PITTSBURGH - The Duquesne men's cross country team earned a second-place mark at the Carnegie Mellon Hampton Inn Pittsburgh – University/Medical Center Invitational on Saturday morning in Schenley Park. The Dukes tallied a score of 79 paced by a fifth-place mark by Zack Weland (Ramsey, N.J./Don Bosco Prep).

Carnegie Mellon won the event with a score of 20 while Point Park placed third at 96.

Weland crossed the finish line in 26:30.7 to lead Duquesne followed by Noah Ball (Lancaster, Ohio/Lancaster) in 14th with a time of 27:38.5 and Matt O'Neill (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin) in 15th at 27:44.0.

2. DUQUESNE (79)
5. Zack Weland (26:30.7)
14. Noah Ball (27:38.5) 
15. Matt O'Neill (27:44.0)
21. Kurtis Sod (28:46.8)
24. Jarrett Boyd (29:00.8)

NEXT UP
Duquesne travels to State College for the 2018 Penn State National Open this Friday, Oct. 13. The race is slated to begin at 10:45 a.m.