CLERMONT, Fla. – The reigning USA Triathlon Collegiate National Champion Sun Devils competed this weekend at two different races as part of the Clermont Draft Legal Challenge.
"We had a very strong showing from the team this weekend," said head coach Cliff English. "It was a very motivating start for the team and we're looking forward to continuing this momentum into a good training block."
A significant part of the weekend was allowing the Sun Devils to accumulate early season ITU (International Triathlon Union) world ranking classification points for national team criteria and team selection.
In Saturday's CAMTRI Elite Women's Continental Cup race, all five Sun Devils (top 20) earned points for ITU world rankings – Charlotte Ahrens (8th), Kyla Roy (12th), Katie Gorczyca (16th), Rebecca Naughton (18th), and Sarah Quintero (19th).
On Sunday, in the U25 Elite Development Race, ASU once again had a top-10 finisher in Darby Middlebrook (8th), followed by Cat Giuseffi (16th), Delaney Bucker (30th), Kendal Williams (34th), and Lillie Robinson (35th). Williams and Robinson sprinted to a close finish.
The Sun Devils continue training and will release their 2018 fall schedule later this spring/summer while several will compete for their countries this summer in ITU competitions.
"We had a very strong showing from the team this weekend," said head coach Cliff English. "It was a very motivating start for the team and we're looking forward to continuing this momentum into a good training block."
A significant part of the weekend was allowing the Sun Devils to accumulate early season ITU (International Triathlon Union) world ranking classification points for national team criteria and team selection.
In Saturday's CAMTRI Elite Women's Continental Cup race, all five Sun Devils (top 20) earned points for ITU world rankings – Charlotte Ahrens (8th), Kyla Roy (12th), Katie Gorczyca (16th), Rebecca Naughton (18th), and Sarah Quintero (19th).
All 5?? Sun Devils earned points for the ITU World Ranking list at today's CAMTRI Elite Women's Continental Cup race???? #SunDevilBelieve
— Sun Devil Triathlon (@sundeviltri) March 3, 2018
Charlotte Ahrens 8th
Kyla Roy 12th
Katie Gorczyca 16th
Rebecca Naughton 18th
Sarah Quintero 19th pic.twitter.com/kO861rkygC
On Sunday, in the U25 Elite Development Race, ASU once again had a top-10 finisher in Darby Middlebrook (8th), followed by Cat Giuseffi (16th), Delaney Bucker (30th), Kendal Williams (34th), and Lillie Robinson (35th). Williams and Robinson sprinted to a close finish.
Results from today's U25 Elite Development Race! #SunDevilBelieve
— Sun Devil Triathlon (@sundeviltri) March 4, 2018
Darby 8th
Cat 16th
Delaney 30th
Kendal 34th
Lillie 35th pic.twitter.com/mdvOGD2uUO
The Sun Devils continue training and will release their 2018 fall schedule later this spring/summer while several will compete for their countries this summer in ITU competitions.