VERMILLION, S.D.—South Dakota triathletes Franziska Neck and Chelsea Webber are set to compete in the European Cup and the Americas Cup, respectively, June 7-8.
 
Neck, a native of Düsseldorf, Germany, will race in the Europe Triathlon Cup in Rzeszów, Poland, on June 7. The course is set up in and around Żwirownia lake in Rzeszów with a 750-meter swim, a 20-kilometer bike ride and a 5,000-meter run. Neck finished 59th at the USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championships last fall with a time of 1:09:43.5. She enters her senior season with the Coyotes in the fall.
 
Webber, hailing from Colorado Springs, Colorado, will race in the Americas Triathlon Cup in Ixtapa, Mexico, on June 8. Joining her in the field is Coyote alumna Maddie Lavin, a Vermillion native. The course is set up along the Pacific Coast with the 750-meter swim into the ocean, a 20-kilometer bike ride along the coast and a 5,000-meter run inland.
 
Webber was the Coyotes' top finisher at the USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championships last fall in 28th place overall in 1:06:03.8. She will enter her junior season with the Coyotes this fall.
 
Lavin was a first team All-American as a senior in 2021. She placed fifth at the 2021 USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championships in 1:05:47.7. She also qualified that fall for to represent Team USA at the Junior Pan American Games. She was fifth individually and earned the bronze with Team USA at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games.