GENEVA, Ohio – The Duquesne University swimming and diving team took second out of the five teams competing at the A-10 Invite at the SPIRE Institute – site of the 2023 A-10 Championships.
 
The Dukes notched 1296.5 points total, second only to Oakland University (1471.5). George Mason, St. Bonaventure and Cleveland State rounded out the team standings.
 
"I thought overall we performed pretty well as a team," Head Coach David Sheets said. "This was the second week in a row we've competed in a multi-day event and having the grit to get up and race each time is something we continue to build on. Each one of the swimmers continues to focus on the execution of how their swims and not as much the time on the board."
 
"The divers had another strong showing with Amy Read and Sidney O'Donnell placing first and second on one-meter and second and third on three-meter springboards," he added. "Morgan Doolittle, Ashley Felitsky, Julia Doolittle also placed fifth, sixth, and seventh standing in the top-eight.  The team is so much fun to work with and I can't wait to see what the rest of the season brings."
 
Orla Egan won both the 500-yard freestyle and the 1650-yard free. She hit the final wall at 5:04.89 in the 500, and pulled away for a winning time of 17:36.44 in the 1650.
 
Emma Menzer earned medalist honors in the 400-yard IM with her winning time of 4:24.36.
 
Kayla Johnson, the reigning A-10 Rookie of the Week, was victorious in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 23.84 seconds.
 
Abby Mele finished second in a competitive 100-yard breaststroke field. Her time of 1:06.10 was less than a second off of the winner and was less than a second better than the next four times. She was also second in the 200-yard breaststroke coming in at 2:22.39.
 
Haley Scholer hit the wall second overall in the 100-yard backstroke. She timed in at 56.85 seconds.
 
The Dukes will make the short trek out to Loretto, Pennsylvania to take on Saint Francis on Saturday, Nov. 5 at 1 p.m.