BERKELEY, Calif.— Colorado Mesa University's Shannon Feran and Ashlyn Hicken recorded top-10 finishes to lead the Maverick women's triathlon team in Sunday's Bearathlon, held here at the Berkeley Marina.
 
Feran completed the draft-legal race, which comprised a 750-meter swim, 20-kilomter bike and 5-kilometer run in just over an hour (1:00.06.5) to finish fourth while Hicken was seventh in 1:01.43.5.
 
Torin Lackmann was 12^th in 1:03.46.8 while Abby Croasdell finished 14^th in 1:04.08.0.  Emma Polenske (16^th, 1:06.56.6) and Fiona Graves (20^th, 1:10.44.1) also finished for the Mavericks.
 
Feran had the second fastest swim time in the field, completing that section 8:52.6
 
A total of 20 women finished the race, including 16 from three NCAA teams in Denver, San Francisco and the Mavericks.
 
Denver had three of the top five finishers and scored 76 points while San Francisco, paced by individual winner Juliette Janne Dothee (58:31.5), edged the Mavericks, 57-56 to take second as a team.  The Pioneers and Dons are ranked third and sixth, respectively, in Division I according to the Collegiate Triathlon Coaches Association Rankings.
 
The Mavs, ranked third in Division II, will conclude the championship portion of the season on Nov. 12 at the Women's Collegiate Triathlon Championships in Tempe, Ariz.
 
Women's NCAA Team Individual Finishers  (20 Entries, 4 DNFs)
1. Juliette Janne Dothee, San Francisco, 58:31.5 – 20 points
2. Elizabeth Harita, Denver, 59:30.0 – 19 points
3. Avarie Faulkner, Denver, 59:54.2 – 18 points
4. Shannon Feran, Colorado Mesa, 1:00:06.5 – 17 points
5. Melissa Funes, Denver, 1:00:49.8 – 16 points
6. Maddie Perkins, San Francisco, 1:00:57.4 – 15 points
7. Ashlyn Hicken, Colorado Mesa, 1:01:43.5 – 14 points
8. Veronika Divis, San Francisco, 1:02:22.4 – 13 points
9. Coco Diemar, Denver, 1:02:49.9 – 12 points
10. Nadiya Linde-Elhmhirst, Denver, 1:02:59.4 – 11 points
11. Torin Lackmann, Colorado Mesa, 1:03:46.8 – 10 points
12. Chloe Yoder, San Francisco, 1:03:48.0 – 9 points
13. Abby Croasdell, Colorado Mesa, 1:04:08.0 – 8 points
14. Emma Polenske, Colorado Mesa, 1:06:56.6 – 7 points
15. Stormy Hegg, Denver, 1:09:36.5 – 6 points
16. Fiona Graves, Colorado Mesa, 1:10:44.1 – 5 points

Women's Team Results
1. Denver – 76 points
2. San Francisco – 57 points
3. Colorado Mesa – 56 points