PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - The Duquesne rowing team recorded a pair of medal-winning performances at the 2019 Head of the Schuylkill over the weekend on the Schuylkill River across the Keystone State in Philadelphia. The Dukes' freshman/novice eight placed first in its event while Duquesne's championship pair earned a third-place finish in the race.

The Dukes' collegiate freshman/novice eight with Elaina Conant (coxswain) / Mikaela Nestel / Elena Huber / Rebecca Swanson / Jillian Peters / Aynslee Sibley / Payton Campbell / Brigid Haugh / McGinley Jones paced the event with a time of 14:34.1, besting Drexel in second (14:55) and Penn third (15:21.3).

Duquesne's championship pair of Aleiia Asmundson and Molly Miller placed third in the event with a time of 16:07.5, just behind Penn (15:48.5) and Temple (15:51.4).

DUQUESNE RESULTS
Championship Pair
3. Aleiia Asmundson, Molly Miller (16:07.5)

Championship Four
15. Amanda Pellegrino (coxswain), Meredith O'Neil, Devon Eliason, Caroline Redd, Rachel Kaup (15:56.6)
22. Zara Wenzinger (coxswain), Sophia Usewicz, Hannah Straub, Allison Barrett, Celia Gambacorta (16:18.0)
26. Elizabeth Kuhn (coxswain), Emily Chadwick, Kayla Eads, Elizabeth Giglia, Kate Hollenbeck (16:36.7)

Freshman/Novice Eight
1. Elaina Conant (coxswain), Mikaela Nestel, Elena Huber, Rebecca Swanson, Jillian Peters, Aynslee Sibley, Payton Campbell, Brigid Haugh, McGinley Jones (14:34.1)

Club Championship Eight
13. Elizabeth Kuhn (coxswain), Sophia Usewicz, Elena Huber, Rebecca Swanson, Jillian Peters, Aynslee Sibley, Payton Campbell, Allison Barrett, McGinley Jones (14:58.6)
22. Abigail Griffith (coxswain), Hannah Straub, Celia Gambacorta, Caroline Redd, Devon Eliason, Julia Stoll, Elizabeth Giglia, Lexi Lytle, Eliza Mance (15:24.1)
25. Elaina Conant (coxswain), Mikaela Nestel, Rebecca McCallin, Brigid Haugh, Arielle Behar, Hannah Peake, Amanda Pellegrino, Zara Wenzinger, Brianna McDonagh (15:30.8)

Championship Eight
11. Abigail Griffith (coxswain), Rachel Kaup, Aleiia Asmundson, Emily Chadwick, Molly Miller, Molly Stothard, Kayla Eads, Meredith O'Neil, Kate Hollenbeck

NEXT UP
Duquesne travels to Fairfax, Va. for the Head of the Occoquan on Friday, Nov. 1.