By: Ben Prantl
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Duquesne's
Halle Walcutt,
David Williams,
Madelyn Moretti, and
Ian Baughman were named to the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track & Field All-Academic Team, while freshmen
Rose Kuchera and
Nadia Constantakis earned spots on the A-10 All-Rookie Team, the league announced Thursday.
Walcutt highlighted her senior season with a gold medal in the heptathlon at the A-10 Championships, scoring a program-record 5,266 points. The honor marks her first outdoor All-Academic selection, following an indoor All-Academic distinction earlier in the year. A physician assistant studies major, Walcutt maintains a 3.95 GPA.
Williams, also a senior, becomes just the second Duke to earn All-Academic honors three times. He earned bronze in the 400 meters and silver in the 4x400-meter relay at the A-10 Championships. His time of 47.47 seconds in the 400 ranks second in school history, while his 21.43-second mark in the 200 is third all-time. The three-time All-Academic honoree carries a 3.95 GPA as a sociology major on the Bluff.
Moretti, a back-to-back All-Academic selection, secured silver in the shot put at A-10s with a throw of 14.76 meters (48-5.25). She holds the program record at 15.53 meters (50-11.5), set at last year's ECAC Championship. Moretti owns a 3.88 GPA while pursuing a nursing degree.
Baughman joined Williams on the silver-medal 4x400-meter relay team and also earned individual silver in the 400-meter hurdles. His time of 52.28 seconds is the second-fastest in Duquesne history. In his first season as a graduate transfer, Baughman completed his undergraduate career with a 3.98 GPA in Political Science.
Kuchera was one of two Dukes named to the All-Rookie Team. The two-time A-10 Rookie of the Week earned bronze medals in both the triple jump and long jump at the A-10 Outdoor Championships. Kuchera broke the school record twice in the triple jump and currently holds the top mark at 12.52 meters (41-1). Her long jump of 5.91 meters (19-4) is tied for fourth-best in program history.
Constantakis earned her All-Rookie honor by setting a school record in the pole vault at 3.76 meters (12-4) during her freshman campaign. She also set the indoor program record at 3.62 meters (11-10) this winter. In her first A-10 Championships, Constantakis scored for the Dukes, finishing eighth in the pole vault.
Duquesne was one of just two schools to have four student-athletes recognized across the men's and women's All-Academic Teams. It also marks the fifth consecutive season that a member of the women's track and field team has earned All-Rookie honors.
All six honorees will compete this weekend at the IC4A/ECAC Outdoor Championships in Fairfax, Va.
ATLANTIC 10 OUTDOOR ALL-ROOKIE & ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS
Men's All-Rookie
100M – Njam Abdul-Latif, Fordham (10.40)
200M – Njam Abdul-Latif, Fordham (21.15)
400M – Sam Lamaze, Saint Louis (47.01)
800M – Tommy Silvester, Saint Joseph's (1:49.37)
1500M – Brock Waugh, Saint Louis (3:47.60)
5000M – Brock Waugh, Saint Louis (14:01.41)
10,000M – Cael Mulholland, Loyola Chicago (29:01.33)
110 Hurdles – Davian Burke, George Mason (13.87)
400 Hurdles – Davian Burke, George Mason (53.39)
3,000-meter Steeplechase – Cyrus Hansen, Massachusetts (9:24:53)
High Jump – Aiden Lee, Massachusetts (2.03M)
Pole Vault – Nick DeWolfe, George Mason (4.95M)
Long Jump – Carson Crump, Massachusetts (6.96M)
Triple Jump – Matthew Acquah, Massachusetts (15.04M)
Shot Put – Aiden Donovan, Massachusetts (16.37M)
Discus – Cameron Portis, George Mason (49.75M)
Hammer – Adam Beaudry, George Mason (56.90M)
Javelin – John Teachman, Davidson (64.02M)
Decathlon – Nick DeWolfe, George Mason (6,591)
Women's All-Rookie
100M – Samantha Walz, Saint Joseph's (11.94)
200M – Ay'rianna Moore, George Mason (24.21)
400M – Ay'rianna Moore, George Mason (55.82)
800M – Molly Flanagan, Richmond (2:09.95)
1500M – Hadley Mahoney, George Washington (4:29.43)
5000M – Maisie Burns, George Mason (16:52.87)
10,000M – Emery Mayfield, Saint Louis (36:08.10)
100 Hurdles – Mikayla Wills, Davidson (13.59)
400 Hurdles – Alexandria Scott, Massachusetts (59.57)
3,000-meter Steeplechase – Leann Lombardi, Massachusetts (10:45.78)
High Jump – Macy Daigle, Rhode Island (1.68M)
Pole Vault – Nadia Constantakis, Duquesne (3.76M)
Long Jump – Stefi Williams, Davidson (5.95M)
Triple Jump – Rose Kuchera, Duquesne (12.52M)
Shot Put – Ashley Rangel, Davidson (13.52M)
Discus – Tania Amos, Saint Louis (43.93M)
Hammer – Grace Keosykhao, Massachusetts (44.36M)
Javelin – Norah Kobaly, Rhode Island (41.20M)
Heptathlon – Tesaira Williams, Massachusetts (4,812)
Men's All-Academic Team
John Casper, VCU
Jayden Smith, Davidson
Ian Baughman, Duquesne
Michael Norberg, Massachusetts
Geni Roberts, George Mason
David Williams, Duquesne
Arsalan Yaqubi, George Mason
Rodolfo Sanchez, Fordham
Jacob Brown, Massachusetts
Robert Carew, Massachusetts
Women's All-Academic Team
Halle Walcutt, Duquesne
Casey Bogues, Dayton
Megan Wood, Rhode Island
Katarina Birimac, Fordham
Kailynn Tyson, George Mason
Darya Mikusova, Richmond
Anna Kessler, Dayton
Megan Frazee, Massachusetts
Aiden Grasse, Loyola Chicago
Madelyn Moretti, Duquesne
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