Duke Blue Devils track and field

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The Duke Blue Devils track and field team is the track and field program that represents Duke University. The Blue Devils compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team is based in Durham, North Carolina at the Morris Williams Track and Field Stadium.^[2]

Duke Blue Devils track and field
University	Duke University
Head coach	Shawn Wilbourn
Conference	ACC
Location	Durham, North Carolina
Outdoor track	Morris Williams Track and Field Stadium
Nickname	Blue Devils
Colors	Duke blue and white[1]

The program is coached by Shawn Wilbourn.^[3] The track and field program officially encompasses four teams, as the NCAA regards men's and women's indoor track and field and outdoor track and field as separate sports.^[4]

Curtis Beach won the 2012 and 2014 NCAA titles in the indoor heptathlon, making him the only Duke athlete to win more than one collegiate national championship.^[5]

Postseason

AIAW

The Blue Devils have had one AIAW All-American finishing in the top six at the AIAW indoor or outdoor championships.^[6]

AIAW All-Americans
Championships	Name	Event	Place
1978 Outdoor	Ellison Goodall	3000 meters	3rd
1978 Outdoor	Ellison Goodall	5000 meters	4th

NCAA

As of 2024^[update], a total of 23 men and 24 women have achieved individual first-team All-American status at the men's outdoor, women's outdoor, men's indoor, or women's indoor national championships.^[7][8]

First team NCAA All-Americans
Team	Championships	Name	Event	Place	Ref.
Men's	1931 Outdoor	John Brownlee	220 yards hurdles	3rd	[9]
Men's	1937 Outdoor	John Karakash	Javelin throw	6th	[10]
Men's	1939 Outdoor	Hubert Reavis	220 yards hurdles	>6th	[9]
Men's	1939 Outdoor	Donn Kinzle	110 meters hurdles	5th	[11]
Men's	1955 Outdoor	Joel Shankle	110 meters hurdles	3rd	[11]
Men's	1955 Outdoor	Joel Shankle	Long jump	1st	[12]
Men's	1956 Outdoor	Dave Sime	100 meters	2nd	[13]
Men's	1959 Outdoor	Cary Weisiger	Mile run	7th	[14]
Men's	1959 Outdoor	Jared Nourse	5000 meters	7th	[15]
Men's	1960 Outdoor	Cary Weisiger	1500 meters	8th	[16]
Men's	1963 Outdoor	Richard Gesswein	Shot put	8th	[17]
Men's	1966 Outdoor	Rod Stewart	Shot put	6th	[17]
Men's	1968 Outdoor	Jeff Howser	110 meters hurdles	4th	[11]
Men's	1968 Outdoor	Ed Stenberg	10,000 meters	4th	[18]
Men's	1969 Indoor	Jeff Howser	55 meters hurdles	4th	[19]
Men's	1971 Indoor	Jeff Howser	55 meters hurdles	5th	[19]
Men's	1971 Indoor	Bob Wheeler	1000 meters	1st	[20]
Men's	1971 Outdoor	Jeff Howser	110 meters hurdles	6th	[11]
Men's	1971 Outdoor	Bob Wheeler	Mile run	2nd	[14]
Men's	1972 Outdoor	Bob Wheeler	1500 meters	3rd	[16]
Men's	1972 Outdoor	Roger Beardmore	3000 meters steeplechase	5th	[21]
Men's	1973 Outdoor	Roger Beardmore	3000 meters steeplechase	4th	[21]
Men's	1976 Outdoor	Robbie Perkins	10,000 meters	8th	[18]
Men's	1981 Indoor	Richard Block	Distance medley relay	4th	[22]
		Chris Castor
		John Donegan
		Bryan Allf
Women's	1985 Outdoor	Ellen Reynolds	10,000 meters	6th	[23]
Women's	1986 Outdoor	Ellen Reynolds	10,000 meters	3rd	[23]
Men's	1999 Outdoor	Jesse Allen	400 meters hurdles	4th	[24]
Women's	2000 Outdoor	Jillian Schwartz	Pole vault	3rd	[25]
Women's	2001 Indoor	Jillian Schwartz	Pole vault	7th	[26]
Women's	2001 Outdoor	Jillian Schwartz	Pole vault	2nd	[25]
Men's	2003 Outdoor	Brent Warner	Pole vault	8th	[27]
Women's	2004 Indoor	Shannon Rowbury	Mile run	8th	[28]
Women's	2004 Outdoor	Clara Horowitz	5000 meters	5th	[29]
Women's	2005 Indoor	Shannon Rowbury	Mile run	2nd	[28]
Women's	2005 Indoor	Paige Miller	3000 meters	6th	[30]
Women's	2005 Indoor	Debra Vento	High jump	7th	[31]
Women's	2005 Outdoor	Shannon Rowbury	1500 meters	8th	[32]
Women's	2005 Outdoor	Liz Wort	3000 meters steeplechase	4th	[33]
Women's	2005 Outdoor	Debra Vento	High jump	3rd	[34]
Women's	2006 Indoor	Clara Horowitz	5000 meters	2nd	[35]
Women's	2006 Outdoor	Clara Horowitz	10,000 meters	2nd	[23]
Women's	2006 Outdoor	Sally Meyerhoff	10,000 meters	7th	[23]
Women's	2007 Indoor	Shannon Rowbury	Mile run	1st	[28]
Women's	2007 Indoor	Shannon Rowbury	3000 meters	2nd	[30]
Women's	2007 Outdoor	Liz Wort	3000 meters steeplechase	4th	[33]
Women's	2007 Outdoor	Madeline McKeever	5000 meters	5th	[29]
Women's	2008 Indoor	Madeline McKeever	5000 meters	3rd	[35]
Men's	2008 Outdoor	John Austin	Javelin throw	8th	[10]
Women's	2009 Outdoor	Molly Lehman	1500 meters	7th	[32]
Women's	2011 Indoor	Kate van Buskirk	Mile run	2nd	[28]
Men's	2011 Outdoor	Curtis Beach	Decathlon	2nd	[36]
Women's	2011 Outdoor	Cydney Ross	800 meters	8th	[37]
Women's	2011 Outdoor	Kate van Buskirk	1500 meters	3rd	[32]
Women's	2011 Outdoor	Juliet Bottorff	10,000 meters	1st	[23]
Men's	2012 Indoor	Curtis Beach	Heptathlon	1st	[38]
Women's	2012 Outdoor	Michelle Anumba	Shot put	8th	[39]
Women's	2013 Indoor	Cydney Ross	800 meters	6th	[40]
Women's	2013 Indoor	Juliet Bottorff	5000 meters	7th	[35]
Men's	2013 Outdoor	Curtis Beach	Decathlon	7th	[36]
Women's	2013 Outdoor	Cydney Ross	800 meters	7th	[37]
Men's	2014 Indoor	Tanner Anderson	High jump	8th	[41]
Men's	2014 Indoor	Curtis Beach	Heptathlon	1st	[38]
Women's	2014 Indoor	Juliet Bottorff	5000 meters	5th	[35]
Women's	2014 Outdoor	Juliet Bottorff	5000 meters	5th	[29]
Women's	2014 Outdoor	Juliet Bottorff	10,000 meters	3rd	[23]
Men's	2015 Indoor	Brian Schoepfer	Distance medley relay	7th	[22]
		Brett Bofinger
		Henry Farley
		Nate McClafferty
Women's	2015 Indoor	Lauren Hansson	4 × 400 meters relay	6th	[42]
		Madeline Kopp
		Madeline Price
		Elizabeth Kerpon
Women's	2015 Indoor	Megan Clark	Pole vault	2nd	[26]
Men's	2015 Outdoor	Thomas Lang	Javelin throw	6th	[10]
Women's	2016 Indoor	Anima Banks	800 meters	8th	[40]
Women's	2016 Indoor	Megan Clark	Pole vault	2nd	[26]
Women's	2016 Outdoor	Anima Banks	800 meters	6th	[37]
Women's	2016 Outdoor	Megan Clark	Pole vault	5th	[25]
Women's	2017 Outdoor	Katelyn Gochenour	Javelin throw	6th	[43]
Women's	2018 Indoor	Madison Heath	Pole vault	8th	[26]
Women's	2021 Indoor	Erin Marsh	Pentathlon	3rd	[44]
Women's	2021 Outdoor	Cha'Mia Rothwell	100 meters hurdles	7th	[45]
Women's	2021 Outdoor	Iman Sule	4 × 400 meters relay	7th	[46]
		Elena Brown-Soler
		Lauren Hoffman
		Brittany Aveni
Women's	2021 Outdoor	Erin Marsh	Heptathlon	4th	[47]
Men's	2022 Indoor	Nick Dahl	Mile run	6th	[48]
Women's	2022 Indoor	Erin Marsh	Pentathlon	2nd	[44]
Women's	2022 Indoor	Isabel Wakefield	Pentathlon	7th	[44]
Women's	2022 Outdoor	Lauren Hoffman	400 meters hurdles	3rd	[49]
Women's	2022 Outdoor	Erin Marsh	Heptathlon	3rd	[47]
Women's	2023 Indoor	Amina Maatoug	Mile run	7th	[28]
Women's	2023 Outdoor	Amina Maatoug	5000 meters	5th	[29]
Women's	2023 Outdoor	Julia Jackson	4 × 400 meters relay	8th	[46]
		Lauren Tolbert
		Madison Mulder
		Megan McGinnis
Men's	2024 Outdoor	Simen Guttormsen	Pole vault	3rd	[27]
Women's	2024 Outdoor	Lauren Tolbert	800 meters	8th	[37]

See also

• Category:Duke Blue Devils men's track and field athletes (12)
• Category:Duke Blue Devils women's track and field athletes (8)