Duke Track And Field Camp (2024)

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Does Duke have a cross country team? ›

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The Director of Track & Field and Cross Country of the Duke University Men's Track program is Shawn Wilbourn. Other key staff are: Assistant Coach/Distance Adam Cooke. Assistant Coach/Jumps/Recruiting Coordinator Tatijana Jacobson.

Duke's athletics department features 27 varsity teams that all compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level.

Duke University does offer athletic scholarships for Cross Country. Need-based and academic scholarships are available for student-athletes. Athletic scholarships are available for NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NAIA and NJCAA. On average, 34% of all student-athletes receive athletic scholarships.

For decades, Duke has stood tall at the forefront of Division I basketball, building an incredible resume throughout the decades, growing and developing current and former NBA superstars such as Zion Williamson, RJ Barrett, Shane Battier, Grant Hill, JJ Redick, Jayson Tatum and many more.

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For example, Duke's median GPA about 3.9 and median SAT was about 1510 for admitted students and an athlete with 3.7 GPA and 1360 SAT will likely be eligible to be recruited by Duke.

ATHLETICS AND SCHOOL SPIRIT

While Duke excels across a variety of sports, it is the men's basketball team that has become synonymous with the university's athletic prowess.

Duke University is not considered an Ivy League school. The Ivy League is a specific group of eight private institutions in the northeastern United States, which includes Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, Princeton, and Yale.

The name dates back to World War I and the Chasseurs Alpins, nicknamed "les Diables Bleus," who were well-known French soldiers. They gained attention with their unique training and knowledge of the alpine. They were called upon to break the stalemate of trench warfare in their native region of the French Alps.

What is Duke known for? ›

The Duke Blue Devils maintain a fierce rivalry with the University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill Tar Heels and are best known for their outstanding men's basketball program, which is one of the top five most wins all-time college basketball programs in the country.

In addition to the 31 teams, 38 individual runners qualify for the national championship.

Number of NCAA Div 1 Cross Country teams: Men 316, Woman 348. Number of NCAA Div 2 Cross Country teams: Men 273, Woman 300. Total number of Cross Country teams (all divisions): Men 1445, Woman, 1540.

Cross country running is a sport in which teams and individuals run races on outdoor courses over natural terrain.