TEMPE, Ariz. – Drury triathlon earned its third consecutive third-place finish among Division II programs Sunday at the NCAA National Championships, hosted by Arizona State.
 
The Panthers finished third among eight Division II programs, securing their third straight national podium finish. Wingate claimed the national championship, while Lenoir-Rhyne finished second. Cal Poly Humboldt followed Drury in fourth, with Colorado Mesa rounding out the top five.
 
Drury also earned three All-America honors, with Kristina Vestman, Katharina Scherb and Cayman Barnes receiving second-team recognition.
 
Senior Kristina Vestman led the Panthers, finishing eighth among Division II competitors with a time of 1:05:06. Freshman Katharina Scherb followed closely behind, placing 10th in 1:05:27, just 21 seconds behind Vestman. Both earned second-team All-America honors, with Vestman collecting her third consecutive second-team selection.
 
Sophomore Cayman Barnes added a 14th-place finish in 1:06:24, earning second-team All-America recognition after receiving honorable mention last season. Barnes' finish gave Drury three competitors among the top 14 in Division II.
 
Eszter Vas placed 28th in 1:11:32, while Shrebi Maharjan rounded out the Panthers' scoring five, finishing 29th in 1:11:35. Tylor Brino-Dean followed in 34th with a time of 1:13:43, while Ashleigh Thomas placed 38th in 1:15:32.
 
Due to unsafe water conditions at Tempe Town Lake, the national championship was contested as a duathlon rather than a traditional triathlon. The modified course consisted of a 2.5-kilometer run, a 20-kilometer bike ride, and a 5-kilometer run.

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