FORT WORTH, Texas – Drury triathlon claimed its third consecutive NCAA West Regional Division II championship Sunday morning, finishing first among Division II programs and sixth overall at the NCAA West Regional Championships, hosted by TCU.
 
The Panthers totaled 308 points to claim the Division II title, finishing 28 points ahead of second-place Colorado Mesa (280). Cal Poly Humboldt followed in third with 268 points, while Black Hills State rounded out the Division II standings with 184. Drury also placed ahead of Division I South Dakota (301), finishing sixth overall among 14 programs across all three NCAA divisions.
 
Freshman Katharina Scherb led the Panthers, placing second among Division II competitors with a time of 1:07:39.59. Kristina Vestman followed closely behind, finishing third in 1:07:47.95, just over eight seconds behind Scherb.
 
Eszter Vas added a sixth-place finish with a time of 1:09:36.77, while Cayman Barnes placed eighth in 1:10:02.99, giving Drury four finishers inside the top eight among Division II competitors. Shrebi Maharjan rounded out the Panthers' scoring five, finishing 13th in 1:13:21.87.
 
Colorado Mesa's Rosa Schmidt-Moll claimed the Division II individual championship with a time of 1:06:06.47. The top seven Division II finishers earned All-Region honors, with Scherb, Vestman and Vas representing Drury among the honorees.
 
DRURY RESULTS
2nd — Katharina Scherb — 1:07:39.59*
3rd — Kristina Vestman — 1:07:47.95*
6th — Eszter Vas — 1:09:36.77*
8th — Cayman Barnes — 1:10:02.99*
13th — Shrebi Maharjan — 1:13:21.87*
17th — Ashleigh Thomas — 1:14:53.42
19th — Tylor Brino-Dean — 1:16:09.37
21st — Ava Sullivan — 1:16:48.96
*Scored time
 
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The Panthers will conclude their season at the NCAA National Championships on Sunday, Nov. 8, in Tempe, Ariz., hosted by Arizona State.

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