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Ribbink Leads Triathlon at Lake Davidson

Freshman places fourth overall in 79-athlete race; five Dukes finish in the top half of the field

9/14/2025 8:17:00 PM

DAVIDSON, N.C. – Freshman Kadence Ribbink placed fourth overall in her collegiate debut to lead the No. 9-ranked Duquesne triathlon team at the Lake Davidson Sprint Triathlon on Sunday. The Dukes placed five athletes in the top half of the 79 competitors in the 750-meter swim, 12.7-mile bike and 5k run event.

FULL RESULTS

Ribbink crossed in 58:02.34, highlighted by a team-best 29:44 bike split (10th overall) and the fourth-fastest run in the race at 18:14.

Rachele Lavagno posted Duquesne's top swim time of 9:02 (14th overall) and added a 29:51 bike before finishing 23rd in 1:00:53.21. Freshman Catherine Staley followed closely out of the water in 9:04 and went on to place 31st in 1:02:18.15 in her debut.

Robyn Hunt (36th, 1:03:44.09) and Kate Potashnik (38th, 1:04:03.94) also finished in the upper half of the standings, giving the Dukes five top-40 performers.

FULL DUQUESNE RESULTS
Place Athlete Swim T1 Bike T2 Run Final
4 Kadence Ribbink 9:08 0:22 29:44 0:35 18:14 58:02.34
23 Rachele Lavagno 9:02 0:20 29:51 0:33 21:06 1:00:53.21
31 Catherine Staley 9:04 0:22 31:55 0:34 20:23 1:02:18.15
36 Robyn Hunt 9:30 0:26 31:27 0:40 21:41 1:03:44.09
38 Kate Potashnik 10:00 0:24 33:26 0:40 19:34 1:04:03.94
44 Mikele Jopson 10:13 0:24 33:56 0:34 20:42 1:05:48.45
46 Abby Kreber 10:02 0:24 33:26 0:37 21:28 1:05:56.27
47 Vivien Mattice 9:50 0:20 32:44 0:35 22:42 1:06:11.87
53 Tamara Kun 9:30 0:24 35:20 0:42 21:55 1:07:51.63
57 Alexandria Meyers 11:53 0:23 37:26 0:43 20:22 1:10:46.92

UP NEXT
The Dukes will host the third annual Duquesne Invitational Sept. 19–20 at Brady's Run Park. For the first time, the event will expand to two days with a Friday night aquathlon followed by the traditional Saturday morning triathlon.

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