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Vermillion, S.D.----The Wingate University women's triathlon team is a program-best No. 3 in the Collegiate Triathlon Coaches Association's combined top 10 poll. When the CTCA merges Division I, Division II and Division III squads in this one listing, only NCAA Division I teams Arizona State and Queens University of Charlotte are listed above the NCAA Division II Wingate Bulldogs.
 
What They Are Saying
Wingate head coach Nick Radkewich
 
"It is exciting to see the team's best overall ranking in program history, but the results on the race course are the only ones that matter. They have earned this moment of celebrating."
 
"Our performance in the Lake Davidson Sprint Triathlon event meant the early season training was productive; however, this year more than the first five years, this squad is focused on performing well at Nationals November 8 in Tempe, Arizona. The team will be focused on training for the next few weeks and then they will face the next test at the Conference Carolinas Championship."
 
Four Wingate student-triathletes listed in top 25 individually 
 
Wingate has four student-triathletes in the individual top 25. Sophomore Vanda Krizkova is No. 8. Junior Paula Auschill and senior Pia Diemer are No. 15 and No. 19, respectively. Sophomore Shelby Lajeunesse is No. 21. Sidney Clement from NCAA Division I Arizona State is the No. 1 student-triathlete.
 
Next up for Wingate University
 
Wingate will host the first-ever NCAA triathlon conference championships on Sunday, October 4, when six teams visit Union County for the inaugural Conference Carolinas Championships.
 
Wingate University
 
Wingate University is a lab of difference-making that serves more than 3,600 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 30 teams compete in NCAA Division II and have brought home the SAC Echols Athletic Excellence Award the past 18 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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