Azusa, Calif. – Duquesne first year Lindsay Kivlan won the National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association (NCATA) Individual Event national title in Open Tumbling, highlighting the Dukes' first-ever appearance in the national individual event finals on Sunday at the Felix Events Center on the campus of Azusa Pacific University.

Kivlan scored a 9.800 on her open pass to secure the title by 0.005 over the runner-up from Baylor. The freshman from Mars, Pa., becomes Duquesne's first individual national champion in any sport and delivers the first national championship by a women's program in school history.

FULL RESULTS

Duquesne, the youngest team in the field competing in just its second season, also qualified finalists in Acro Five-Element, Quad Tumbling and Aerial Tumbling.

The five-element unit of Carly Longenecker, Alia Ellis, Taylor Wallace and Caileigh Kertis scored a 9.475 to place fourth in the nation.

Clare Frantti, Sienna Johnson, Sarah Golie and Lindsay Kivlan finished third with a score of 8.125 in quad pass.

Briella Unger tied for third nationally in the aerial pass with a 9.500.



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ABOUT ACROBATICS & TUMBLING
Created in 2009, Acrobatics & Tumbling is the evolution of multiple gymnastics disciplines, incorporating the athletic elements of competitive cheerleading. The sport is sponsored by 52 NCAA varsity programs, with 47 teams competing this spring and more than 1,300 student-athletes nationwide. In January, Acrobatics & Tumbling was officially elevated from an NCAA Emerging Sport to an NCAA Championship Sport and will debut its first National Collegiate Championship in spring 2027. For more information, visit TheNCATA.org.