Pittsburgh, Pa. – The Duquesne University indoor track and field team will feature a split squad this weekend with competitors traveling to the Penn State National Open and the YSU Mid Major Invitational.

MEET INFORMATION 
Penn State National Open
January 30-31, 2026 • Multi-Sport Facility & Horace Ashenfelter III Indoor Track (University Park, Pa.)
Watch Live  |  Live Results  |  Meet Schedule

YSU Mid Major Invitational presented by Southwoods Health
January 30-31, 2026 • Watson and Tressel Training Site (Youngstown, Ohio)
Live Results  |  Meet Info / Schedule

DUQUESNE ENTRIES
Roster  |  Schedule  |  Season Results

• Penn State National Open
  • Friday
    • Selma Bajgoric (400m)
    • Melani Schmidt (400m)
    • Anna Rorrer (60m hurdles)
  • Saturday
    • Sylvia Kashak (1000m)
    • Gina Bolla (3000m)
• YSU Mid Major Invitational
  • Friday
    • Rose Kuchera (pentathlon)
    • Brandi Brozeski (pentathlon)
    • Isabella Costa (pentathlon)
    • Eva Leatherman (pentathlon)
  • Saturday
    • Reagan Ryen (800m)
    • Cydney Blahovec (800m)
    • Elidh Edgar (800m)
    • Emma Andreen (800m)
    • Gianna Mosca (3000m)
    • Madelyn Moretti (shot put)

LAST TIME OUT
Full Recap & Results

• Three event titles headlined Duquesne's trip to the Ashland Invitational last week, led by victories from freshman Sylvia Kashak, junior Caroline Garbe and sophomore Lauren Stroka.
• Kashak continued her strong start to the indoor season, winning her second straight meet. In her first carer mile race, she captured the mile title with the fastest time by a Duke since 2014, climbing to third on the program's all-time list.
• Garbe earned her third career indoor high jump victory, clearing a season-best 1.67 meters (5-5.75).
• Stroka rounded out the winners, taking the triple jump crown with an 11.38-meter (37-4) leap to secure the first event title of her career.

IN THE RECORD BOOK
Full Indoor Record Book

• Long Jump
  • School Record: Rose Kuchera — 6.08m (YSU Icebreaker, Dec. 5)
• Pole Vault
  • School Record: Nadia Constantakis — 3.73m (YSU Collegiate Invite, Jan. 16)
• Mile
  • 3rd All-Time: Sylvia Kashak — 4:53.40 (Ashland Invitational, Jan. 24)
• 60 Meters
  • 5th All-Time: Melani Schmidt — 7.79 (YSU Icebreaker, Dec. 5)

RANKED DUKES
Leaderboards: Atlantic 10 | Mid-Atlantic Region | NCAA Division I

• Duquesne features four athletes ranked among the top four in the Atlantic 10 Conference for their respective events.
  • Rose Kuchera's school-record long jump ranks second in the conference this season, sixth in the Mid-Atlantic Region and 54th nationally in Division I.
  • Caroline Garbe's season-best high jump, which earned a victory at the Ashland Invitational last week, ranks third in the A-10.
  • Nadia Constantakis sits fourth in the conference in the pole vault after resetting her own program record earlier this month.
  • Sylvia Kashak posted the fourth-best mile time in the conference last week.

UP NEXT

• The Dukes return to University Park for the Penn State Sykes & Sabock Challenge next Saturday.

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