PITTSBURGH - Duquesne cross country/track & field head coach Jim Lear recently announced the Dukes' recruiting class for the 2019-20 season. Duquesne will welcome 15 new cross country/track & field team members to The Bluff.

Meet the Dukes' 2019-20 recruiting class below: 


Women's Cross Country/Track & Field

Addison Ciecierski
Cleveland Heights, Ohio / Beaumont 
Distance/XC

• Finished second at 2019 Division II Northeast Ohio Regional Cross Country Championship
• Placed 11th at 2017 Division II Ohio Cross Country Championship
• Registered 12th-place showing at 2018 Division II Ohio Cross Country Championship, 20th in 2018

Anna Baxter
Butler, Pa. / Butler
Hurdles

• Finished fourth in 300m hurdles at 2019 WPIAL AAA Championship
• Her time of 45.44 in 300H ranked 24th in PA in 2019

Teja Brown
Sparta, N.J. / Pope John XXIII
Jumps

• Finished fourth in 2019 NJSIAA Group 2, 3 and NPA triple jump 
• Placed seventh in 2019 NJSIAA Group 2, 3 and NPA long jump 
• Posted 10th-place mark in 2019 NJSIAA Group 2, 3 and NPA long jump

Brooke Krally
Cheswick, Pa. / Fox Chapel 
Distance/XC

• Placed 13th at 2016 WPIAL AAA Cross Country Championships
• Finished 15th at 2019 WPIAL AAA Cross Country Championships 

Amber McCool
Cecil, Pa. / Canon McMillan 
Throws

• Placed third in javelin at 2019 WPIAL AAA Championship
• Paced all competitors in the javelin at the 2019 Washington-Greene County Championship

Faith Mucci
Greensburg, Pa. / Greater Latrobe
Sprints

• Posted fourth-place finish in both the 100m/200m at 2019 WPIAL AAA Championship
• Won the 200m at the 2019 Butler Invitational
• Finished fourth in 400m at the 2017 WPIAL AAA Championship

Haley Hamilton
Aliquippa, Pa. / Our Lady of Sacred Heart
Distance/XC

• Placed first at 2019 WPIAL A Cross Country Championship
• Finished first at 2019 PIAA A Cross Country Championship
• Recorded fourth-place showing in 1600m at 2019 PIAA Track & Field Championship
• Starting point guard on OLSH basketball team

Hannah Seitzinger
Belle Vernon, Pa. / Belle Vernon
Mid-Distance

• Placed second in 400m at 2019 WPIAL AAA Championship
• Won 400m at 2019 Westmoreland County Championship
• Finished seventh in 400m at 2019 PIAA AAA Championship

Olivia Wilson
Hershey, Pa. / Hershey
Distance/XC

• Finished eighth in 800m at 2019 PIAA District III AAA Track & Field Championships 
• Recorded 12th-place finish at 2018 PIAA District III AAA Cross Country Championships

Men's Cross Country/Track & Field

Trevor Carson
Charleston, W. Va. / Riverside 
Mid-Distance/XC

• Placed third in both the 400m/800m at 2019 West Virginia State Championship
• Finished sixth in the 1600m at the 2019 West Virginia State Cross Country Championship

Nicholas Fetzer
Johnstown, Pa. / Westmont-Hilltop 
Distance/XC

• Registered fourth-place showing in 3200m at 2019 PIAA AA Track & Field Championship
• Placed seventh in 1600m at 2019 PIAA AA Track & Field Championship
• Finished 10th at 2019 PIAA AA Cross Country Championship

Anthony Litrenta
New Castle, Pa. / New Castle
Distance/XC

• Registered second-place finish at the 2019 WPIAL AA Cross Country Championship
• Placed sixth in 1600m at the 2019 WPIAL AAA Track & Field Championship

Cameron Mbalo
Pittsburgh, Pa. / Shaler Area
Jumps

• Won triple jump at 2019 WPIAL AAA Championship
• Placed third in triple jump at 2019 AAA PIAA Championship

Casey Padgett
Carlisle, Pa. / Carlisle
Distance/XC

• Paced field in the 2019 Mid-Penn Conference Cross Country Championship
• Finished eighth in the 3200m at the 2019 PIAA AAA Track & Field Championship

Zachary Toth
Annville, Pa. / Palmyra Area 
Distance/XC

• Finished 11th in the 2018 PIAA District III Cross Country Championship
• Placed 13th in the 1600m at the 2019 PIAA AAA Track & Field Championship