CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.- On a unseasonably cool late August morning, the EMU Women's Triathlon team commenced their 2025 campaign with their annual trip to the Cal Tri Charlottesville race, hosted at Fry's Spring Beach Club in Charlottesville, Va. The triathletes completed a 350-meter swim, a 12.7-mile bike ride, and a 5-kilometer (3.1-mile) run.
Zoe Clymer was the star of the day for the Royals, winning the collegiate sprint triathlon in a time of 1:19:51, the only competitor under 1:20:00 in the collegiate division. That performance also placed her 16th in the overall competition.
Clymer was the first part of a clean sweep of the podium for EMU, as
Juliette Soos and
Sarah Wheeler finished second and third, respectively, to help the Royals defeat Hampton University in the collegiate division.
Highlights
- Soos crossed the finish line in 1:22:13 to place runner-up in her college triathlon debut for the Royals.
- Wheeler traversed the course in 1:24:03, going over 13 minutes faster than she did in the same meet last year.
- Daisy Buller finished fourth in a time of 1:23:24, just 21 seconds behind and Wheeler and improving by over 12 minutes on her time from last year.
- Emmy Teodoro and Emilee White finished their first triathlon for EMU, coming in at times of 2:02:34 and 2:15:04 to finish seventh and ninth, respectively.
- Former EMU triathlete and current assistant coach Jessica Buckwalter competed well in the overall sprint triathlon competition, finishing sixth overall in a time of 1:15:01.
What's Next
The EMU women's triathlon team will head north to Pennsylvania to compete in the Duquesne Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 20. The triathlon is slated to begin at 7:30 a.m.
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