Photo Credit: Jack He

BEAVER FALLS, PA – The La Salle Women's Triathlon team placed in the top-half of schools competing – sixth out of 13 – in the Beaver County Collegiate Cup hosted by Duquesne University Saturday morning, posting a score of 134.

Graduate Student Fiona Davoudi finished seventh-overall (first in team scoring) among a 93-athlete field at Brady's Run Park. Davoudi, who has posted her second-consecutive top-10 race finish, clocked a 1:04:48.6 total time with an average pace of 4:13. The San Jose, California, native tied with four other athletes to post the second-quickest bike pace in the competing field (23.8 mph).

Senior Sophie Brandwene finished in second place for team scoring and 27^th overall with a 1:10:03:01 clock time.

Senior Gabriela Herbreder posted the second-best swim time of the race (10:46) en-route to a third place team finish and 49^th overall.

La Salle saw four-total athletes post sub-5:00 average pace times: Davoudi (4:13), Brandwene (4:33), Herbreder (4:53), and freshman Sofia Nordbeck (4:57).

Nordbeck along with freshmen classmates Luciana Ruiz and Beth Eldredge competed in their first NCAA races.  

La Salle returns to action next weekend, when the Explorers travel south to Virginia to compete in the Robious Landing Collegiate Cup.