RICHMOND, Va. – The Duquesne men's track and field team had multiple athletes qualify for the finals in their events on the first day of the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships.
 
Isaac Elliott posted the fastest times in both the 100- and 200-meter prelims. His time of 10.31 seconds paced the field in the 100, while his 20.86 second-time in the 200 was the only sub-21 second time of the day.
 
Ian Thrush was right behind Elliott in both events. He qualified for the 200-meter finals with the second-fastest time behind Elliott (21.27) and established the fifth-best time in the 100 meters at 10.57 seconds.
 
Collin Ebling focused on the 800-meter run and advanced to the finals with a time of one minute, 53.46 seconds – the third-best time in the field.
 
Matt Busche was right behind Ebling with the fourth-best time in the 800 meters to also qualify for Sunday's finals.
 
Ryan Ellison, who was named the A-10 Rookie of the Week this past Thursday, established a new school-record in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.58 seconds. Despite the time, he missed the cut in the strong field by .09 (nine-one hundredth of a second).
 
Duquesne returns to competition tomorrow, Sunday, May 8 for the conclusion of the A-10 Championships at Sports Backers Stadium. The meet will broadcast on ESPN+.