CLERMONT, Fla. – The Queens University of Charlotte women's triathlon team competed in the Women's Collegiate Triathlon National Championship today grabbing a first place finish in just their first year of competition.
Queens head coach,
Sonni Dyer, was right when he said that the Olympic/draft-legal format of triathlon suits the Royals well as they saw incoming freshman Jocelyn Bonney grab a spot on the podium at second place. Jessica Tomesek followed with a 10
th place finish, while Caroline Condon took 12
th. Incoming freshman Sina Sontowski crossed the finish line in 22
nd, and third incoming freshman Rebecca Meyerson, finished the string in 30
th.
"We displayed incredible race-plan execution today, despite being the youngest team in the field, by far, said Coach Dyer. "We had one scenario that would position our third scorer, Caroline Condon, into a tie for second with a pre-5k gap over UCLA, Marymount, and Colorado's No. 2 and No. 3, and the Queens women executed it with a race-IQ uncommon for their years. I'm happy for the championship title, of course, but as a coach I was just moved at how they did it. They won it for each other. They won it for Queens."
USA Triathlon allows a school's high school signees to compete for their school to help create support and raise awareness for the growing sport, and Queens' 2016 newcomers proved to be valuable assets to the team.
Ten schools fielded teams of three or more athletes, with Queens University of Charlotte, Marymount University and UCLA taking home the top spots.
For more information on triathlon as an NCAA Emerging Sport for Women, visit
usatriathlon.org/ncaa.
Next for Queens is the USA Triathlon Collegiate Club Championships taking place April 24-26.
2015 Women's Collegiate Triathlon National Championship
Clermont, Florida
750m swim, 20k bike, 5k run
Complete Results
Individual Overall
1. Abby Levene (Colorado), 1:02:39
2. Jocelyn Bonney (Queens University of Charlotte), 1:04:06
3. Marissa Ferrante (Stanford), 1:04:16
4.
Melissa Rios La Luz (Webber International), 1:04:42
5. Katie Gorczyca (University of Colorado, Colorado Springs), 1:04:49
6. Kelly Kosmo (UCLA), 1:05:02
7. Grace Obando (Junior elite), 1:05:10
8. Brittany Warly (Colorado), 1:05:29
9. Melissa Teeple (Marymount University), 1:06:05
10. Jessica Tomasek (Queens University of Charlotte), 1:06:30
Team Overall
1. Queens University of Charlotte, 15 points
2. Marymount University, 22 points
3. UCLA, 36 points
4. California, 38 points
5. Texas A&M, 62 points
6. Colorado, 67 points
Varsity Individual Overall*
1. Jocelyn Bonney (Queens University of Charlotte), 1:04:06
2. Melissa Teeple (Marymount University), 1:06:05
3. Jessica Tomasek (Queens University of Charlotte), 1:06:30
4. Caroline Condon (Queens University of Charlotte), 1:07:25
5. Brooke Saunders (Marymount University), 1:07:36
Varsity Team Overall*
1. Queens University of Charlotte, 15 points
2. Marymount University, 22 points
