Dufane’s first-ever collegiate competition yielded a 60-meter dash time that ranks third overall on the early-season NEC leader board. Contesting the Yale University Season Opener, the Nutmeg State product completed the preliminary round in 7.03s. Dufane trimmed 0.04 second off that New England Championships qualifying time during the event final. Clocking in at 6.99, the first-year Pioneer earned the bronze medal at Yale while coming up 0.01 second shy of the IC4A Championships qualifying standard.