Colorado Springs, Colo.----The national champion Wingate University women's triathlon team and four of its student-athletes were recognized by the Collegiate Triathlon Coaches Association (CTCA), which has announced its academic awards for the 2024 season.
 
The Bulldogs earned CTCA Scholar All-American team status, while senior Pamela Hernandez Quevedo and freshman Paula Auschill were named Division II Scholar All-Americans. Senior Maddie Gagnon and junior Katja Krenn were recognized with Scholar All-American honorable mention distinction. Hernandez Quevedo, Gagnon and Krenn are repeat performers.
 
As a team, the Bulldogs posted a 3.693 GPA in the fall 2024 semester, well above the 3.2 or higher requirement to receive the team honor. Six student-athletes compiled individual 4.00 GPAs for the fall semester, including Auschill and Hernandez Quevedo.
 
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 21 at the national championships. Honorable mention status was given to others who competed at the national championships, but finished outside the top 21.
 
What They Are Saying
Wingate women's triathlon head coach Nick Radkewich
 
"It's been an amazing year on the course resulting in the national championship, but I am constantly in awe of our team's performance in the classroom. Seventeen of the 18 members being honored on the President's List and Dean's List is an incredible accomplishment, while training in three endurance sports, plus some! I am especially proud of national Freshman of the Year Paula Auschill posting a 4.0 during an amazing season." 
 
Looking back at 2024
 
Wingate senior team captain Carla Larrabeiti won the individual national championship while leading her Bulldogs to their first-ever NCAA Division II team title in the '24 USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championships on November 9. The four-year-old Wingate program finished second, third and second in its previous national championship appearances.
 
Newcomer Paula Auschill completed a successful first Bulldog campaign, earning national Freshman of the Year honors. Sophomore Grace Nolan and senior Pamela Hernandez Quevedo earned All-American honors as well.
 
For the third consecutive year, the Wingate women's triathlon team was the top NCAA Division II finisher in October's USA Triathlon Collegiate East Regional qualifier at Sandling Beach in Wake Forest. Three Bulldog student-athletes finished second, third and fourth to lead the Wingate charge.
 
Freshman Irmak Şereflioğlu finished second in the East Regional qualifier. Five Bulldogs made the All-East Region team: Şereflioğlu, third-place Larrabeiti, fourth-place Auschill, Hernandez Quevedo and Nolan.
 
Wingate University
 
Wingate University is a lab of difference-making that serves more than 3,400 students in North Carolina and offers 60 degree pathways, including 37 undergraduate majors, 10 pre-professional tracks and five dual-degree programs. Graduate students choose from seven master's and five 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, the Thayer School of Education and the School of Sport Sciences.
 
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 www.wingate.edu.
 
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