The Meet

Members of the South Dakota women's triathlon team will race this weekend in St. George, Utah, as a part of the Super Sprint Weekend held at Quail Creek State Park.
 

The Schedule

Saturday, Oct. 30 | 5:45 p.m. CT | NCAA Division I Race (Leah Drengenberg)
Sunday, Oct. 31 | 10:30 a.m. CT | Junior Women's Sprint Race (Andrea Cernuda, Ella Perras)
 

The Coyotes

South Dakota has been led by a flurry of new faces this fall after a canceled 2020 season. This weekend it will be two freshmen and a veteran representing the Coyotes in Utah. Leah Drengenberg will be the first up, racing in the NCAA Division I race on Saturday afternoon. She was the first All-American in program history, placing third at the national meet in 2019. Drengenberg was USD's fourth finisher last time out at the East Regional. Andrea Cernuda and Ella Perras will both race in the Junior Women's Sprint race on Sunday morning. Cernuda was the Coyotes' third runner at the Pleasant Prairie Regional back in September.
 

The History

This is the first time the Coyotes have raced in the state of Utah.
 

One Last Thing

The USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championships are just two weeks out. In the program's first two seasons, the Coyotes finished runner-up at the national meet (2018, 2019).