FAIRFAX, Va. — Duquesne freshman Rose Kuchera set a new program record in the triple jump as Duquesne's men's and women's track and field teams competed at George Mason's Dalton Ebanks Invitational on Friday and Saturday.

• GMU RESULTS 
  • MEN'S RESULTS
  • WOMEN'S RESULTS
• SLIPPERY ROCK RESULTS

Kuchera, who hails from Canonsburg, Pa., set a record of 12.51 meters (41-0.5) in her first-place finish, which qualifies for the USA Track & Field U20s. The mark topped Brittney Edwards' record of 12.50 meters that stood since 2013. During the indoor season, Kuchera was named A-10 Rookie of the Week twice, becoming the first Duke to do so since the 2000-01 season and the third Duke ever to accomplish the feat.

Kuchera is second in the A-10 in the triple jump and leads all rookies. Lauren Stroka, who finished fifth in the triple jump with her personal-record mark of 11.46 meters (37-7.25), is fifth in the A-10 in the triple jump and is the first rookie behind Kuchera. Kuchera and Stroka had the two best distances in the triple jump among A-10 women this weekend.

RECORD-BOOK ENTRANTS
Kuchera was one of nine Dukes to edit the DU record books at GMU.

Freshmen Louie Liberatore and Joe Klanchar finished in first and second place, respectively, and set the second- and third-best distances in DU history in the javelin for the second straight week. Liberatore, who was named A-10 Rookie of the Week last week, has set the second-best mark in each of his three collegiate meets. Liberatore achieved a distance of 61.08 meters (200-5), and Klanchar notched a toss of 56.15 meters (184-3).

David Williams finished first in the 400 meters with a time of 47.61 seconds, tying the third-fastest time in the DU record book, which he set at last year's A-10 Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Williams also ran the fifth-fastest 200 meters in program history last week at Carnegie Mellon.

Senior Mara Whalen set Duquesne's second-fastest time in the 1,500 meters (4:28.18) and the fifth-fastest time in the 800 meters (2:10.45), improving from her third-best time in the 1,500 meters set last week. She finished third and sixth, respectively, in those events this weekend.

Butler, Pa., native Isaac Wetzel ended the meet with a sixth-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles. Wetzel's time of 54.49 seconds is the fifth-best in program history.

Christian Cupp posted the best long jump by a Duke since 2018, tying Nehari Crawford for fifth all-time with a distance of 7.04 meters (23-1.25). He finished sixth at the meet. Cupp also PR'd in the 110-meter hurdles at 16.52.

Anna Rorrer notched the fourth-fastest time in the 100-meter hurdles with a finish of 14.34 seconds, knocking Nicole Wiley — who had held the spot since 2003 — off the standings. Rorrer also placed third in the 400-meter hurdles with a career-best time of 1:01.63.

Rocco Caprara re-set the fifth-best hammer-throw distance in Duquesne history, throwing 46.23 meters (151-8) to finish 12th at the meet.

TOP-THREE FINISHERS
Duquesne had a total of 15 top-three finishes this weekend and five event victories.

Mia Pierce won the discus throw for the third consecutive week to start the outdoor season. Pierce marked a distance of 43.96 meters (144-3), just a week after she moved into third place in program history in the discus. Pierce also placed sixth in the javelin.

Megan Penrod took first place in the javelin with her distance of 39.61 meters (129-11), recorded on her final throw. 

Hannah Seitzinger finished third in the 800 meters in her first individual outdoor event of the season. Seitzinger, who holds the program record in the 800 meters, finished with a time of 2:07.37.

Cameron Bogdan achieved a personal record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, finishing in 9:08.77. Bogdan's second-place finish was just 0.64 seconds behind the fifth-best time of 9:08.13, which was set by Dino Andrade in 2017.

Bogdan was also the anchor for Duquesne's men's 4x800-meter relay team along with Jadon Rahman, Maxwell Hamilton, and Sam de la Riva. The team finished in 7:52.87 — good for third place.

Duquesne's women's 4x400-meter relay team, made up of Halle Walcutt, Eva Leatherman, Cydney Blahovec, and Hannah Seitzinger, finished third with a 3:48.60 time.

Senior Amy Allen posted a second-place finish in the 400 meters with her time of 55.36 seconds. Allen also set a personal record in the 200 meters with a 25.29.

Caroline Garbe cleared a mark of 1.68 meters (5-6) en route to a third-place finish in the high jump.

NOTABLES

• Nadia Constantakis cleared 3.52 meters (11-6.5) to finish fourth in the pole vault, a week after setting the program record.
• Jack Barnhisel ran a career-best 3:51.53 in fifth place of the 1500-meter race. Ben Shields added a seventh-place finish in the 5000 meters (14:47.37) for the men's distance team.
• Alyssa Willis sprinted a 24.98 in the 200 meters, finishing sixth.
• Eva Leatherman, who was a member of the aforementioned women's 4x400-meter relay team, racked up two individual top-10 finishes. Leatherman placed sixth in the 400-meter hurdles (1:03.66) and set a personal record with her ninth-place finish in the long jump (5.29 meters (17-4.25)).
• Halle Walcutt set personal records in both the long jump and 100-meter hurdles. She recorded a long jump of 5.69 meters (18-8), good for fifth place, and finished the 100-meter hurdles in 14.99 seconds.
• Ryley Schwalm ran a personal-best 17:46.76 in the 5000 meters placing ninth.
• Reagan Ryen crossed in a career-best 2:20.41 in the 800 meters.
• Sam de la Riva set a PR in the 800 meters with a 1:53.89.
• Nathaniel Woshner clocked a 4:00.73 for a personal best in the 1500 meters.
• Nick Payne launched a career-best 43.19 meters (141-8) in the hammer throw.
• Anthony Ciecierski and Jacob Bonnar finished in seventh and eighth place in the 1,500 meters at Slippery Rock's Dave Labor Invitational, with times of 15:53.86 and 15:55.68, respectively. The duo was a part of seven Dukes competing at SRU this weekend.

UP NEXT 
Duquesne will return to the Keystone State to compete in Bucknell's Bison Outdoor Classic in Lewisburg, Pa., from Saturday, April 12, to Monday, April 14.

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