GREENSBORO, N.C. - The Duquesne University triathlon team competed in its first race in program history this weekend in North Carolina. The Dukes placed second in the four-team Ridgewood Try a Tri for Hospice hosted by Greensboro College. 

Duquesne made a last-minute switch from the scheduled meet at Wingate after it was downgraded to a duathlon and was able find the Greensboro race to compete on opening weekend. 

Robyn Hunt led the Dukes finishing in fifth place overall and DU took each of the next four spots. Paige Black placed 6th, Jet Francis came in 7th, Bella Schaller took 8th, and Alaina Hicks was 9th to round out the top-five Duquesne athletes. 

The Dukes totaled 80 points as a team to finish runner-ups. Queens University of Charlotte won the race with 95 points, Guilford College was third with 11 points and the hosts Greensboro were fourth with two points. 

The race kicked off with a 200-meter swim in the Ridgewood Swim and Tennis Club's pool, then went to a 10-mile bike ride along open roads and finished with a rolling two-mile run in the Ridgewood neighborhood. 

Duquesne will host its first-ever triathlon Saturday morning at Brady's Run Park in Beaver County. 

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