PITTSBURGH - The Duquesne University cross country teams will compete at the 2024 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional on Friday at Penn State.

MEET INFORMATION 
NCAA Cross Country Division I Mid-Atlantic Regional
November 15, 2024 • 12:00 p.m. • Blue and White Courses (University Park, Pa.)
Live Results  |  Meet Info/Maps
Women's 6k • Men's 10k

LINEUPS & NOTES
Women's Team (start box #10)
    - Season Results ... Regionally ranked 13th by USTFCCCA in Mid-Atlantic Region for first season since 2021 ... Was as high as 12th in region in Week 1 rankings ... All five scorers from 2023 regionals return to lineup, as DU finished 17th (of 27) in 2023.

Gina Bolla - Jr. / Pittsburgh, Pa. / 6k PR: 21:20.2 last race at A-10 Championship
     - Ran second PR of season last time out at A-10 Championship - also PR'd earlier in year at Penn State ... Second NCAA regional appearance - last was in 2021 ... Has been 2nd or 3rd on team in all 5 races, including being second to cross for the Dukes at the A-10 Championship in 21st overall.

Addy Ciecierski - Sr. / Cleveland Heights, Ohio / 6k PR: 22:08.6 at last season's NCAA Regional
     - Third NCAA regional appearance ... PR'd last season at regionals and was fourth scorer for Dukes ... Second to cross line for DU at 2022 regionals in 99th place.

Haley Hamilton - Sr. / Pittsburgh, Pa. / 6k PR: 20:38.8 last race at A-10 Championship
     - Has led Duquesne in each of her last 17 races dating to the start of 2022 season ... Fourth NCAA regional race ... PR'd last year at regionals racing inside top 40 to lead team ... Team leader in each of last two NCAA regionals and was fifth scorer in 2021 ... Tied a program record for highest individual finish at A-10 Championship this season in third place - also earning all-conference honors.

Brooke Krally - Sr. / Pittsburgh, Pa. / 6k PR: 21:42.5 last race at Virginia
     - Third NCAA regional race (2021 & 23) ... Was second to cross line for DU at 2021 regionals and fifth scorer last season ... Set a 6k PR earlier this season at Virginia in second for the Dukes ... Fourth DU scorer at A-10 Championship in 52nd.

Morgan Roemer - Fr. / DuBois, Pa. / 6k PR: 22:16.3 last race at A-10 Championship
     - First career NCAA race ... Completed the DU scoring at A-10 Championship in 77th ... Has scored in four of five races this season.

Kate Saum - Jr. / Akron, Ohio / 6k PR: 22:14.8 at last season's A-10 Championship
     - Second NCAA regional ... Ran a season-best 22:31.8 last time out at A-10 Championship.

Ryley Schwalm - Jr. / Pottsville, Pa. / 6k PR: 21:27.0 at last season's NCAA Regional
     - Third NCAA regional (2022 & 23) ... Second on team at last year's regional race with a personal-best time ... Was third scorer for Dukes at this year's A-10 Championship.

Mara Whalen - Sr. / Hickory, Pa. / 6k PR: 22:34.1 this season at Virginia
     - PR'd at Virginia this season ... First career NCAA regional.

Liv Wilson - Sr. / Hershey, Pa. / 6k PR: 21:39.7 at last season's NCAA Regional
     - Second career NCAA regional ... Was third on team at Penn State this season and third at last season's NCAA regional with a PR time.

Men's Team (start box #3)
    - Season Results ... Will be first 10k race of the season and first of career for three Dukes ... Duquesne finished 22nd last season and returns three scorers from the 2023 squad.

Jack Barnhisel - Jr. / Pittsburgh, Pa. / 10k PR: will be first 10k race
     - Back-to-back 8k personal-best times last two outings (A-10 Championship and at Virginia) ... First career NCAA regional.

Cameron Bogdan - So. / Hamburg, Ny. / 10k PR: 32:19.7 at 2023 NCAA Regional
    - Second NCAA regional appearance ... Leading returner from 2023 team, was second Duke to finish a year ago as a freshman ... Three-time team leader this season (A-10s, UVA and Penn State) ... Charted 8k career best last time out at A-10 Championship in 29th overall.

Anthony Ciecierski - Fr. / Cleveland Heights, Ohio / 10k PR: will be first 10k race
    - First career NCAA race ... Shattered previous 8k PR by almost 50 seconds last time out at A-10 Championship ... Brother of Addy on women's team.

Ben Colli - Jr. / Chambersburg, Pa. / 10k PR: 33:49.0 at 2023 NCAA Regional
    - Second NCAA race ... Ran an 8k PR for second straight race last time out at A-10 Championship ... Scored at Louisville this year.

Casey Padgett - Sr. / Carlisle, Pa. / 10k PR: 32:39.1 at 2022 NCAA Regional
    - Third NCAA regional appearance ... Has led DU twice this season, including a first-career meet victory at Saint Francis in season opener ... Ran an 8k PR at Virginia this year and was fourth scorer at A-10 race ... Finished 130th at last year's NCAA race and has been scorer each of last two seasons.

Ben Shields - Fr. / St. Clairsville, Ohio / 10k PR: will be first 10k race
    - First career NCAA race ... Has been a top-three finisher for DU in all five races this season ... Third for DU at the A-10 Championship with a season-best 8k time in 48th overall.

Mason Stewart - So. / Uniontown, Pa. (Chaminade Univ.) / 10k PR: 35:16.4 at 2023 NCAA West Regional with Chaminade
    - Has scored for DU in four of five races this season, including as fifth on team at A-10 Championship ... Transfer from Chaminade where he won two meets as a freshman and ran in NCAA West Regional finishing 139th with a 35:16.4.

Nathaniel Woshner - Jr. / Winchester, Va. / 10k PR: 32:30.2 at 2023 NCAA Regional
    - Second career NCAA and 10k race ... Was third Duke to finish at last year's regional ... Scorer for DU in three of four races this season, including second on team at A-10 Championship with an 8k PR.

ROUND TWO AT PSU
The Dukes previewed the regional courses on November 13 at the Penn State Spiked Shoe Invitational ... Haley Hamilton and Cameron Bogdan led the way for their respective teams ... Full recap here.

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