SPRINGFIELD, Mo.– Drury is ranked fourth in the NCAA-II preseason Collegiate Triathlon Coaches Association (CTCA) poll. Defending Division II champion Lenoir-Rhyne is ranked number one, Wingate is second, and Colorado Mesa is ranked third in the poll.
The Panthers finished fourth at the NCAA-II championship meet in each of the last two seasons. Drury’s 2024 roster, led by head coach David Winton, who will enter his third season leading the program, features nine returners and three newcomers. The Panthers return Kristina Vestman, a sophomore from Sweden, who earned a place on the All-Freshman team in the West Region last year, and Alexis Workman, a senior from Springfield, who won Heat 1 and was 17th overall in D-II at last year’s national championship.
Drury opens the 2024 season on Sept. 7 at the UIndy Super Sprint hosted by the University of Indianapolis. The Panthers will host the NCAA East Regional championship on Oct. 12 at Fellows Lake in Springfield, and this year’s NCAA Championship is Nov. 9 in Clermont, Florida.
NCAA-II Triathlon Preseason Poll
1) Lenoir Rhyne
2) Wingate
3) Colorado Mesa
4) Drury
5) Black Hills State
6) Emmanuel
7) Cal Poly Humboldt
8) Newberry
9) Indianapolis
10) Roberts Wesleyan
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