Royals Sweep the Giant Acorn Olympic Distance Triathlon - Queens University of Charlotte Athletics

Saturday, September 23

Lake Anna, VA

Queens University of Charlotte

Giant Acorn Olympic Distance Triathlon

9/23/2023 9:40:00 PM | Men's Triathlon, Women's Triathlon

LAKE ANNA, VA--- The Queens University of Charlotte club triathlon team swept their first meet of the season as the men and women placed first in the Giant Acorn Olympic Distance. The men won with a score of 16 and the women scored first with a score of 14.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Dan O'Dell placed first in the race with a time of 1:55:43.4, followed by Jeremy Maclean in second place with a time of 1:57:36.3
Daniel Gossow finished fifth with a time of 1:57:50.1 and Ben Capozzi finished eighth at 2:01:10.4
Clare Dasso led Queens in the race with a time of 2:17:46.8, followed by Anna Besenyei in third at 2:22:58.3 and Renae Tadrowski in fourth with a time of 2:23:17.9.
Emma Teneza finished sixth with a time of 2:28:45.1

Quote from Coach Miles:
"Windy and rainy conditions didn't stop our team from kicking off their year with some huge wins. We have some fresh talent and hungry returners looking to carry on our successes from last year and today was a great showing in that direction. We had serious competition in the men's race, and this team rose today."

What's Next
The Royals will travel to Sims, NC on September 30^th to race in the Battle at Buckhorn Sprint Triathlon.

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