RESULTS
LAKE LANIER – The Queens University of Charlotte men's and women's triathlon teams returned to compete at the first USA Triathlon Collegiate Club National Championships this weekend with the goal to defend their Team Overall Championship won in 2019. Due to COVID-19, this is the first year that the Championships have returned.
The two-day event kicked off today with the men's and women's draft-legal races followed by the mixed team relay championship.
Franca Henseleit took the individual national title after winning the women's event after clocking a time of 1:05:08.00. Her teammate
Kira Ribbink took sixth place in 1:09:09.02.
In the men's event,
Milan Tomin took second in 58:08.67 while
Jake Baugher secured third place with a time of 59:11.58.
The Royals closed day one with their third straight team mixed relay championship. This year's team was made up of
Tristen Jones, Tomlin, Henseleit, and Ribbink.
"Today really couldn't have gone better," said Queens Head Men's and Women's Triathlon Coach
Sonni Dyer. "This gives us the lead heading into tomorrow's Olympic Distance Race. We're in a tight battle with Navy, Cal, and Colorado. If we execute tomorrow like we did today, we'll be in good shape. I couldn't be prouder of how the team rallied this morning. It was a great day!"
The Championships will conclude tomorrow with the Olympic Distance Race scheduled to begin at 7:30 a.m. The awards ceremony will take place at 2 p.m.
Be sure to follow the triathlon programs on Twitter @queens_tri and Instagram @queenstriathlon to stay up to date with everything surrounding the team. Fans are also encouraged to follow Queens Athletics on all social media platforms by searching @QueensAthletics.
