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Duke track star Lauren Tolbert named First Team All-American in women’s 800-meter

Lauren Tolbert, who already owns the school record in the women’s 800-meter race, earned First Team All-American honors in that event on Saturday.

Duke track star Lauren Tolbert earned First Team All-American honors in the women’s 800-meter race on Saturday.

Tolbert raced in the 800m final at the NCAA Championships over the weekend, finishing in two minutes and 1.95 seconds to earn the national prestige.

Tolbert already left her mark on the school records over the weekend. During qualifying for the final heat on Thursday, she broke a school record with a 2:01.79 in order to reach the final race.

The school record she broke? Her own from two weeks before when she ran a 2:01.98 to qualify for the national championships.

Tolbert, a sophomore from Belmont, North Carolina, ran for the Highland School of Technology in high school.

Tolbert also helped Duke win gold at the ACC Outdoor Championships in the 4x400m relay and took the individual conference title in the 400m. She actually ran faster on her relay leg (50.89 split) than her winning time in the individual event (52.00).

Tolbert is also third on Duke’s all-time 400m record book.