EUGENE, Ore. – Capping off a historic stretch at the 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships, senior Erin Marsh finished fourth in the heptathlon to take home the best finish by a Blue Devil in seven years. As a unit, the Duke track & field program collected USTFCCCA First Team All-America honors in three events – the heptathlon, 4x400m relay and 100m hurdles, for the most since 2011.
"It is humongous for our program," said Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Shawn Wilbourn. "To do what we have done and turn the program around, and not just turn it around because we've been building for this for a long time.