ELON – The Elon women's track & field team will make the short trek to Durham for the four-day Duke Invitational, starting Wednesday and extending through Saturday. The first two days of competition will see four Phoenix compete in the Heptathlon before Elon's greater contingent gets underway Friday and Saturday.
MEET INFORMATION
- Date: April 8-11, 2026
- Location: Durham, North Carolina | Morris Williams Stadium
- Event Schedule: GoDuke.com
- Live Results: FlashResults.com
ELON SCHEDULED ENTRIES
Wednesday, April 8
- Heptathlon 100m Hurdles (1 p.m.) – Lizzie Lopez, Greta Urbonaviciute, Irene Blanco Garcia, Carolina Frada
- Heptathlon High Jump (1 p.m.) – Lopez, Urbonaviciute, Blanco Garcia, Frada
- Heptathlon Shot Put (4:15 p.m.) – Lopez, Urbonaviciute, Blanco Garcia, Frada
- Heptathlon 200m (5:15 p.m.) – Lopez, Urbonaviciute, Blanco Garcia, Frada
Thursday, April 9
- Heptathlon Long Jump (1:30 p.m.) – Lopez, Urbonaviciute, Blanco Garcia, Frada
- Heptathlon Javelin Throw (3:30 p.m.) – Lopez, Urbonaviciute, Blanco Garcia, Frada
- Heptathlon 800m (4:45 p.m.) – Lopez, Urbonaviciute, Blanco Garcia, Frada
Friday, April 10
Field Events
Track Events
Saturday, April 11
Field Events
- Javelin Throw (11 a.m.) – Jaqueline Zacharias
- Shot Put (2 p.m.) – Johnson, Clarke, Oberg, Mateyak
- Triple Jump (2 p.m.) – Stimpson
Track Events
- 4x100m Relay (12 p.m.) – Duna Viñals, Teri Pridgen, Johnson, Amelie Meier, Sollars)
- 100m Hurdles Final (12:40 p.m.)
- 400m (12:50 p.m.) – Meier, Viñals
- 100m Final (1:30 p.m.)
- 800m (1:40 p.m.) – Smith, Petitjean, Jenna Gilman, Gabi Walker, Abby Beville
- 200m (3:40 p.m.) – Pridgen, Sollars
- 4x400m Relay (4:40 p.m.)
LAST TIME OUT
Sophomores
Isabella Johnson and Duna Viñals highlighted Elon's two days at the VertKlasse Meeting last week. Viñals, a native of Arinsal, Andorra, won the 400-meter hurdles in 58.52, setting an Andorra national record while improving her No. 2 all-time in program history. Johnson – who was named CAA Field Athlete of the Week on Tuesday – had a huge weekend with three personal-best marks in as many events, highlighted by a 60.05m throw in the hammer throw that ranks No. 1 in the CAA this season.
CAA INDOOR CHAMPIONS
Elon is coming off a title-winning trip to Boston last month where it won the 2026 CAA Indoor Track & Field Championship, scoring 135 points to outpace reigning champion Hampton (121.5) and third-place North Carolina A&T (93). It was the Phoenix's second CAA indoor title, following its championship in 2023. Juniors
Adriana Clarke and
Abby Beville led the way as individual champions. Clarke broke her own school record in the weight throw with a mark of 20.04 meters, while Beville won the mile in 4:46.96. The meet featured three Elon school records, with
Mya Lee setting a new mark in the 60-meter dash (7.50) and
Jenna Gilman doing the same in the 800 meters (2:08.35). Elon also excelled in distance events, with
Katie Blount finishing runner-up in both the 3,000 and 5,000 meters. Gilman and Beville joined forces with
Julia Bell and
Quinn Smith in the 4x800 relay to post a top-10 all-time school performance of 9:01.19.
ELITE UNDER ELLISTON
Elon Director of Track & Field and Cross Country
Mark Elliston is in his 20th season at the helm of the Phoenix. Under his guidance, Elon has captured a combined eight CAA titles in indoor and outdoor track & field, along with four runner-up finishes. A six-time CAA Women's Outdoor Track & Field Coach of the Year, Elliston and his staff led the Phoenix to the 2025 CAA outdoor title – the program's fourth in the past five seasons – and saw 10 athletes collect All-CAA accolades.
UP NEXT
The Phoenix will compete at the Duke Invitational in Durham next week between April 9-11.
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