Megan McGinnis Tab PNC Achievers Student-Athlete of the Week

DURHAM Duke track and field sophomore Megan McGinnis has been named the PNC Achievers Student-Athlete of the Week after a pair of record-breaking performances en route to helping the Duke women capture the ACC Outdoor Championship last weekend in Raleigh, NC

The Blue Devils won their second ACC Outdoor Championship, and first straight title in the last three seasons, in dominating fashion as the squad totaled 145.5 points, 61 more than runners-up Virginia Tech. The 145.5 points scored by Duke in this year’s ACC Women’s Championship were the most since the ACC expanded to 15 teams in 2014, breaking Florida State’s previous record of 134 in 2019.

McGinnis won a pair of medals in the 200m and 400m – doing so in record-breaking fashion.After winning the indoor title in February, McGinnis completed a sweep of the season by finishing first in the outdoor 400m. Sophomore clocked a personal best of 51.43 seconds to claim the gold medal and first team honors, while breaking the school record in the process. Her time beat the previous record set by Brittany Aveni in 2021 and is currently 16th nationally.

The Roanoke, Va., product also captured a silver medal and All-ACC First Team honors in the women’s 200m after posting another personal best. McGinnis shot 22.99 seconds just 0.03 off the school record to finish runner up and place himself as No. 2 all time in program knowledge.

Several Blue Devils await their fate in the qualifiers for the NCAA East Regional, which will take place in Jacksonville, Florida, from May 24-27. The NCAA Outdoor Championships will take place from June 7-10 in Austin, Texas.

To stay up to date with Blue Devils cross-country and track & field, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching for “DukeTFC.”

PNC Achievers is a student rewards platform active in nearly 20 schools and universities across all PNC Bank service areas. Scholarship recipients are selected locally by a panel appointed at each school, using a series of criteria that include athletic merit, academic achievement, community service, and student leadership..

Duke PNC Achieved Student-Athletes of the Week

Piper Hampsch (field hockey) August 29, 2022
Riley Leonard (soccer) September 5, 2022
Shakur Mohammed (men’s soccer) September 12, 2022
Amen Maatoug(cross-country) September 17, 2022
Michelle Cooper (women’s soccer) September 24, 2022
Eliot Hamill (men’s soccer) October 3, 2022
Olivia Migli (women’s soccer) October 10, 2022
Ian Siebers (men’s golfer) October 17, 2022
Brandon Johnson (soccer) October 24, 2022
Dalia Frias (cross country) October 31, 2022
Sarah Foley (women’s swimming and diving) November 7, 2022
Michelle Cooper (women’s soccer) November 14, 2022
Jonah Niesenbaum (wrestling) – November 21, 2022
Sahmir Hagans (soccer) November 28, 2022
Amen Maatoug(track and field) December 5, 2022
Celeste Taylor (women’s basketball) December 12, 2022
Celeste Taylor (women’s basketball) January 16, 2023
Kyle Filipowski (men’s basketball) Jan. 23, 2023
Martina Peroni (women’s swimming and diving) January 30, 2023
Jeremy Roach (men’s basketball) February 6, 2023
Christina Ferrari (women fencing) February 13, 2023
Claire Davidson (softball) February 20, 2023
Amen Maatoug/ Damon Lux (track and field / baseball) February 27, 2023
Brennan O’Neill (men’s lacrosse) March 6, 2023
Kyle Filipowski (men’s basketball) March 13, 2023
William Helm (men’s lacrosse) March 20, 2023
Chloe Beck (women’s tennis) March 27, 2023
Brennan O’Neill(men’s lacrosse) April 3, 2023
Pedro Rodenas(men’s tennis) April 10, 2023
James Tallon (baseball) April 17, 2023
Alex Mooney / Luke Sample (men’s baseball / golf) April 24, 2023
Julia Jackson, Lauren Tolbert, Madison Mulder, Megan McGinnis (track and field) May 1, 2023
Pedro Rodenas(men’s tennis) May 8, 2023
Megan McGinnis (track and field) May 15, 2023

#good week