Clermont, Fla. — The South Dakota women's triathlon team opened their postseason slate with the Collegiate National Championships held in Clermont, Florida this past Friday and Saturday (Nov. 8-9).
 
The Yotes raced in the two-day event, starting with swimming on day one and ending with the biking and running on day two. The women scored a total of 777 points and placed seventh overall.
 
Alexa Magallon paced the Coyotes and finished in 17^th place amongst 195 competitors. Magallon scored 178 team points while marking split times of 00:09:49 for swimming, 00:30:44 for biking, 00:18:29 for running - totaling at 01:00:48 from start to finish.
 
Individual Leaderboard
17. Alexa Magallon   |   178
25. Kayla Ribbink   |   170
47. Franziska Neck   |   148
53. Grace Busch   |   142
56. Chelsea Webber   |   139
78. Ella Spitz   |   0
90. Ella Perras   |   0
 
Up Next
The USD triathlon team will participate in a spring meet on April 12^th in Fort Worth, Texas, hosted by the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs.
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