- Duquesne travels northeast to Amherst, Mass. for the 2019 Atlantic 10 Championship on Saturday and Sunday at the UMass Track & Field Complex.

- The championship begins Saturday at 8:45 am with track events, opening with the women's 10,000-meter run. Multi-events start at 10:15 am and the field events will begin at 10:30 am. Sunday's schedule begins at 9:00 am.

- Heading into the championship, the Dukes own a number of top-five marks in the conference including:

• Isaac Elliott (2. 100 meter / 10.67)
• Isaac Elliott (1. 200 meter / 21.21)
• Bethany Evankovich (5. 400 meter / 54.24)
• Hunter Wharrey (5. 10,000 meter / 30:35.32)
• Maiah Yankello (5. 400-meter hurdles / 1:01.44)
• Isaac Elliott, Dillon Carrington, Preston Hogue, Stephen Zarycranski (5. Men's 4x100-meter relay / 42.10)
• Amberly Valeriano, Bethany Evankovich, Gabby Holmberg, Chyna Beck (5. Women's 4x100-meter relay / 47.20)
• Maiah Yankello, Kel-Lisa Sebwe, Gabby Holmberg, Bethany Evankovich (3. Women's 4x400-meter relay / 3:42.62)
• Harvey Kane (2. Long Jump / 7.36 meters)
• Maris Seto (4. High Jump / 1.68 meters)
• Alex Long (3. Triple Jump / 14.73 meters)
• Chyna Beck (3. Triple Jump / 12.03 meters)
• Gabby Holmberg (5. Triple Jump / 11.87 meters)
• Tyler Bishop (4. Shot Put / 16.15 meters) 

- The Duquesne men are coming off a fourth-place finish at last year's championship. Isaac Elliott became the first Duquesne men's track and field athlete to garner A-10 Most Outstanding Rookie Performer honors after earning a silver medal in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.71 to go with a fourth-place finish in the 200-meter dash at 21.61. The Dukes' 4x100-meter relay team of Elliott, Andrew George as well as seniors Robert Norman and David O'Such won gold in the event with a school-record time of 40.66. This marked the first-ever title for a Duquesne relay team at the A-10 Championship in program history. Preston Hogue also claimed a silver medal in the 400-meter hurdles for the Dukes, crossing the finish line in 53.24

- The DU women placed eighth at last year's championship. Senior Jenny DelSignore posted a bronze medal performance in the 5000-meter run on Sunday, crossing the finish line in 16:56.18. In addition, Maris Seto earned bronze in the long jump with a mark of 5.70 meters in the event.

- VCU captured the women's title last season while Rhode Island won on the men's side.

- Complete coverage including live results and photos will be available at Atlantic10.com.