Ian Rock (Davis HS, Duke) Earns ACC Gold

Friday 02/22/2013 - Duke Sports Information

BLACKSBURG, Va. - Two Blue Devils earn ACC gold and the women's team leads the field with 39 total points to highlight the second day of the ACC track and field Championships Friday in Blacksburg, Va. Earning individual gold, sophomore Ian Rock finished first in the men's heptathlon while Juliet Bottorff led the pack in the women's 5,000m.

Junior Ian Rock earned ACC gold in the men's heptathlon with a personal-best 5,328 points. The Davis, Calif., native started the day in fifth place but was just over 100 points behind the leader. He performed well in each of the remaining three events to slowly advance his position in the standings and eventually earn him the crown.

"I was so relieved when it was over," commented Rock. "It felt so good. I gave Coach [Shawn] Wilbourn a hug and it felt great to know that all the work that I've put into it and all the stuff I've invested, even just over these two days, was worth it. It's an amazing feeling."

Rock knew that the title was still within his reach but that it wouldn't be easy. He proved he was up to the challenge by running a personal-best time of 8.71 in the men's 60m hurdles to start the day. Then, he matched a personal-best and led the field in the men's pole vault, clearing 16-0.75 (4.90) to move him up to second place. Then, Rock smashed his personal-best time in the 1,000m run crossing the line in 2:38.41 to give him the overall victory.

"We know that my second day is better than my first day," added Rock. "I made it hard on myself but I knew that I had to try. I was able to get a personal record in hurdles, I knew I had to have a good day in pole vault and I matched my personal best there. Going into the 1,000, I knew that I could win so I just had to run a good race."

Freshman Robert Rohner finished seventh in his first heptathlon ever with a point total of 4,814. The mark was good enough to place the rookie fifth on Duke's all-time list.

Later in the evening, Juliet Bottorff earned her first ACC Championship title in the women's 5,000m running a time of 16:15.83. The 2011 NCAA Outdoor 10,000m National Champion sat in fourth and fifth place for the majority of the race but with just under 1,000m remaining, she accelerated beyond the field and never looked back.

"Overall, we are really, really happy," commented associate head coach Kevin Jermyn. "She is trying to regain confidence in her kick because that is what helped her win a national title. She lost that confidence but is gaining back with performances like she had in Washington [finishing second at the Husky Classic] and today so that was the biggest success. She is learning how to execute smart races and doing it with a lot of pressure on her. This will definitely help her as she goes into nationals with her mental confidence and readiness for a meet of that level."

Sophomore Kelsey Lakowske and senior Megan Deakins also competed in the women's race, finishing eighth and ninth respectively.

In the men's 5,000m senior Mike Moverman smashed the school record crossing the line in 14:02.63 to finish third and garner All-ACC honors. The Easton, Mass., native ran a gutsy race taking the lead with just under 400m remaining and held it until the final meters when he was passed by Virginia Tech's Thomas Curtin.

In the women's distance medley relay, the quartet of Anima Banks, Lauren Hansson [Los Angeles, Ca (Harvard-Westlake)], Abby Farley and Esther Vermeer finished second with a collective time of 11:24.61 behind a Florida State squad that broke the ACC record.

The men's distance medley relay team finished third with a total time of 9:46.77. Sophomore Nate McClafferty led off the race and was followed by junior Ben Raskin, freshman Tommy Meister and anchored by senior James Kostelnik [Los Angeles, CA (Loyola)].

In the men's high jump finals, junior Tanner Anderson cleared 7-1.5 (2.17) to finish fourth overall, narrowly missing All-ACC honors. Junior Michael Krone and freshman Carl Heinz both had season-best clearances of 6-10.25 (2.09) to finish in a tie for sixth, scoring 10 valuable points overall for the Blue Devils. The mark also put Heinz fourth on Dukes all-time list.

The qualifying events began with three Blue Devils advancing in the women's mile with sophomore Carolyn Baskir finishing third overall with a time of 4:50.98. Junior Gabby Levac also earned an automatic qualifying slot finishing third in her heat and sixth overall with a time of 4:53.58 while Rebecca Craigie earned the tenth and final qualifying slot, running a time of 4:59.82. Junior Jessie Rubin, freshman Madison Granger and junior Brianna Welch also competed in the event finishing in 11th, 12th and 13th place respectively.

Junior Dominick Robinson qualified for his first final in the men's division of the mile running a personal best time of 4:09.88 to finish tenth overall. Sophomore Brian Schoepfer finished 14th overall with a time of 4:13.04.

In the women's 400m, Elizabeth Kerpon broke her own school record running a time of 54.61 to finish fourth overall and advance to her first Saturday's final.

In the final qualifying event of the day, senior Cydney Ross and Banks advanced in the women's 800m run. Ross finished second overall running a personal best 2:06.57 to move up to second in the Duke record books, surpassing Duke great Shannon Rowbury in the rankings. Banks finished first in her heat and third overall to also secure a qualifying slot. Farley also competed in the event finishing in 13th place.

In the men's 800m run, Meister was the top finisher for the Blue Devils running a personal record time of 1:51.72 and crossing the line in ninth place overall. He was followed closely by sophomore Kyle Moran who finished in 1:51.74 putting him in tenth place. The duo narrowly missed advancing to the finals but their times placed them second and third on Duke's all-time list. Sophomore Henry Farley also set a personal record in the race finishing in 1:52.78 and 13th place overall while freshman Dylan Newman finished in 18th with a personal-best time of 1:53.85. Freshman Michal Filipczak also competed in the event finishing 23rd overall.

The Blue Devils finished the day with a total of seven qualifiers set to compete in finals Saturday, February 22.

As a team, four Blue Devils have earned 2013 All-ACC honors including Rock, Bottorff, Moverman and Miray Seward in the pentathlon. The women's team sits in first place with 39 points while the men are in third place with 34 points, trailing Virginia Tech and Florida State. For a complete list of Duke results, click here.

"Our second day at the ACC Indoor Championships was a successful day for the Duke track and field teams," commented Director of Track and Field Norm Ogilvie. "Having the women's team in first place and the men in third along with a couple of ACC Champions in Juliet Bottorff and Ian Rock and two Duke school records in the men's 5000 meters and women's 400 is certainly a great day. It puts us in a position to finish off with a bang on day three."

The final day of competition will continue Saturday, February 22. A full recap will be available at www.GoDuke.com.

courtesy d-u-k-e

Track & Field - 2013 Roster

Name

Pos.

Ht.

Yr.

Hometown (Prev School)
Men
Justin Amezquita
Pole Vault 5-11 Jr. Mountainside, N.J. (Governor Livingston)
Tanner Anderson
Jumps 6-2 Jr. Valdese, N.C. (East Burke)
Brian Atkinson
Distance 5-8 Jr. Melbourne Beach, Fla. (Melbourne)
Curtis Beach
Multi-Events 6-0 RJr. Albuquerque, N.M. (Albuquerque Academy)
Wylan Bernitt
Hurdles 6-1 So. Palm Harbor, Fla. (Countryside)
Stephen Boals
Throws 6-5 So. Loomis, Calif (Jesuit)
Christian Britto
Distance 5-11 Jr. Orinda, Calif. (Miramonte)
Austin Carpenter
Throws 6-3 Jr. Saddle River, N.J. (Tabor Academy)
Glynn Chatmon
Jumps - Fr. Chicago, Ill. (Walther Lutheran)
Domenick DeMatteo
Distance 6-0 Sr. Dix Hills, N.Y. (Half Hollow Hills)
Joseph Elsakr
Distance 5-7 Sr. Daytona Beach, Fla. (Spruce Creek)
Phil Fairleigh
Distance 5-8 Jr. Cary, Ill. (Cary-Grove)
Henry Farley
Middle Distance 6-2.5 So. Indianapolis, Ind. (Park Tudor)
Michal Filipczak
Middle Distance - Fr. Niles, Ill. (Maine Township High School South)
Michael Foley
Throws - Fr. Paradise Valley, Ariz. (Notre Dame Prep)
Austin Gamble
Throws 6-1 Sr. Weston, Fla. (Cypress Bay)
William Hague
Distance 6-2 Fr. Winnetka, Ill. (Loyola Academy)
Carl Heinz
Jumps - Fr. Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park River Forest)
Drew Hickey
Middle Distance - Jr. Geneva, Ill. (Geneva Community)
Jon Michael Hilsheimer
Middle Distance - Fr. Columbus, Ohio (Columbus Academy)
Nyall Islam
Middle Distance - Fr. Manhattan, N.Y. (Lawrenceville Prep School)
Alec Klassen
Distance 6-2 So. Lilbourn, Ga. (Parkview)
James Kostelnik
Distance - Gr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Loyola)
Michael Krone
Jumps - Jr. Berwyn, Pa. (Conestoga)
Thomas Lang
Throws 6-7 So. Royersford, Pa. (Pope John Paull II)
Matt Marriott
Distance 6-3 Sr. Westport, Conn. (Staples)
Nate McClafferty
Distance 5-11 So. Wernersville, Pa. (Conrad Weiser)
Clint McKelvey
Distance 6-2 Jr. Maryville, Tenn. (Maryville)
Tommy Meister
Distance 5-9 Fr. Janesville, Wis. (Craig)
Eddie Merenda
Distance 5-10 Fr. Pleasant Valley, N.Y. (Arlington)
Marcus Montano
Multi-Events - Fr. Tuscon, Ariz. (University High School)
Daniel Moore
Distance 6-1 Fr. Melbourne, Fla. (Holy Trinity Episcopal)
Kyle Moran
Middle Distance 5-11 So. Glenside, Pa. (Abington)
Mike Moverman
Distance 5-9 Sr. Easton, Mass. (Oliver Ames)
Terrence Neal
Throws - So. Bushnell, Fla. (South Sumter)
Dylan Newman
Middle Distance - Fr. Plymouth, Mass. (Boston College High School)
Spencer Pecha
Distance 5-11 Jr. Gillette, Wyo. (Campbell County)
Anthony Pollizzi
Distance 5-11 Jr. Fort Meyers, Fla. (Charlotte High School)
Ben Raskin
Sprints 6-0 Jr. Summit, N.J. (Summit)
Zach Robertshaw
Throws 6-3 So. Marshfield, Mass. (Boston College High School)
Dominick Robinson
Distance 5-11 Sr. Gillette, Wyo. (Campbell County)
Ian Rock
Multi-Events 6-4 So. Davis, Calif. (Davis)
Matthew Rodio
Sprnt/Hurd - Fr. Oceanport, N.J. (Christian Brothers Academy)
Robert Rohner
Multi-Events - Fr. Sumter, S.C. (Wilson Hall)
William Rooney
Distance 6-3 Fr. Darien, Conn. (Greens Farms Academy)
Brian Schoepfer
Distance 5-6 So. Princeton Junction, N.J. (West Windsor-Plainsboro South)
Kyler Shumway
Throws 6-1 RSo. Cottonwood, Idaho (Prairie)
Dan Summers
Sprints 5-8 So. Niwot, Colo. (Niwot)
Lucas Talavan-Becker
Distance 5-6 Jr. South San Francisco, Calif. (Saint Ignatius Prep)
Shaun Thompson
Distance 5-8 So. Baldwinsville, N.Y. (Charles W. Baker)
Blake Udland
Distance 6-2 Fr. Short Hills, N.J. (Millburn)
Christian Vail
Sprints - Fr. Palatine, Ill. (William Fremd High School)
Marcus Wright
Sprints - Sr. Cheshire, Conn. (Chesire)
Women
Suejin Ahn
Distance - Gr. Setauket, N.Y. (Ward Melville)
Olivia Anderson
Middle Distance 5-7 Fr. Greenwood Village, Colo. (Cherry Creek)
Michelle Anumba
Throws 5-5 RJr. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Los Osos)
Anima Banks
Distance 5-6 Fr. Mamaroneck, N.Y. (Mamaroneck)
Carolyn Baskir
Distance 5-5 So. Chapel Hill, N.C. (Bowdoin/East Chapel Hill)
Katelyn Bastert
Distance - Gr. Quincy, Ill. (Carthage)
Olivia Bergesen
Pole Vault 5-5 So. Mason, Ohio (William Mason)
Ashley Berry
Distance 5-3 Jr. Paget, Bermuda (Warwick Academy)
Holly Bischof
Distance 5-3 Fr. Hainesport, N.J. (Bishop Eustace )
Cameron Blount
Sprints - Fr. San Antonio, Texas (Robert E. Lee High School)
Juliet Bottorff
Distance 5-3 Sr. Newark, Del. (Tatnall)
Erica Brand
Throws - Jr. Shawnee, Kan. (Shawnee Mission Northwest)
Ashley Brasovan
Distance 4-11 Sr. Wellington, Fla. (Wellington)
Megan Clark
Pole Vault - Fr. Fort Benning, Ga. (Columbus High School)
Rebecca Craigie
Distance 5-8 Jr. Macclesfield, United Kingdom (The King's School)
Megan Deakins Distance - Gr. Devon, Pa. (Conestoga)
Abby Farley
Middle Distance 5-7 So. Indianapolis, Ind. (Park Tudor)
Hannah Goranson
Sprnt/Hurd - Jr. Los Altos, Calif. (Valley Christian)
Madison Granger
Distance 5-8 Fr. Belchertown, Mass. (Belchertown)
Kayla Hale
Distance 5-5 Sr. Indialantic, Fla. (Holy Trinity Episcopal)
Lauren Hansson
Sprints 5-5 So. Los Angeles, Calif. (Harvard-Westlake)
Urina Harrell
Multis/Throws - Fr. Richmond, Calif. (Junipero Serra High School)
Andrea Hopkins
Throws - Sr. Lake Oswego, Ore. (Lakeridge)
Karli Johonnot
Multi-Events 5-7.75 So. Las Vegas, Nev. (Centennial)
Courtney Kedra
Sprints/Jumps - Jr. Phoenixville, Pa. (Phoenixville Area)
Elizabeth Kerpon
Sprints 5-9 So. Coppell, Texas (Coppell)
Kelsey Lakowske
Distance - So. Boulder, Colo. (Boulder)
Gabby Levac
Distance 5-10 Jr. Hartland, Wis. (Arrowhead)
Chloe Maleski
Distance - So. Keene, N.H. (Keene)
Teddi Maslowski
Multi-Events 5-8.5 So. Burgettstown, Pa. (Steubenville Catholic Central)
Emily Mattoon
Pole Vault 5-4 Sr. San Diego, Calif. (Rancho Bernardo)
Madeline Morgan
Distance 5-7 Sr. Birmingham, Ala. (Mountain Brook)
Dana Morin
Distance - Jr. Sheridan, Wyo. (Sheridan)
Leslie Morrison
Middle Distance 5-5 Sr. Bethesda, Md. (Walt Whitman)
Maddie Morrow
Jumps - Fr. North Canton, Ohio (Hoover High School)
Baily Murphy
Multi-Events 5-8 So. Belvidere, Ill. (Belvidere North)
Carter Norbo
Distance 5-2 Gr. Roanoke, Va. (North Carolina)
Lindsey Olivere
Distance 5-2 So. Wilmington, Del. (Archmere)
Alexis Roper
Sprints 5-5 So. Lebanon, N.J. (North Hunterdon)
Destiny Roseman
Jumps 5-9 Jr. Grand Prairie, Texas (Trinity Christian School)
Cydney Ross
Middle Distance 5-5 Gr. St. Louis, Mo. (Villa Duchesne)
Jessie Rubin
Distance 5-2 Jr. Rockville, Md. (Thomas Wootton)
Colleen Schmidt
Distance 5-7 So. Point Lookout, N.Y. (Holy Trinity Diocesan)
Miray Seward
Multi-Events 5-7 Jr. Dunwoody, Ga. (The Westminster Schools)
Stephanie Skove
Pole Vault 5-9 So. Eatontown, N.J. (Biotechnology)
Abby Snyder
Sprnt/Hurd - Fr. Pinehurst, N.C. (Pinehurst High School)
Allison Sturges
Distance 5-4 Fr. Los Altos, Calif. (Mountain View)
LaCresha Styles
Sprints - Sr. Acworth, Ga. (McEachern)
Shannon Sullivan
Throws 5-10 Sr. Wood-Ridge, N.J. (Immaculate Heart Academy)
Sophia Treakle
Sprnt/Hurd - Sr. Asheville, N.C. (Asheville)
Esther Vermeer
Middle Distance 5-8 Sr. Grimsby, Ontario (Smithville District Christian)
Brianna Welch
Distance 5-7 Jr. Glen Head, N.Y. (North Shore)
Colette Whitney
Distance 5-2 Jr. High Bridge, N.J. (Middlebury/Voorhees)
Sonora Williams
Multi-Events 5-11 So. Peoria, Ariz. (Centennial)
Sophia Ziemian
Distance 5-7 Sr. Lewisburg, Pa. (Lewisburg Area)