DECATUR - The Big Blue women's triathlon team hosted the first-ever Millikin DIII Invitational at Nelson Park in Decatur on September 25. Six Division III teams participated in the race.
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Four Big Blue triathletes posted top 10 finishes. Hope Roderick (Glen Carbon, Edwardsville H.S.) finished the race in 1:09:12 to finish third overall. Kaitlin Yelaska (Bremen, Ind., H.S.) was not far behind with a time of 1:12:35 in fourth place. Brigid Duesterhaus's (Decatur, MacArthur H.S.) efforts led her to a sixth-place finish with a time of 1:15:16, and Aly Barnes (Jackson, N.J, Jackson Memorial H.S.) clocked in at 1:16:22 for ninth place.
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