Canadian Maira Carreau takes NCAA win as Arizona State takes seventh-straight national title

Arizona State’s domination of the Women’s Collegiate Triathlon National Championship continued this year with the team’s seventh-straight national title, while Maira Carreau from La Prairie, Quebec, a freshman from the University of Denver, took the individual Division I title. The championship, contested over the sprint distance, was hosted for the sixth straight year by Tempe, the site of Ironman Arizona, and Arizona State University. The team titles were decided by the total points of the first five athletes from each team.

Division I

With three athletes in the top five there was no stopping the Arizona State Sun Devils, coached by Canadian Cliff English, who was named Division I coach of the year. Carreau, a freshman, took the win after coming out of the water in 14th place, then riding in the lead pack on the bike before using the day’s third-fastest run to cross the line in 1:03:22. That put Carreau 10-seconds ahead of Arizona State’s Naomi Ruff (1:03:32), who is from West Chicago, with her teammate, South Africa’s Amber Schlebusch, rounding out the podium in 1:03:49. Arizona State beat Queens University of Charlotte and the University of Chicago for the team title.

Team

1. Arizona State University, 999 points
2. Queens University of Charlotte, 967
3. University of San Francisco, 933

Individual

1. Maira Carreau, University of Denver, 1:03:22
2. Naomi Ruff, Arizona State University, 1:03:32
3. Amber Schlebusch, Arizona State University, 1:03:49
4. Josi Seerig, East Tennessee State University, 1:03:58
5. Heidi Jurankova, Arizona State University, 1:04:06
6. Kira Gupta-Baltazar, University of San Francisco, 1:04:27
7. Beth Cook, Queens University of Charlotte, 1:04:30

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Division II

Lenoir-Rhyne University took the team title for the second year in a row, led by overall winner Sabrina Fleig. Coach Harley Mason was named DII coach of the year.

Team

1. Lenoir-Rhyne University, 847
2. Wingate University, 753
3. Colorado Mesa University, 723

Individual

1. Sabrina Fleig, Lenoir-Rhyne University, 1:04:35
2. Julia Kekkonen, Wingate University, 1:05:37
3. Shannon Feran, Colorado Mesa University, 1:06:02
4. Zoila Sicilia, Lenoir-Rhyne University, 1:06:17
5. Tamar Veltman, Wingate University, 1:07:33
6. Eliska Rihova, Lenoir-Rhyne University, 1:07:43
7. Zoe Van Dijk, Drury University, 1:08:43

Division III

It was an all-North Central College podium as Hailey Poe from Bridgeville, Pa. took her third straight DIII title with teammates Charlotte Kumler (Indianapolis, Ind.) and Bethany Speed (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) joining her on the podium. Williamette University’s Brett Franz was named DIII coach of the year.

Team

1. North Central College, 623
2. Trine University, 420
3. Eastern Mennonite University, 406

Individual

1. Hailey Poe, North Central College, 1:09:27
2. Charlotte Kumler, North Central College, 1:11:42
3. Bethany Smeed, North Central College, 1:12:08
4. Grace Huisman, Trine University, 1:13:33
5. Scarlett Schuth, North Central College, 1:13:51
6. Jenna Weaver, Eastern Mennonite University, 1:17:19
7. Riga Grubis, Willamette University, 1:18:15