DEWITT, Ill. – Drury triathlon defended its Prairie State Cup title, finishing first overall and among Division II programs Saturday morning.
 
Freshman Katharina Scherb led the Panthers, winning the individual title with a career-best 1:03:29. Scherb's time ranks fourth in program history.  
 
Kristina Vestman followed, placing third overall in 1:03:52, one second behind Indianapolis' Geraldine Vazquez. Vestman also recorded a career-best time, moving into fifth in program history.  
 
Drury record-holder Eszter Vas finished ninth overall in 1:05:53. Vas owns the program record of 1:02:33, set at last season's Prairie State Cup.  
 
Saturday's win marked Drury's second consecutive Prairie State Cup title and fourth under head coach Terry Dean.
 
DRURY RESULTS
1st — Katharina Scherb — 1:03:29
3rd — Kristina Vestman — 1:03:52
9th — Eszter Vas — 1:05:53
13th — Shrebi Maharjan — 1:08:53
14th — Ashleigh Thomas — 1:08:53
15th — Cayman Barnes — 1:09:04
17th — Tylor Brino-Dean — 1:09:27
21st — Ava Sullivan — 1:10:58
 
UP NEXT
The Panthers enter the postseason as the defending NCAA West Regional champions and will compete at the NCAA West Regional Championships, hosted by TCU, on Oct. 18.

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