The EMU women’s triathlon team has received the Team Scholar All-American award from the Collegiate Triathlon Coaches Association and USA Triathlon.
The Team Scholar All-American award is in recognition of teams who excel in the classroom by achieving a cumulative semester GPA of 3.2 or higher. The Fall 2020 award was calculated by taking the average GPA for all student-athletes on a team’s roster, regardless of competitions completed during that semester.
In their second season of existence as a program, the Royals have six women on the roster, including two freshmen and four returning EMU students. All six are in their first year with the Royals’ triathlon team.
2020-21 EMU Women’s Triathlon
– Kailee Franklin
– Vanessa Gardiner
– Emma Hochstetler
– Elizabeth Miller
– Anna Paetkau
– Allison Shelly
“The women’s triathlon team simply likes to swim, bike and run,” said Coach Bob Hepler. “They continue to improve at all three. They’ve become good cyclists. They are a solid running group. They are officially mediocre swimmers. They were horrible at the start of the fall, but have worked hard. It should be noted that Anna is actually a fantastic swimmer! Their strong academic work ethic is reflected in their team GPA and in their improvement as triathletes.”