TEMPE, Ariz. – The 2016 Women's College Triathlon National Champion Sun Devil triathlon team adds a second member to its signing class as Grace Obando has signed a National Letter of Intent (NLI).
Born in Scottsdale, Obando returns to the East Valley to continue her education as she currently attends South Lakes High School in Reston, Va.
Obando finished third at the 2016 USA Triathlon Junior Elite race in Richmond, Va. and second at the 2015 USA Triathlon Junior Elite race in Pleasant Prairie, Wisc. Last year, she was also the third finishing American at the PATCO Championships in Monterrey, Mexico.
She received All-American consideration from USA Triathlon from 2013-15 and is a 2015-16 Dean's List member at South Lakes High School.
Obando joins Catherine Giuseffi in this year's signing class, who is a three-sport letterwinner from Basking Ridge, N.J.
Born in Scottsdale, Obando returns to the East Valley to continue her education as she currently attends South Lakes High School in Reston, Va.
Obando finished third at the 2016 USA Triathlon Junior Elite race in Richmond, Va. and second at the 2015 USA Triathlon Junior Elite race in Pleasant Prairie, Wisc. Last year, she was also the third finishing American at the PATCO Championships in Monterrey, Mexico.
She received All-American consideration from USA Triathlon from 2013-15 and is a 2015-16 Dean's List member at South Lakes High School.
Obando joins Catherine Giuseffi in this year's signing class, who is a three-sport letterwinner from Basking Ridge, N.J.