Duncan wins NESCAC track and field honor
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| Vantiel Elizabeth Duncan ’10 put on an incredible performance in her first hammer throw competition since last spring. (Photo by Tom Leonard ’78) |
HADLEY, Mass. — Bates College junior Vantiel Elizabeth Duncan was named the NESCAC Track & Field Women’s Field Performer of the Week on Monday for her impressive performance at Saturday’s Snowflake Classic at Tufts.
Duncan (Topsham, Maine) notched a personal best mark of 173-08 in the hammer throw at the meet, meeting the automatic qualifying mark for the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships despite it being her first hammer competition of the year. The two-time All-American was also fourth in the discus throw (112-04) and third in the shot put (39-07.75).
Duncan was joined among the NESCAc honorees on the men’s side by Bates sophomore Ryan Quinn (Watertown, Mass.), who was named Men’s Track Athlete of the Week.
View the NESCAC Track & Field Performers of the Week release