FORT WORTH, Texas – Freshman Beatrice Normand led the Denver Pioneers triathlon team in her collegiate debut on Sunday morning at the Battle in the Fort Collegiate Cup at Marine Creek Reservoir.
 
The Coteau-du-lac, Quebec, native placed in 17th in her first race in DU's crimson and gold. She finished in 1:05:05, including posting the fifth-fastest bike time with a 34:01 split.
 
Four Pioneers placed within seven spot of one another, as sophomore Alex Campbell came in 19th in 1:05:13, sophomore Maira Carreau was 21st in 1:05:46 and senior Clara Normand in 23rd at 1:05:52. Senior Olivia Ebenstein was Denver's fifth scorer in 30th (1:07:19), while senior Avarie Faulkner was 41st (1:09:14) and junior Elizabeth Harita was 43rd (1:10:00).
 
Junior Coco Diemar and freshman Ava Pfaff both did not finish the bike portion.
 
Denver finished fifth in the team standings with 164 points. Arizona won the race with 242 points and was followed by Arizona State in second (227), host Texas Christian University in third (190) and San Francisco in fourth (175).
 
Two ASU Sun Devils finished on the individual podium, as Naomi Ruff earned the win in 1:02:45 and Sidney Clement was third (1:03:10). Arizona's Kelly Wetteland placed second overall and finished 13 seconds behind Ruff (1:02:58).
 
WHAT'S NEXT: The Pioneers' next race is in less than two weeks as they'll be at the Western Regional Championships on Saturday, Oct. 12 at Fellows Lake in Springfield, Missouri. The 2024 Collegiate National Championships are Saturday, Nov. 9 in Clermont, Florida.
 
THE COURSE: The race began with a two-lap, triangular swim in the lake totaling 786 meters before transitioning into a 20-kilometer bike that featured four laps through the adjacent Tarrant County College and along Marine Creek Parkway. The 5K run was a two-lap course on the campus, with an out-and-back toward Marine Creek Parkway.
 
WEATHER: The air temperature at the 9 a.m. CT start was 70 degrees Fahrenheit. It was sunny with intermittent clouds overhead.
 
NOTES:

• Maira Carreau was the posted the fastest swim split of the Pioneers at 9:47, as she was eighth out of the water. She had the 11th-quickest bike time overall at 34:01
• Alex Campbell (9:52) and Ava Pfaff (9:55) were 15th and 16th after the swim.
• Beatrice Normand 34:01 bike split was the fifth fastest.
• Alex Campbell had the 14th-best bike time at 34:54 and produced the best run split by a DU triathlete at 18:48 (15th).
• Campbell, Olivia Ebenstein, Avarie Faulkner, Elizabeth Harita and Clara Normand all bettered their individual times from last year's Battle in the Fort Triathlon.

 
RESULTS:
 
Denver Triathletes
17. Beatrice Normand, 1:05:05 (10:10/34:01/19:16) – 43 points*
19. Alex Campbell, 1:05:13 (9:52/34:54/18:48) – 41 points*
21. Maira Carreau, 1:05:46 (9:47/34:22/20:04) – 39 points*
23. Clara Normand, 1:05:52 (10:34/34:49/18:49) – 37 points*
30. Olivia Ebenstein, 1:07:19 (10:05/35:21/20:18) – 31 points*
41. Avarie Faulkner, 1:09:14 (11:25/36:14/19:44) – 24 points
43. Elizabeth Harita, 1:10:00 (10:08/37:40/20:27) – 22 points
DNF: Ava Pfaff (9:55/DNF bike)
DNF: Coco Diemar (10:49/DNF bike)
   * - Team Scorer
 
Women's Individual Top-10 Finishers (72 Entries, 10 DNFs)
1. Naomi Ruff, Arizona State, 1:02:45 – 59 points
2. Kelly Wetteland, Arizona, 1:02:58 – 58 points
3. Sidney Clement, Arizona State, 1:03:10 – 57 points
4. Josephine Seerig, San Francisco, 1:03:19 – 56 points
5. Margareta Vrablova, Arizona, 1:03:27 – 55 points
6. Mia Wentzy, Arizona, 1:03:43 – 54 points
7. Ellison Wolfe, Arizona, 1:03:50 – 53 points
8. Dana Prikrylova, Arizona, 1:04:10 – 52 points
9. Amanda Moro, TCU, 1:04:13 – 51 points
10. Jenna Buchanen, TCU, 1:04:22 – 50 points
 
Women's Team Results
1. Arizona – 272 points
2. Arizona State – 257 points
3. TCU – 219 points
4. San Francisco – 199 points
5. Denver – 191 points
6. Colorado Mesa – 113 points
7. Drury – 93 points
8. Cal Poly Humboldt – 68 points