CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Six Royals from the Queens University of Charlotte triathlon team have been honored on the CTCA Scholar All-American Team. Additionally, Queens was named a CTCA Scholar All-American team after recording a 3.81 GPA during the fall semester.
 
The Royals had the most representation on the first team as Natalia Hidalgo Martinez, Cara MacDonald, Letizia Martinelli, and Sam McInnes were recognized on the squad. Individuals with a 3.5 GPA or higher that finished in the top 20 at the national championship earned the honor.
 
All other triathletes that competed at the national meet and had a 3.5 GPA or higher were named to the honorable mention squad. This included Natalie Bash and Weronika Ptasznska.

Coach's Quote
"Four first-team scholar All-Americans, more than any other NCAA DI triathlon program in the country, plus two honorable-mentions, and a 3.81 team GPA all in our first year competing among DI competition," Director of Triathlon Sonni Dyer stated. I'm so proud of all that these women have accomplished. They truly represent the pinnacle of student-athlete excellence."

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