CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Duquesne swimming and diving team competed at the seventh annual Magnus Cup over the weekend hosted by Cleveland State at Busbey Natatorium, posting a fourth-place mark out of 12 teams with a score of 744.5.

Akron won the event with 1592.5 points followed by Buffalo second with 984.5 and Xavier third with 806. Duquesne will host all three of these squads in dual meet action in January at Towers Pool.

Abigail Stauffer (Chambersburg, Pa./Chambersburg) turned in a trio of top-three finishes for the Dukes, including a first-place mark in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:02.88. Duquesne finished 1-2 in the event as Erin Kuhn (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) placed second with a mark of 1:03.71. Stauffer added third-place showings in the 50-yard breaststroke (29.49) and the 200-yard breaststroke (2:18.35).

Emma Brinton (Landenberg, Pa./Avon Grove) recorded a pair of top-three performances with a second-place finish in the 200 IM (2:01.28) and third-place mark in the 400 IM (4:22.46).

Summer Svitavsky (Willoughby, Ohio/Hawken) placed second in the 500-yard freestyle (4:54.90) followed by Lauren Devorace (Rocky River, Ohio/Rocky River) in fifth (4:56.96) in the event.

Devorace along with Hanna Everhart (Bloomsburg, Pa./Bloomsburg Area), Summer Svitavsky (Willoughby, Ohio/Hawken) and Carson Gross (York, Pa./York Suburban) posted a fifth-place mark of 7:29.95 in the 800-yard freestyle relay.

Audrey Steen placed fourth in the 100 IM with a time of 57.71 for the Dukes.

Head coach David Sheets: "I was extremely pleased with how the ladies performed over these three days.  As coaches, we came away with a little bit more of an idea of what kind of team we have. We are still searching for some things but we made some nice steps forward."

Head diving coach Charlie Hauser: "The divers were a little tense for one meter on the first day of competition. As a team though they got through the jitters and got the job done. The next day on three meter everyone put in a good performance and we have some more confidence going into break." 

DUQUESNE SCORERS
200 free relay
9. Kristen McKnight, Emily Thirion, Carson Gross, Hanna Everhart (1:36.10)

50 breast
3. Abigail Stauffer (29.49)
8. Erin Kuhn (30.07)
13. Emily Thirion (30.04)

500 free
2. Summer Svitavsky (4:54.90)
5. Lauren Devorace (4:56.96)
6. Carson Gross (4:57.52)
11. Hanna Everhart (4:55.82)

200 IM
2. Emma Brinton (2:01.28)
14. Abigail Stauffer (2:04.96)
18. Audrey Steen (2:07.11)

50 free
15. Kristen McKnight (23.94)
18. Hanna Everhart (24.17)

400 medley relay
11. Emma Brinton, Abigail Stauffer, Audrey Steen, Carson Gross (3:49.06)
16. Clare Flanagan, Erin Kuhn, Morgan Smith, Hanna Everhart (3:52.15)

1-meter Diving
9. Adrienne White (206.80)
10. Sawyer Weitzel (203.55)  
17. Peyton Joiner (183.55)

200 medley relay
8. Audrey Steen, Abigail Stauffer, Kristen McKnight, Hanna Everhart (1:44.53)

400 IM
3. Emma Brinton (4:22.46)
20. Morgan Smith (4:37.81)

200 Free
6. Hanna Everhart (1:50.98)
9. Carson Gross (1:51.64)
12. Lauren Devorace (1:52.28)
20. Emma Brinton (1:55.31)

100 Breast
1. Abigail Stauffer (1:02.88)
2. Erin Kuhn (1:03.71)

100 Back
16. Clare Flanagan (57.94)

800 Free Relay
5. Hanna Everhart, Lauren Devorace, Summer Svitavsky, Carson Gross (7:29.95)
9. Sophia Perez, Heather Svitavsky, Sydnee Karam, Emma Brinton (7:38.01) 

3-meter Diving
7. Adrienne White (229.45)
10. Sawyer Weitzel (217.00)
14. Peyton Joiner (197.90)
16. Ashley Dias (191.95)

1650 Freestyle
7. Summer Svitavsky (17:16.37)
13. Cateri Christinis (17:34.38)

100 IM
4. Audrey Steen (57.71)
8. Emma Brinton (58.78)
9. Abigail Stauffer (59.79)
20. Erin Kuhn (1:01.91)

50 Fly
12. Kristen McKnight (25.81)

200 Back
15. Clare Flanagan (2:05.39)
20. Sophia Perez (2:08.64)

100 Free
13. Carson Gross (51.72)
15. Hanna Everhart (51.98)

200 Breast
3. Abigail Stauffer (2:18.35)
9. Erin Kuhn (2:21.25)
12. Kirsten Hillsley (2:22.18)

50 Back
13. Clare Flanagan (27.69)

200 Fly
10. Morgan Smith (2:05.27)
16. Sophia Perez (2:05.59)

400 Free Relay
8. Carson Gross, Lauren Devorace, Heather Svitavsky, Hanna Everhart (3:28.47)

NEXT UP
Duquesne will travel to Greensboro, N.C. for the USA Winter National Championship on Nov. 28 through Dec. 1.