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- Height:
- 5-8
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- Weight:
- 149
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Belgrade, Serbia
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- High School:
- British International School
Bio
As a junior: Bryant's top runner for the third-straight season ... Earned All-NEC honors for the third-straight season after finishing seventh at the NEC Championships (27:46.2) ... Finished sixth at the Nassaney Invitational and eighth at the Ted Owens Invitational ... Posted his best time of the season at the New England Championships, finishing 51st with a time of 25:49.0 ... Posted a time of 33:19.32 at the NCAA Regionals.
As a sophomore: Bryant's top runner ... Competed in five races ... Earned All-NEC honors after finishing 10th at the NEC Championships (25:45.8) ... Finished 32nd in the Nassaney Invitational with a time of 15:46 ... Finished 66th at the New England Championships with a time of 25:43.8 ... Finished 110th at the NCAA Regionals with a time of 32:46.
As a freshman: Competed in five of the seven races for the Bulldogs in 2014 … Earned All NEC Honors in his first year … Ran a season best 25:55.65 at the New England Championships (66th) … Finished 13th at the Ted Owen Invitational (27:11.00) … Finished 21st at the Rothenberg Invitational (26:03.58) … Finished 9th at the NEC Championships (26:32.41) … Finished 181st at the NCAA Regionals (33:22.07).
Before Bryant: Ran cross country and track and field in Serbia ... Crowned the National Champion of Serbia in cross country from 2008-14 and the National Champion of Belgium in 2014 ... Earned the Balkan Championship vice-champion, awarded to best athlete in track and field in the entire country ... Holds national records in the 2000m steeplechase for U16 category with a time of 6:10.07 ... Competed in the IAAF Youth World Championships and European Championships ... Won over 140 medals in his career.
Personal: The son of Desa and Savo Duka, Milan Duka was born on Feb. 3, 1993 ... Has two brothers, Petar and Dusan.
News Mentions
Bulldogs wrap up 2016 season at ECAC/IC4A Championships
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University cross country teams officially wrapped up the 2016 season on Saturday, Nov. 19 at the ECAC/IC4A...
November 20, 2016
Bulldog XC finishes strong at NCAA Regionals
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University cross country teams wrapped up the 2016 season on Friday afternoon at the NCAA Regionals at Van...
November 11, 2016
Duka, Lodge earn All-NEC honors Saturday at NEC Championships
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Juniors Milan Duka (Belgrade, Serbia) and Melissa Lodge (Hopkinton, Mass.) each earned All-Northeast Conference honors as...
October 29, 2016
Bryant XC heads to Loretto for NEC Championships Saturday
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University cross country team will compete in the Northeast Conference Cross Country Championships this...
October 28, 2016
Bulldogs wrap up NEC preparations at CCSU Mini-Meet
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University cross country team wrapped up its preparations for the Northeast Conference Championships on Friday...
October 21, 2016
Duka paces Bulldogs at New Englands on Saturday
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Senior Milan Duka (Belgrade, Serbia) finished 51st to lead the Bryant University cross country teams at the New England...
October 8, 2016
Duka, Willmonton pace Bulldogs at Ted Owen Invite
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Milan Duka (Belgrade, Serbia) and Elizabeth Willmonton (Rowley, Mass.) paced the Bryant University cross country teams on...
September 25, 2016
Duka, McNeil pace Bulldogs at Nassaney Invitational
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Junior Milan Duka (Belgrade, Serbia) finished sixth and senior Emily McNeil (Shelton, Conn.) posted a 10th-place finish...
September 10, 2016
XC opens 2016 season with Nassaney Invitational
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s and women’s cross country teams open their season on Saturday with the 16th...
September 9, 2016
Men's cross country tabbed third in NEC preseason poll
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s cross country team has been selected third in the annual Northeast Conference Preseason...
August 18, 2016