AKRON, Ohio – Seniors Alyssa Willis and Hannah Seitzinger opened the 2024-25 indoor track and field season with victories at the Akron Haynes Lancaster Open. The Dukes recorded 15 top-five finishes on opening night.
FULL RESULTS
Willis claimed first place in the 60m dash, leading a 30-runner field with a time of 7.72 seconds — 0.9 seconds ahead of the runner-up. The Twinsburg, Ohio, native also secured fifth in the 200m (25.20) and anchored the 4x400m relay team, which placed second with a time of 3:55.40.
Seitzinger won the 800m with a time of 2:13.05, finishing ahead of teammate Cydney Blahovec (2:21.05). Later, Seitzinger and Blahovec teamed up with Willis and Amy Allen for the 4x400m relay second-place finish. Another Duquesne 4x400m team of Kaylin Cousin, Trinity Basara, Eva Leatherman, and Halle Walcutt finished fifth with a time of 4:04.63.
Allen led four Dukes in the 400m, securing fourth with a time of 56.32.
Freshman Rose Kuchera made an impressive collegiate debut with three top-three finishes. She placed second in the triple jump (11.64m / 38' 2.25") and third in both the 60m hurdles (8.93) and long jump (5.55m / 18' 2.5").
Nadia Constantakis also made her debut and pole vaulted over 3.50m (11' 5.75") in eighth place, which ties for the second-best mark in program history and is the best by a Duke since 2012.
Sophomore Anna Rorrer set a personal best in the 60m hurdles with a fourth-place time of 8.98. Fellow sophomore Caroline Garbe cleared a career-best 1.65m (5' 5") in the high jump on her first attempt, earning fourth.
In the shot put, Madelyn Moretti (13.45m / 44' 1.5") and Mia Pierce (12.31m / 40' 4.75") placed second and fourth, respectively. Pierce also competed at the Youngstown State Icebreaker on Friday, where she earned third in the discus (41.91m / 137' 6"). Full results from the YSU meet are available here.
UP NEXT
Duquesne will be off until the New Year, traveling to Kent State on Jan. 18 to kickoff a stretch of five consecutive weekends with a meet.
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