CHARLOTTE, N.C.- Five Queens University of Charlotte triathletes have been named to the CTCA Scholar All-American team. At the same time, the Royals have also earned CTCA Scholar All-American Team honors. The Royals finished third at this year's national championship race while recording a 3.73 GPA in the fall semester to gain recognition.

Beth Cook, Cara Macdonald, Weronika Ptaszynska, and Livia Wespe earned Scholar All-American honors by earning a 3.5 or greater GPA for the semester and finishing in the top 21 at the championship race. Emma Olson-Keating earned honorable mention recognition after finishing outside of the top 21. 

WORDS FROM SONNI DYER
"Our third consecutive year designated as a Collegiate Triathlon Coach's Association Scholar All-American team, I'm very proud of the academic achievement of our squad. Our 3.73 GPA ranked us second-highest, only behind women's cross country, in team GPA among all Queens teams while placing Bronze on the Division I podium. This crew defines successful student-athlete leaders."

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