Earlysville, Va. – Junior Ben Shields and sophomore Sylvia Kashak each led their respective teams for the fourth consecutive race Friday, pacing the Duquesne University cross country teams at the Panorama Farms Invitational, their final meet before the Atlantic 10 Championships.

Shields finished the 8K race in 29th overall with a 25:24.6. He has placed in the top 30 in all four races he has contested this season. Junior Anthony Ciecierski followed in 67th at 26:13.2. The Dukes had a tight pack of runners between 75th and 79th, with freshman Evan Yurasko (75th, 26:24.8), sophomore Liam Kirkpatrick (78th, 26:29.1) and junior Sam Freedman (79th, 26:32.2) rounding out the scoring five for the 10th-place Duquesne men.

Kashak led the women's team in the 6K, finishing 70th overall in 23:16.7. Sophomore Lauren Ciuca was the second Duke across the line in 87th at 23:36.9, while junior Grace Senneway finished 97th in her first career 6K race at 23:53.8. Ava Brewster (100th, 24:00.4) and first-year Hailey Caldwell (102nd, 24:06.3) completed the Duquesne scorers, placing 13th in the team standings.

UP NEXT
Duquesne will head to Pole Green Park in Mechanicsville, Virginia for the Atlantic 10 championships on Oct. 31.

FULL DUQUESNE RESULTS
Men's (8k)
Team: 10th (of 14)
29. Benjamin Shields (Jr) — 25:24.6
67. Anthony Ciecierski (Jr) — 26:13.2
75. Evan Yurasko (Fr) — 26:24.8
78. Liam Kirkpatrick (So) — 26:29.1
79. Sam Freedman (Jr) — 26:32.2
88. Jacob Bonnar (Jr) — 26:42.2
93. Reese Cubbison (Fr) — 26:54.0
100. Jude Olsen (Fr) — 27:02.0
101. Brendan Burns (So) — 27:02.6
109. Jack Pritchard (So) — 27:09.7
123. Lucas Bleakney (Fr) — 28:07.2
128. Cain Lawler (So) — 28:23.6
DNF — Mason Stewart (Sr)

Women's (6k)
Team: 13th (of 16)
70. Sylvia Kashak (So) — 23:16.7
87. Laura Ciuca (So) — 23:36.9
97. Grace Senneway (Jr) — 23:53.8 (first career 6k)
100. Ava Brewster (Jr) — 24:00.4
102. Hailey Caldwell (Fr) — 24:06.3 (first career 6k)
103. Emma Andreen (Sr) — 24:06.7
109. Elise Ashcroft (Fr) — 24:16.8 (first career 6k)
118. Elizbeth Pizon (So) — 24:24.9
119. Kendall Lucas (So) — 24:26.2
129. Cydney Blahovec (Sr) — 24:41.2
133. Morgan Roemer (So) — 24:52.6
149. Mia Gartley (Fr) — 26:03.3

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