Pittsburgh, Pa. – The Duquesne University cross country teams travel to Louisville, Kentucky on Saturday for the Swags Louisville Cross Country Classic at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park.
MEET INFORMATION
Swags Louisville Cross Country Classic
October 3, 2026 | 9:00 a.m. | E. P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park (Louisville, Ky.)
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Course Maps
Men's 8K | Women's 5K
BLUFF BITES
Men's Lineup (Gold Race): Lucas Bleakney,
Jacob Bonnar,
Brendan Burns,
Anthony Ciecierski,
Reese Cubbison,
Sam Freedman,
Liam Kirkpatrick,
Cain Lawler,
Jude Olsen,
Andrew Peigh,
Jack Pritchard,
Ben Shields,
Mason Stewart,
Evan Yurasko
Women's Lineup (Gold Race): Emma Andreen,
Elise Ashcroft,
Cydney Blahovec,
Ava Brewster,
Hailey Caldwell,
Lauren Ciuca,
Mia Gartley,
Sylvia Kashak,
Kendall Lucas,
Elizabeth Pizon,
Morgan Roemer,
Grace Senneway
Last Time Out: Duquesne returns to action for the first time in two weeks after competing at the
National Catholic Invitational on Sept. 18 at Notre Dame. Kashak and Shields again led the Dukes, finishing 15th and 22nd overall, respectively. The men's team placed fourth, with all five scorers finishing among the top 40, while the women's team finished sixth. All 20 Duquesne competitors across both races finished in the top half of their fields.
Winning Dukes: Duquesne opened the season with team victories at the
Saint Francis Father Bede Invitational. Junior
Ben Shields and sophomore
Sylvia Kashak also captured their first career individual meet titles, while the Dukes placed 11 runners among the top 13 finishers in the men's race and 11 among the top 17 in the women's race.
Weekly Honors: Mia Gartley earned
Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week honors on Sept. 15 after leading the Dukes at the RMU Colonial Invitational in her first career collegiate 6k, finishing in 24:49.4.
Up Next: The Dukes return to Youthtowne Fields in Clinton, Pa. next weekend for the Carnegie Mellon Invitational on Saturday, October 10.
FOLLOW THE DUKES
Follow Duquesne Cross Country all season online at GoDuquesne.com, as well as on X, Instagram, and Facebook (@DuqXCTF).
