PREVIEW: South Dakota to compete at Southern Hills Saturday

VERMILLION, S.D. – South Dakota triathlon will compete within the first of 5 fall races this weekend as they make the journey out west for the Southern Hills Collegiate Cup in Hot Springs Saturday morning.
 
The race is scheduled for 7:15 a.m. Mountain Time (8:15 Central) on the Angostura Recreation Area south of Hot Springs, South Dakota. The race is a collegiate tremendous dash with a 375-meter swim, a 10k bike and a 2.5k run.
 
THE COYOTES
South Dakota is ranked sixth within the Division I CTCA Preseason Poll with one returning prime 15 finisher from final yr’s nationwide championships in Alexa Magallon. The Coyotes positioned fifth finally yr’s nationwide championships and added three freshmen and a switch to the combination for this season. Transfer Adeline Koritz was a prime Division III triathlete for Central College, incomes two all-American honors at that stage and profitable the Freshman of the Year honor in 2024-25.
 
AT THE SOUTHERN HILLS
South Dakota has opened every of the final two season on the Southern Hills Collegiate Cup in Hot Springs, inserting third in 2024 and fourth final season.
 
Alexa Magallon took 10^th finally yr’s race with a time of 31:25. Ella Spitz positioned 27^th in 33:24 and Sydni Sawyer 46^th in 36:51. At the Southern Hills, USD positioned behind the eventual prime three groups on the National Championships in Arizona, Arizona State, and TCU.
 

 

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