PITTSBURGH - Duquesne is slated to travel east to Pennsauken, N.J. for the 2019 Atlantic 10 Rowing Championship this Saturday, May 18 on the Cooper River. The action is set to get underway at 8 a.m.

Teams will compete in a series of preliminary heats for the varsity four, second varsity eight and varsity eight races followed by a 40-minute break with the day capped off with grand and petite finals for each race.

Rhode Island is looking to repeat as A-10 champions after pacing last year's field with 51 points. The Dukes placed sixth in 2018 with a score of 18, placing fifth in the varsity four and second varsity eight grand finals as well as second in the varsity eight petite finals.

Duquesne's Faith Caldiero was named a First Team All-Conference selection while Samantha Dunn garned All-Academic distinction.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Prelims
8 a.m. - Heat 1 - Varsity 4
8:20 a.m. - Heat 2 - Varsity 4
8:40 a.m. - Heat 1 - Second Varsity 8
9:00 a.m. - Heat 2 - Second Varsity 8
9:20 a.m. - Heat 1 - Varsity 8
9:40 a.m. - Heat 2 - Varsity 8

Break
9:50 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Finals
10:30 a.m. - Grand Final - Third Varsity 8
10:50 a.m. - Petite Final - Varsity 4
11:10 a.m. - Grand Final - Varsity 4
11:30 a.m. - Petite Final - Second Varsity 8
11:50 a.m. - Grand Final - Second Varsity 8
12:10 p.m. - Petite Final - Varsity 8
12:30 p.m. - Grand Final - Varsity 8

Awards Ceremony
1:15 p.m.