The Millikin women's triathlon team finished in second place in the NCAA Division III race at the Collegiate Triathlon National Championships on November 13 in Tempe, Arizona. Second place is the team’s highest the team at Nationals since the inception of the program in 2018.
         The race, consisting of a 750 meter swim, a 20 kilometer bike, and a five kilometer run. Millikin’s Hope Roderick (Glen Carbon, Edwardsville H.S.) placed fourth in the race in a time of 1:14:26.3, Katie Yelaska (Bremen, Ind., H.S.) was not far behind in seventh place in a time of 1:16:37.1. Brigid Duesterhaus (Decatur, MacArthur H.S.) marked the third Millikin athlete to cross the finish line in a time of 1:18:43.6 for 11th place, and Aly Barnes (Jackson, N.J., Jackson Memorial H.S.) was the final scoring athlete for the Big Blue in 16th place with her time of 1:21:02.7. Millikin finished with a team score of 38 to place second. North Central was close behind with a team score of 39 for the third place slot. Trine University won their first national title with five of their athletes finishing in the top 15 for a team score of 30.
         Millikin's Sarahi Villafana (Chicago, Westinghouse H.S.) completed the race in a time of 1:26:11.6 for 26th place, followed closely by Jaden Lockard (Centennial, Colo., Arapahoe H.S.) in 29th place in her time of 1:27:05.6. Rounding out the Millikin triathletes was Amanda Fathman (Hamilton, Mich., H.S.) in 32nd in a time of 1:27:40.3.
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