NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Duquesne sophomore Ben Shields and freshman Lauren Ciuca were recognized by the Atlantic 10 Conference on Tuesday for their performances at the Robert Morris Colonial Invitational.

Shields was named A-10 Men's Performer of the Week after placing fourth in the 8k with a career-best time of 24:36.2. His run improved his previous personal best by more than 30 seconds and helped the Dukes to a fourth-place team finish.

Ciuca collected A-10 Women's Rookie of the Week honors after leading Duquesne in her first collegiate 6k. She crossed in 17th place overall with a time of 21:56.2 as the Dukes also finished fourth in the team standings.

Shields and Ciuca are the first Dukes to earn A-10 weekly cross country awards this season.

Duquesne returns to action on October 3 at Lehigh for the Paul Short Invitational.

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