TEMPE, Ariz.- It was an early Sunday morning for Zoe Clymer, who made the trip across the country to Arizona as the sole representative for EMU at the Women's Collegiate Triathlon National Championships, held in Tempe Town Lake Park in Tempe, Ariz. Due to unsuitable conditions for swimming, the national championship race was modified to a run-bike-run format, consisting of a 2.5-kilometer run, a 20-kilometer bike ride and finishing with a five-kilometer run.

Clymer, a senior from Meridian, Mississippi, held her own against the best triathletes in the nation, placing 156th overall and 23rd at the Division III level. She traversed the course in a cumulative time of 1:22:21.6.

Whitney Estabrook won the Division III individual title with a 1:08:19.1, leading a sweep of the four DIII spots as part of a dominant team championship win for the Cardinals. Kelly Wetteland of Arizona was the fastest triathlete across all three division, clocking in at 1:00:43.7.

Highlights

• Clymer started the race with a segment time of 11:27 on the 2.5k run, transitioning to the bike in 33.6 seconds. After completing the 20k bike ride in 43:41, she transitioned back to the run in 35.6 seconds, wrapping up the race with a 26:04.2 5k.

What's Next
That concludes the 2026 season for EMU Women's Triathlon. Clymer wraps up her collegiate triathlon career having participated in the national meet in all four seasons with the Royals.

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