HUDDLESTON, Va. - The EMU women's triathlon team sent three down to Smith Mountain Lake Saturday, looking for qualifications for the national tournament.
When the dust settled, EMU sat in third place as a team and will send all three participants to nationals in November.
Highlights
- Jenna Weaver continued her strong triathlon run, picking up a third place finish out of 23 participants. She kicked off the swim portion with a time of 14:57 and followed that up with a bike time of 35:53:00. She finished the course with a run time of 21:14, to pick up a total time of 1:14:28.
- Coming in just three seconds behind Weaver was teammate Vanessa Gardiner, whose fourth place finish also qualified her for nationals. She finished the swim in 14:37, the bike in 36:20:00 and the run in 20:51.
- Wrapping up the scoring for EMU was Jessica Buckwalter. She grabbed sixth place in just her second triathlon, finishing the swim in 16:32, the bike in 35:25:00 and the running in 21:32 for a total time of 1:16:09.
What's Next
EMU will be heading to Tempe, AZ on Nov. 12 for the Women's Collegiate Triathlon National Championships.
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