April 7, 2011

Results

Duquesne's men's track and field squad opened its 2011 season by competing in the Colonial Relays in Williamsburg, Va. The Dukes placed 11th in the 35-team field.

Vibert Defreitas scored eight team points for the Dukes with a second place finish in the long jump, leaping 22-07.75. He followed that with a third place showing and six team points in the triple jump with a mark of 46-08.00.

Jim Spisak captured a third place finish of his own with a time of 14:08.64 in the 5,000 meter run, just .26 off a school record time. Mark Bucklaw was another Duke to score team points, grabbing two with his seventh place finish in the 1,500 meter run in 3:50.96.

The Red and Blue added and eight place finish in the 4x400 relay in 3:19.69, a fifth place showing in the 4x1500 in 16:09.14 and a third place finish in the distance relay in 9:58.95.

The Dukes return to action on Friday, April 8 as they compete in the two-day Duke Invitational.