Marty Grabs No. 3 Mark in Duke History in Pole Vault

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Duke track & field team opened competition at the Camel City Invitational Friday evening in Winston-Salem, N.C., at the JDL Fast Track. The competition featured one mark that ranks in Duke’s record books and 18 top-10 finishes.

Junior Laura Marty headlined the action for the Blue Devils Friday in Winston-Salem as she notched the third-best clearance in Duke indoor history in the pole vault competition, clearing 14-1.25 (4.30m). Marty’s first-place mark is also an ACC qualifying mark and currently ranks third in the conference this season and 13th in the country.

Sophomore Michaela Reinhart was Duke’s lone runner in the 3000m for the women and placed second in a…