DURHAM, N.C. -- Two competitors from the Duke women’s cross country team, senior Allison Sturges and junior Gina Daniel, are set to take the start line Friday afternoon at this year's running of the Royals Challenge in Charlotte, N.C.The women’s race, scheduled for a 5:15 p.m. start, will take place on the McAlpine Creek Park course.
Sturges, a product of Los Altos, Calif., has competed in all four of Duke’s meets this season, with her best finish of the year coming by way of a first-place showing at the Bull City Classic Sept.