December 8
- 2016 - Field Hockey – After leading the Blue Devils to a 16-4 record and fourth straight trip to the NCAA quarterfinals, Pam Bustin was named the 2016 Front Rush/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) South Region Coach of the Year for the second time in the last four seasons. The award marks the fourth time in program history a Duke coach as received the honor.
December 9
- 1982 - Men's Lacrosse - Senior Joe Ulrich, Duke's defensive leader, won the Hermann Award as college soccer's national player of the year.