ANNAPOLIS, Md.- In one final race before the East Region Championships, the EMU Women's Triathlon team headed to Maryland's state capital to participate in the Navy Collegiate Cup. The swim portion was canceled due to unsafe conditions, so the competition was modified to a run-bike-run format, consisting of a 2.4-kilometer run, a 20 km bike ride and finishing with a 5 km run.
Daria Ermolova of Duquesne won in a total time of 58:23.2, while TCU claimed the team title with a high score of 286 points.
Highlights
- Zoe Clymer, a senior from Meridian, Miss., was the sole athlete for the Royals on Sunday. Clymer finished 58th overall in a cumulative time of 1:14:42.9. She started with a 11:04 in the first run segment, pedaled to 39:28 in the bike portion, and then wrapped her race up with a 22:56 in the 5 km run.
What's Next
The EMU women's triathlon team will contend for spots in nationals when they head to Lake Lanier, Ga., for the NCAA East Region Qualifier on Saturday, Oct. 17. The race is slated to start at 10 a.m.
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