TEMPE, ARIZONA— Amongst the nine NCAA Division III squads in attendance, Central College's triathlon team was fourth Sunday at the USA Triathlon Collegiate Championships.
North Central College (Ill.) was best amongst Division III schools with 705 points. Trine University (Ind.) was second with 531 points while the Dutch totaled 379 points.
The race logistics were altered due to heavy rainfall in Arizona. Water-quality testing on Saturday confirmed that lake conditions did not meet the standards for a safe swim. The swim was replaced with an additional 2.5 kilometer run at the start of the race. Then the athletes completed the 20-kilometer bike and five-kilometer run as usual.
Whitney Estabrook of North Central had the fastest time in Division III in 1 hour, 8 minutes and 19.1 seconds.
Josie Delaney (senior, Hiawatha, Kan.) earned second team All-American honors by finishing 11th of Division III athletes in 1:15.17.
Abbey Bence (senior, Burlington, West Burlington HS) receives All-American honorable mention status in 15th (1:17.32)
Olivia Ritter (freshman, Burlington, West Burlington HS) closed out the season with a time of 1:23.6 to place 26th.
Aubrey Peterson (sophomore, Coon Valley, Wis.) was 28th in 1:23.27.
Georgia Havlicek (senior, Solon) and
Estella Allen (junior, Newton) finished back-to-back in 30th (1:26.46) and 31st (1:27.09), respectively.
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RESULTS (individual finishes amongst Division I, II and III)
- Josie Delaney, 1 hour, 15 minutes, 17 seconds
135.
Abbey Bence, 1:17.32
161.
Olivia Ritter, 1:23.15
164.
Aubrey Peterson, 1:23.27
168.
Georgia Havlicek, 1:26.43
172.
Estella Allen, 1:27.09
