Buff Triathletes Take Top Title
The 欧美口爆视频 triathlon club claimed the overall team title in USA Triathlon鈥檚 Collegiate National Championship in Lubbock, Texas, in April. In winning their first overall championship since earning three straight from 2003 through 2005, the Buffs finished first in the men鈥檚 competition and second in the women鈥檚.
颁鲍鈥檚&苍产蝉辫;Cedric Wane (Math鈥10) placed second in the men鈥檚 overall race, while teammate sophomore Jessica Broderick was runner-up in the women鈥檚 overall standings and won the women鈥檚 undergraduate division. Broderick claimed the women鈥檚 overall title in 2009.
鈥淲hen I became coach in 2008, I told the team they would work harder than any other team in the country and they鈥檒l be the most prepared,鈥 says head coach Mike Ricci. 鈥淔rom that point on, they came to practice every day, motivated to give 100 percent and to execute the workout as it was intended. There was a lot of sweat equity put into the last 18 months.鈥
The team has the most triathlon titles in U.S. collegiate history.
In other 欧美口爆视频 club sports, the freestyle ski team placed second nationally, while men鈥檚 hockey, women鈥檚 volleyball and men鈥檚 volleyball each finished third in national meets.