Long before he decided to play football at Duke, Jeremy McDuffie dreamed of Olympic gold.
As a junior at Shiloh High School in Snellville, Georgia, McDuffie’s performances in the triple jump and hurdles had him on the road to making such dreams come true.
Now, after being away from the track for two years, McDuffie is back using the speed and agility that makes him effective on the football field to help him in that sport.
Set to be a starting safety for Duke football this fall, McDuffie posted the second-best triple jump in school history at 51 feet, 1 ½ inches on April 1 at the Battle of the Blues Meet at Duke’s Morris Williams Track Stadium.