SPRINGFIELD, Miss. - Officially qualifying for next month's national championship in Tempe, the University of San Francisco triathlon team put together another dominant team performance on Saturday as three Dons finished in the top ten individually to lead the green and gold to a second-place finish overall at the West Regional.
 
RACE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Recording their third top three finish as a team this fall, San Francisco placed second overall as a unit as the Dons collected 466 total points on Saturday.
• Notably, Molly Elliott finished second overall to record her second top ten finish this fall while Kira Gupta Baltazar placed fourth overall as she has now placed in the top six in all three races this season.
• After finishing fifth overall in the Black Hills Collegiate cup earlier this month, Gillian Cridge placed tenth overall in Springfield to join Elliott with two top ten finishes so far this year.

TEAM RESULTS:

1. Arizona State (485)
2. San Francisco (466)
3. TCU (450)
4. Arizona (443)
5. South Dakota (407) 

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:
(2) Molly Elliott – 1:03:53.41
(4) Kira Gupta Baltazar – 1:04:04.49
(10) Gillian Cridge – 1:04:58.40
(19) Maite Kuestner – 1:06:02.87
(27) Heidi Henry – 1:06:58.04
(30) Maddie Perkins – 1:07:11.62
(44) Veronika Divis – 1:09:29.30
(64) Abigail Lotz – 1:13:07.71
(68) Noga Gottlieb – 1:16:25.65

CATCHING UP WITH COACH KEHR:
"The ladies showed their mental and physical talent this weekend. We went in ready to compete and compete we did exactly that. We continue to get stronger each week and are ready to start our final prep into nationals."
 
UP NEXT:
San Francisco will return home to the Bay Area as the Dons are set to suit up for the Bearathlon (hosted by California) next Saturday, Oct. 21 in Berkeley. Live results will be available the team's schedule page.
 
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SPONSOR THE DONS:
The University of San Francisco Athletics Department would like to acknowledge and thank our sponsor - Coca-Cola - for their continued support of USF Athletics. Interested in sponsoring the Dons? Please contact Frank Allocco, the Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director of External Relations, at fallocco@usfca.edu or at (415) 422-4561.