Complete CTCA release
  
Colorado Springs, Colo.----The Wingate University women's triathlon team and three of its student-athletes were recognized by the Collegiate Triathlon Coaches Association (CTCA), which has announced its academic awards for the 2022 season.
 
The Bulldogs earned CTCA Scholar All-American team status, while Pamela Hernandez Quevedo and Jule Resselberger were named Division II Scholar All-Americans. Tamar Veltman was recognized with Scholar All-American honorable mention distinction.
 
As a team, the Bulldogs posted a 3.489 GPA in the fall 2022 semester, well above the 3.2 or higher requirement to receive the team honor. Four student-athletes recorded individual 4.00 GPAs for the fall semester.
 
To qualify for the CTCA individual awards, student-athletes must have had a 3.5 or higher GPA during the semester. To receive the first team recognition, student-athletes must have also finished among the top 20 at the national championships. Honorable mention status was given to others who competed at the national championships, but finished outside the top 20.
 
What They Are Saying
Wingate women's triathlon head coach Nick Radkewich
 
"As the program grows, we have continued to attract amazing student-athletes to Wingate. I am always impressed by the efforts our women's team makes to fit in training for three endurance sports and perform in the classroom."
 
"I was exceptionally proud of our four team members who posted 4.00 GPAs during the fall semester: Maddie Gagnon, McKenzie Klinck, Jule Resselberger and Linn Suchomel. It is one of our goals every season to earn All-Scholar Team recognition…so far, they have accomplished this our first two years as a program. Congratulations to all our Bulldogs!"
 
Looking back at 2022
 
Julia Kekkonen won the individual national championship at the USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championships in November. Resselberger and Carla Larrabeiti Jefferson finished eighth and 12th, respectively, to collect second team All-American honors. Honorable mention All-American Hernandez Quevedo was 16th, rounding out Wingate's top 20 finishers. On the team leader board, the Bulldogs finished third.
 
Wingate won the USA Triathlon Collegiate Regional qualifier in October. Kekkonen earned the first of two post-season gold medals. The Bulldogs dominated the field with seven student-athletes finishing in the top nine. Team captain Dylan Kirchner collected a bronze medal to support Kekkonen's effort. Veltman and Resselberger finished fourth and sixth, respectively. Andie Kuipers rounded out the Navy Blue and Vegas Gold top five, thanks to her seventh-place showing.
 
Wingate University
 
Founded in 1896, Wingate University is a laboratory of difference-making that serves more than 3,400 students in North Carolina. Wingate offers 38 undergraduate majors as well as seven master's and four doctoral degrees. The University is home to the Cannon College of Arts and Sciences; the Levine College of Health Sciences; the Byrum School of Business; the Thayer School of Education and the School of Sport Sciences. 

Wingate is a leader in healthcare education, and nearly one in five Wingate undergraduate students is preparing to be a pharmacist, physician assistant, physical therapist, occupational therapist or nurse. Student-athletes on Wingate's 25 teams compete in NCAA Division II and have brought home the SAC Echols Athletic Excellence Award for 14 years straight. The University's motto is "Faith, Knowledge, Service." View current news and videos at www.wingate.edu.