Buford, Ga. — Freshman Daria Ermolova captured the individual title at the Women's Collegiate Triathlon East Regional Championship on Saturday, becoming the first regional champion in program history and leading Duquesne to a third-place finish in the Division I team standings. The team finish marks the best regional performance in the fourth-year program's history.

FULL RESULTS

Ermolova won the 116-athlete field in 1:03:33.36, extending her winning streak to three races to begin her collegiate career. The first-year from Tula, Russia, recorded the fastest bike split of the day at 32:17 and the fastest run at 18:17. Her run was 18 seconds faster than the next-best split, and she crossed the finish line 15 seconds ahead of the runner-up.

Isabella Fernández Aguirre (21st, 1:07:03.64), Catherine Staley (25th, 1:07:36.61) and Robyn Hunt (29th, 1:08:03.91) also finished in the top 30. Vivien Mattice rounded out the Dukes' scoring five in 34th place with a time of 1:08:38.20.

Rachele Lavagno recorded the third-fastest swim split in the field at 10:12, while Staley was the second Duke out of the water in 10:22, the sixth-fastest swim overall. Kate Potashnik added a top-five run split, finishing the final leg in 19:09.

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Duquesne returns to action at the Women's Collegiate Triathlon National Championship on Nov. 8 in Tempe, Ariz.

DUQUESNE RESULTS
750m swim, 19k bike, 5k run

Place (of 116)	Athlete	Run	T1	Bike	T2	Run	Final
1	Daria Ermolova	10:53	1:37	32:17	0:26	18:17	1:03:33.36
21	Isabella Fernández Aguirre	11:07	1:30	33:47	0:25	20:13	1:07:03.64
25	Catherine Staley	10:22	1:39	34:30	0:24	20:39	1:07:36.61
29	Robyn Hunt	11:08	1:45	34:31	0:26	20:12	1:08:03.91
34	Vivien Mattice	10:35	1:46	34:10	0:23	21:40	1:08:38.20
38	Rachele Lavagno	10:12	1:35	35:34	0:28	21:43	1:09:34.89
43	Mikele Jopson	11:26	1:50	36:08	0:34	20:22	1:10:23.25
50	Kate Potashnik	12:05	1:37	37:49	0:35	19:09	1:11:18.16
53	Abby Kreber	11:16	1:50	36:23	0:29	21:55	1:11:55.75
67	Tamara Kun	11:11	1:48	41:43	0:34	22:06	1:17:24.03

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