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Duke Men Battle Rough Conditions at Hokie Open

BLACKSBURG, Va. – In extremely rough conditions, the Duke men’s cross country team competed in the Hokie Open Friday afternoon on the Buford Meredith Cross Country Course in Blacksburg, Va.

As the only team to score, the Blue Devils finished the competition with a perfect score of 15 team points to close out the race with seven of its 11 runners finishing in under 20 minutes.

“It was classic, raining cold cross country weather in November,” head coach Norm Ogilvie said. “We had 11 guys run, I think nine of them went down during the race.