Wingate, N.C.----Wingate University women's triathlon senior team captain
Carla Larrabeiti is one of five Bulldogs honored as All-Americans this week by the Collegiate Triathlon Coaches Association (CTCA). The 2024 individual national champion, Larrabeiti is one of three Wingate student-athletes on the first team.
Wingate won its first-ever NCAA Division II team title in the USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championships Saturday, November 9. The four-year-old Wingate program finished second, third and second in its previous national championship appearances.
Sophomore
Grace Nolan and senior
Pamela Hernandez Quevedo joined Larrabeiti on the All-American first team. Freshman
Paula Auschill was named to the second team, while classmate
Irmak Şereflioğlu received honorable mention All-American laurels. Auschill was named the NCAA Division II Freshman of the Year by the CTCA.
In October, Wingate's fabulous five received All-East Region honors as the Bulldogs won their third consecutive regional championship title. Şereflioğlu was the East Region Freshman of the Year. Larrabeiti, Auschill, Hernandez Quevedo and Nolan joined Şereflioğlu on the All-East Region team.
Wingate University
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Founded in 1896, Wingate University is a leader in healthcare education where nearly one in five undergraduate students is preparing to be a pharmacist, physician assistant, physical therapist, occupational therapist or nurse. Student-athletes on Wingate's 26 teams compete in NCAA Division II and have brought home the SAC Echols Athletic Excellence Award the past 16 times it has been awarded. The University's motto is "Faith, Knowledge, Service." View current news and videos at
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