BEAVER FALLS, Pa. — The Duquesne University triathlon team opened its 2026 campaign Sunday by hosting the Duquesne Cup at Brady's Run Park, placing second as a team. The Dukes put four competitors in the top 20 and eight in the top half of the 57-athlete field, led by sophomore Catherine Staley's 12th-place finish.

FULL RESULTS

Staley paced Duquesne with a time of 1:03:02.34, highlighted by a 9:58.17 swim that ranked among the top times in the field. She was one of seven competitors to break the 10-minute mark in the water and added a team-best 19:49.41 run split.

Making her collegiate debut, first-year Isabella Fernández Aguirre was the second Duke across the finish line, placing 14th overall in 1:03:54.04. Junior Rachele Lavagno followed in 18th at 1:04:48.00, while senior Kate Potashnik rounded out Duquesne's four top-20 finishers in 19th at 1:05:04.96.

Senior Robyn Hunt completed the scoring five for the Dukes, finishing 21st in 1:06:53.32, while Vivien Mattice followed four seconds later in 22nd. Tamara Kun and first-year Hannah Foster finished back-to-back in 27th and 28th, respectively.

Lavagno was Duquesne's second competitor out of the water, posting a 10:18 swim, while Fernández Aguirre exited the swim course one second later. Potashnik joined Staley with a sub-20-minute run, clocking 19:56.32. Arianna Flauto added a 20:18.84 run split, while Fernández Aguirre finished the run in 20:43.07.

POST-RACE INTERVIEW
Head Coach Joella Baker


DUQUESNE RESULTS
750 meter swim, a 11.8 mile bike (3 loops), and a 5K run (2 loops)

Place (of 57)	Athlete	Swim	T1	Bike	T2	Run	Final
12	Catherine Staley	9:58.17	1:16.13	-	-	19:49.41	1:03:02.34
14	Isabella Fernández Aguirre	10:19.36	1:26.57	-	-	20:43.07	1:03:54.04
18	Rachele Lavagno	10:18.00	1:21.14	-	-	21:31.16	1:04:48.00
20	Kate Potashnik	11:03.61	01:22.19	-	-	19:56.32	1:05:04.96
21	Robyn Hunt	10:51.99	01:30.65	-	-	21:46.35	1:06:53.32
22	Vivien Mattice	10:33.93	01:24.93	-	-	21:55.92	1:06:57.41
27	Tamara Kun	11:00.23	1:27.00	-	-	21:35.44	1:08:04.66
28	Hannah Foster	11:24.53	01:26.38	-	-	22:08.25	1:08:36.83
31	Abby Kreber	11:08.42	01:32.14	-	-	22:29.18	1:08:57.64
33	Mikele Jopson	11:28.55	01:34.64	-	-	21:24.13	1:09:36.56
36	Arianna Flauto	13:17.84	01:29.69	-	-	20:18.84	1:11:44.10
38	Alexandria Meyers	13:17.53	01:26.29	-	-	22:06.48	1:12:45.22
43	Freya Davis	12:35.91	01:35.73	-	-	25:10.30	1:15:52.00
44	Ava Urso	12:51.19	01:32.23	-	-	23:59.11	1:17:14.83

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