Academic All-District I Team
Rylie Pease | Cheney, Wash. | Princeton | Javelin
- Three-time NCAA Regional Qualifier (2018, ’19, ’22)
- 2019 Ivy League Outdoor Champion,…
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