Pittsburgh, Pa. – The Duquesne University track and field teams open the 2026 outdoor season this weekend at the 49er Classic in Charlotte, N.C.

MEET INFORMATION 
49er Classic
March 20-21 • Irwin Belk Track & Field Center (Charlotte, N.C.)
Live Results | Meet Schedule

COMPETING DUKES

• Men's Team
  • Aiden Everett (100m, long jump)
  • Nick Keller (200m, 400m)
  • Colm McGroarty (200m, 400m hurdles)
  • Zach Nash (200m, 400m)
  • Isaac Wetzel (200m, 400m hurdles)
  • Jadon Rahman (800m)
  • Maxwell Hamilton (800m)
  • Jack Barnhisel (800m, 1500m)
  • Sam Freedman (800m)
  • Sam de la Riva (1500m)
  • Liam Kirkpatrick (1500m)
  • Jack Pritchard (1500m)
  • Nathaniel Woshner (3000m)
  • Jonah Nizami (3000m)
  • Mason Stewart (3000m)
  • Colm Matheney (110m hurdles, high jump, javelin)
  • Vincent Rupp (high jump)
  • Emery Moye (high jump)
  • Cody Mankowski (high jump, shot put, javelin)
  • Christian Cupp (pole vault, long jump)
  • Spencer Edey (triple jump)
  • Dino Nadarevic (shot put, discus)
  • Conor Richardson (shot put)
  • Nick Carelli (discus)
  • Austin Foster (discus)
  • Nick Payne (hammer throw)
  • Greg Tindle (javelin)
  • 4x400m Relay (Matheney, Everett, Mankowski, Cupp)
  • 4x800m Relay (Hamilton, Rahman, de la Riva, Freedman, Pritchard)
• Women's Team
  • Melani Schmidt (200m, 400m)
  • Selma Bajgoric (200m, 400m)
  • Isabella Costa (200m, 100m hurdles, long jump)
  • Sylvia Kashak (800m, 1500m)
  • Cydney Blahovec (800m)
  • Elidh Edgar (800m)
  • Reagan Ryen (1500m)
  • Kendall Lucas (1500m)
  • Elizabeth Pizon (1500m)
  • Anna Rorrer (100m hurdles, 400m hurdles)
  • Brandi Brozeski (100m hurdles, high jump)
  • Eva Leatherman (400m hurdles)
  • Caroline Garbe (high jump)
  • Grace Patterson (high jump)
  • Nadia Constantakis (pole vault)
  • Rose Kuchera (long jump, triple jump)
  • Charly Schlauch (long jump)
  • Lauren Stroka (triple jump)
  • Devlyn Faber (triple jump)
  • Madelyn Moretti (shot put)
  • Brandi Brozeski (shot put)
  • Mia Pierce (discus)
  • Kyndra Seddon (discus, hammer throw)
  • Mary Grusky (discus, javelin)
  • Ella Lindberg (hammer throw)
  • Megan Palinski (hammer throw)
  • Makayla Keck (javelin)
  • Megan Penrod (javelin)
  • 4x400m Relay (Bajgoric, Rorrer, Costa, Schmidt, Brozeski, Leatherman)
  • 4x800m Relay (Blahovec, Pizon, Edgar, Lucas, Ryen, Kashak)

SEASON OUTLOOK
Women's Team: Roster | Schedule | Season Results
Men's Team: Roster | Schedule | Season Results

• Schedule: Duquesne is slated for seven meets during the outdoor season. Following opening weekend, the Dukes return home for the Carnegie Mellon Invitational before traveling to George Mason (April 3–4) and Bucknell (April 11–12). The ECAC/IC4A Outdoor Championships at Rutgers (April 18–19) follow, with the Saint Francis Father Bede Invitational serving as the final tune-up ahead of the Atlantic 10 Championships, set for May 2–3 at George Mason.
• Roster Breakdown: Both squads feature 16 freshmen and 15 sophomores. The men add 10 juniors and six seniors, while the women include seven juniors, seven seniors, and one graduate student.
• Returning Dukes: Sophomore Louie Liberatore highlights the men's returners after becoming the first Duke to qualify for the NCAA Championships in javelin, earning silver at the A-10 Championships and bronze at IC4As. Christian Cupp enters his junior season after a silver medal in the long jump at IC4As and a runner-up finish in the decathlon at A-10s. Isaac Wetzel and Landon Lacey are among the returners from the A-10 bronze medal 4x400m relay that set a school record, while Sam de la Riva, Jadon Rahman, and Jack Barnhisel are back from the IC4A bronze medal 4x800m relay. On the women's side, sophomore Rose Kuchera and junior Mia Pierce lead the way after capturing ECAC gold medals last season. Kuchera also became Duquesne's first women's track and field All-American during the indoor season, earning second-team honors in the long jump. Pierce claimed ECAC gold and A-10 silver in discus. Junior Caroline Garbe returns after earning bronze at A-10s, while Madelyn Moretti, the 2024 A-10 Co-Most Outstanding Field Performer, enters her senior season after a silver medal in shot put.
• In the Record Book: 16 Dukes enter the outdoor season ranked among the program's all-time top five, led by school record holders Louie Liberatore (javelin), Christian Cupp (decathlon), Nadia Constantakis (pole vault), Madelyn Moretti (shot put), and Rose Kuchera (triple jump).
  • Men's Record Book
    • Louie Liberatore – School Record, javelin (64.50m)
    • Christian Cupp – School Record, decathlon (6,745); 3rd, long jump (7.21m)
    • Vincent Rupp – 2nd, high jump (2.01m)
    • Joe Klanchar – 3rd, javelin (56.15m)
    • Colm Matheney – 2nd, decathlon (6,300)
    • Cody Mankowski – 4th, decathlon (5,928)
    • Jadon Rahman – 4th, 800m (1:52.25)
    • Isaac Wetzel – 5th, 400m hurdles (54.45)
  • Women's Record Book
    • Nadia Constantakis – School Record, pole vault (3.82m)
    • Madelyn Moretti – School Record, shot put (15.53m)
    • Rose Kuchera – School Record, triple jump (12.52m); T-4th, long jump (5.91m)
    • Megan Penrod – 2nd, javelin (42.72m)
    • Caroline Garbe – T-2nd, high jump (1.70m)
    • Anna Rorrer – 2nd, 100m hurdles (13.79); 4th, 400m hurdles (1:00.79)
    • Mia Pierce – 3rd, discus (47.74m)
    • Eva Leatherman – 5th, 400m hurdles (1:00.90)
• Last Year: The Dukes placed fifth on the men's side at the Atlantic 10 Championships with five medals, their best finish since 2022. The women finished seventh with six medals. Duquesne also had one NCAA qualifier (Liberatore) and seven medalists at the ECAC/IC4A Championships across the two squads.

UP NEXT

• Duquesne returns to Pittsburgh next weekend for the Carnegie Mellon Invitational.

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