Results

TEMPE, Ariz.- The Queens University of Charlotte women's triathlon team competed in the USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championship this past weekend in Tempe, Arizona finishing second overall behind defending national champion Arizona State University and placing first for Division II.
 
Queens had three top 10 finishers in the sprint distance course that featured a 750- meter swim, draft-legal 20-kilometer bike, and a 5-kilometer run. Anabel Knoll finished fourth overall with a time of 1:04:47 and was also named the Division II individual champion.
 
Tereza Zimovjanova placed sixth overall with a time of 1:05:55. Caitlin Roper took ninth place with a time of 1:06:30.
 
Knoll, Zimovjanova, and Roper's times would determine the Royals placement on the podium
 
Paula Garcia (25^th, 1:10:18), Allie Dominicali (29^th, 1:10:28), Caroline Condon (30^th, 1:10:32), and Phelan Purnell (36^th, 1:12:14) also raced for Queens finishing within the top 50 out of 73 racers.
 
In an interview with USAT freshman Caitlin Roper said, "As a team, I think we worked really well. It's been a long season for all of us. We're a relatively new team with a lot of young athletes, so I think coming back next year we'll have an even better formation and we'll be looking to claim our title back from 2015. We also have such an international team – I'm from England, Anabel is from Germany and we have another girl from the Czech Republic, so I think with the cultures we come from, we're only going to benefit from our different experiences."
 
Head coach Sonni Dyer said, "Winning the DII National Title three years in a row and making the overall podium each year as well, just confirms that the Queens women are a force to reckon with anytime we toe the line. I couldn't be more proud of this team."