Complete Results

Wingate, N.C.----The five-time defending national champion Queens University of Charlotte women's triathlon team won a tri-meet at Wingate Sunday. The Royals posted 10 points, followed by Wingate with 47 and Emmanuel (Ga.) with 94 points. The event was the first-ever meet for the brand-new Bulldog women's triathlon team.
 
Meet information
Swim: 500-yard pool swim
Bike: 8K time trial start, non-drafting bike
Run: 3200-meter track run
 
Overall top three individuals
1-Kath Krosta, Queens
2-Sam McInnes, Queens
3-Natalie Bash, Queens
 
Top four WU Bulldogs (with order of finish)
6-Julia Kekkonen
11-Dylan Kirchner
13-Judit Ibarra Cazorla
17-Sophia Maisano
 
What They Are Saying
Wingate head coach Nick Radkewich:
 
I have been overwhelmed by the quality of student-athletes we have been able to attract to Wingate University. Today, our team had a great spirit. They cheered for their teammates, they talked with the opposing teams and they even helped out running our first-ever meet. From start to finish, everyone was super positive.
 
Someone might not have had a great swim, but they came back and had a solid bike ride. Another person might not have had a great bike ride, but they rallied with a solid run. They did not give up.
 
We have been working hard…and we wanted to see how we stacked up against the best competition in the country in Queens. Our team fought bravely…and they did so with class.
 
Julia Kekkonen, our freshman from Finland, performed to our expectations. She had a good day. Dylan Kirchner didn't have her best bike ride, but she came back and had an outstanding run in the blazing heat. I thought she shined today.
 
We saw today that we need to work to get better on the bike prior to our next event. We had some solid swims and strong runs today. We are looking forward to the work ahead of us.
 
Wingate numbers and notes
 
- Swim: Ibarra Cazorla had Wingate's top time with her 5:42 effort. Kekkonen was next with her 5:58. Kirchner posted a time of 6:14.
 
- Bike: Kekkonen led the way with a time of 12:46. Maisano (13:52) and Ibarra Cazorla (14:16) were next in the time trial. Kirchner was not far behind with her 14:21 posting.
 
- Run: Kirchner saved her best for last, finishing the 3200-meter race in 11:50, edging Kekkonen's time of 11:56. 56. Carla Larrabeiti Jefferson (12:46) and Ibarra Cazorla (12:47) were neck-and-neck for the next two running spots.
 
- Queens won the men's event with 10 points, while the Wingate club team was second with 31 points. Royals' graduate student Mathurin Boutte was the top male finisher. Wingate freshman Abad Pablo finished fifth to lead the Bulldogs. Pablo and Boutte shared the top time in the 3200-meter run with an 11:09 clocking.
 
Wingate University
  
Founded in 1896, Wingate University is a laboratory of difference-making that serves more than 3,600 students in North Carolina. Wingate offers 37 undergraduate majors as well as eight master's and four doctoral programs. The University is home to the Cannon College of Arts and Sciences; the Levine College of Health Sciences; the Byrum School of Business; and the College of Professional Studies, which includes the Thayer School of Education and the School of Sport Sciences.
 
Wingate is the leading healthcare education provider in western North Carolina, and nearly one in five Wingate undergraduate students is preparing to be a pharmacist, physician assistant, physical therapist, occupational therapist or nurse. Athletes on Wingate's 23 teams compete in NCAA Division II and have brought home the SAC Echols Athletic Excellence Award for 13 years straight. The University's motto is "Faith, Knowledge, Service." View current news and videos at www.wingate.edu.