Duke’s Christian Johnson wins gold in men’s weight throw at ACC Indoor Championships

Blue Devils graduate student Christian Johnson beat out Clemson’s Daniel Cope by 0.02 meters for the gold medal at the ACC Indoor Championships.

The Blue Devils’ track and field squad are in Boston this week for the ACC Indoor Championships, and one Duke athlete carved out a name for himself on the opening night.

Graduate student Christian Johnson earned the gold medal in men’s weight throw on Thursday night after a 21.73-meter throw.

He narrowly beat out Daniel Cope of Clemson, who finished at 21.71m. Two other Blue Devils finished inside the top seven in the event, including Aimar Palma Simo (fifth, 21.06m) and freshman Christian Toro (seventh, 20.27m).

Johnson’s winning effort also earned him First Team All-ACC honors, as the school shared on social media.

Palma Simo made the Second Team after his fifth-place finish.

The ACC Indoor Championships continue until Saturday.