FAIRFAX, Va. - The Duquesne women's track and field team posted a sixth-place finish at the 2019 A-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday and Sunday at the Mason Field House. The Dukes took home five medals, recording a score of 73, just 5.2 points behind fourth-place Richmond and 3.2 points from fifth-place Rhode Island.

Shannon Taub paced Duquesne at the meet as the senior was named the Most Outstanding Field Performer. She registered a second-place mark in the heptathlon, shattering the school and meet record with a score of 3,812. She won the high jump (1.71m), long jump (5.59m) and shot put (12.84m) in the heptathlon to go with a silver-medal showing in the high jump (1.65m) as well as the triple jump (12.10m). She added a fifth-place mark in the shot put (13.22m) for the Dukes.

Bethany Evankovich took home a bronze medal in the 400-meter dash (55.02) while placing fifth in the 200-meter dash (24.80) and eighth in the 60-meter dash (7.86).

Evankovich was also part of Duquesne's 4x400-meter relay team with Maiah Yankello, Kel-Lisa Sebwe and Gabby Holmberg which took bronze in the event at 3:47.47. Evankovich, Laura Ehrenberger, Yankello and Rachel Valotta finished sixth in the distance medley relay with a time of 11:57.20.

The Dukes' 4x800-meter relay team of Ehrenberger, Erin Durnin, Valotta, Megan Aller finished fifth in the event (9:12.62).

Yankello placed fourth in the 800-meter run (2:12.13) followed by Valotta in sixth (2:14.67) for Duquesne while Amberly Valeriano finished sixth in the 60-meter hurdles (8.77) with Chyna Beck (8.88) placing eighth.

On the field side, Gabby Holmberg placed fourth in the triple jump at 11.87 meters and Maris Seto recorded a fifth-place mark of 1.60 meters in the high jump.


60-meter dash
8. Bethany Evankovich (7.86)

200-meter dash
5. Bethany Evankovich (24.80)

400-meter dash
3. Bethany Evankovich (55.02)

800-meter run
4. Maiah Yankello (2:12.13)
6. Rachel Valotta (2:14.67)

60-meter hurdles
6. Amberly Valeriano (8.77)
8. Chyna Beck (8.88)

4x400-meter relay
3. Maiah Yankello, Kel-Lisa Sebwe, Gabby Holmberg, Bethany Evankovich (3:47.47)

4x800-meter relay
5. Laura Ehrenberger, Erin Durnin, Rachel Valotta, Megan Aller (9:12.62)

Distance Medley Relay
6. Laura Ehrenberger, Bethany Evankovich, Maiah Yankello, Rachel Valotta (11:57.20) 

High Jump
2. Shannon Taub (1.65m)
5. Maris Seto (1.60m)

Triple Jump
2. Shannon Taub (12.10m)
4. Gabby Holmberg (11.87m)

Shot Put
5. Shannon Taub (13.22m)

Pentathlon
2. Shannon Taub (3,812)