HOT SPRINGS, S.D.— The Colorado Mesa University women's triathlon team swept the Division II podium spots and claimed a divisional win while taking sixth place overall on Saturday morning at the Southern Hills Collegiate Cup here at the Angostura Recreational Area.
 
Maverick sophomore Alexandra Schipai led the way, taking 29^th place overall with a time of 33 minutes, 33.9 seconds over the Super Sprint 375-meter swim, 10-kilometer bike and 1.55-mile run segments.  Freshman Rosa Schmidt-Moll finished just 9.3 seconds and two places later in 33:43.2 while Shantelle Tupaz finished 37^th in 34:27.5 to round out the divisional podium.
 
Led by that group, the Mavericks scored 204 team points to finish well ahead of Black Hills State, which took second in the Division II standings with 122.  The Mavs had all five of their scoring athletes finish ahead of the Yellow Jackets' top finisher.
 
CMU's Mackenzie Mayer finished 40^th in 34:53.9 while Sylvie Aardema Gagnon was 47^th in 36:06.8.  Meanwhile, Maddie Cox took 55^th in 37:41.3, one spot ahead of Macy Arch, who was timed in 38:08.2
 
Kaia Merrill (40:44.0), Jaycee Stephens (41:02.1) and Emma Meyers (42:41.3) also competed for the Mavs, finishing 60^th, 61^st and 66^th, respectively.
 
The race included five of the top six teams in the Collegiate Triathlon Coaches Association's Division I preseason poll.
 
No. 2 ranked Arizona State won the overall title with 318 points as they placed seven athletes in the top ten, including individual winner Sidney Clement, who finished in 30:50.9.
 
TCU's Julia Visguerio was second in 31:09.5 and led the third-ranked Horned Frogs to a second place score of 290 points.
 
San Francisco, tied for fourth in the poll, was third with 268 points, while Denver, took fourth with 236.  The Pioneers were tied with the Dons in the poll.
 
Meanwhile, South Dakota, ranked sixth in the Division I poll, finished with 208 points, just four more than the fourth-ranked (D-II) Mavs, who will next be in action on Sunday, Sept. 27 when they host the Desert's Edge Collegiate Cup alongside the Grand Junction Sports Commission at Highline Lake State Park in Loma, Colorado.
 
Team Scores
1. Arizona State- 318 (68-64-63-62-61)
2. TCU- 290 (67-58-57-55-53)
3. San Francisco- 268 (65-56-51-49-47)
4. Denver- 236 (66-48-44-40-38)
5. South Dakota- 208 (54-43-42-37-32)
6. Colorado Mesa- 204 (46-45-41-39-33) - D-II Winner
7. Black Hills State – 122 (28-25-24-23-22)

Final Results (Top 10 + Colorado Mesa)- 67 Total Finishers
 
1. Sidney Clement- ASU (30:50.9)
2. Julia Visgueiro- TCU (31:09.5)
3. Maira Carreau- DU (31:12.2)
4. Josephine Seerig- USF (31:24.0)
5. Zoe Adam Mari- ASU (31:25.9)
6. Brooke Rouselle- ASU (31:30.8)
7. Alexandra Campbell- ASU (31:37.6)
8. Alice Allessandri- ASU (31:44.0)
9. Kathrin Ritter- ASU (31:44.9)
10. Briney Brown- ASU (31:48.7)
29. Alexandra Schipai- CMU (33:33.9)
31. Rosa Schmidt-Moll- CMU (33:43.2)
37. Shantelle Tupaz- CMU (34:27.5)
40. Mackenzie Mayer- CMU (34:53.9)
47. Sylvie Aardema Gagnon- CMU (36:06.8)
55. Maddie Cox- CMU (37:41.3)
56. Macy Arch- CMU (38:08.2)
60. Kaia Merrill- CMU (40:44.0)
61. Jaycee Stephens- CMU (41:02.1)
66. Emma Meyers- CMU (42:41.3)