Triathlon Finishes Second at Regionals

Saturday, October 12

Troutdale, N.C.

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Eastern Regional

Triathlon Finishes Second at Regionals

10/12/2024 4:47:00 PM | Triathlon

Eight Frogs placed within the top 20

WAKE FOREST, N.C. – The TCU triathlon team saw eight top-20 finishers in their second place finish at Eastern Regionals this afternoon. The Horned Frogs tallied 620 points as a team, falling behind first-place finisher, Queens University of Charlotte who had 638 points.

Kira Gupta-Baltazar led the way in fifth with a time of 59:28, her best finish of the season. Amanda Moro followed behind in sixth, clocking in a 59:47. Jenna Buchanan grabbed her third top-10 finish with a time of 1:00:50. Sara Gimena and Hannah Ye crossed the finish almost simultaneously, ending with 11^th and 12^th place finishes respectively.

Marley Andelman and Maddie Perkins finished 14^th and 15^th while Kennedy Calcagno placed 20^th.

The Frogs will travel to the west coast to race in the Bearathlon on Sunday, Oct. 27. Following their California trip, they will prepare for the National Championships on Nov. 9 in Clermont, Fl. TCU finished sixth in last year's National Championship - their first as a program.