Washington, D.C. – Freshman Lainey Sheets of the Duquesne swimming and diving team enjoyed a standout weekend in Virginia, earning Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week honors, as announced by the conference on Tuesday.

Sheets helped the Dukes sweep the competition over the weekend, collecting five total medals, including three gold, as Duquesne claimed the top spot at the Richmond Invitational on Friday with 791 points. The Dukes followed with a sweep at the Richmond Duals on Saturday, defeating host Richmond, 168-31, George Mason, 204-93, and Davidson, 213-85.

Sheets opened her impressive weekend on Friday by capturing the 400-yard individual medley in 4:22.84, narrowly edging Richmond's Lena Amare, who finished in 4:23.00. The freshman returned to the top of the podium in the 100-yard freestyle, clocking 51.96 seconds to secure her second gold medal of the meet.

On Saturday, Sheets added another victory in the 200-yard backstroke, touching the wall in 2:01.81. She also recorded runner-up finishes in the 200-yard individual medley (2:04.98) and the 200-yard freestyle (1:52.99) to cap an impressive two-day performance.

The honor marks the first Atlantic 10 weekly award of Sheets' career.

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