Tempe, AZ - The Wagner College triathlon team wrapped up its inaugural season on Sunday as one of the nation's top four Division I teams at the 2018 USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championship on Sunday held at Tempe Town Lake.
 
Graduate student Fabia Maramotti was the top Seahawk finisher as her time of 1:08:44 placed her in 12^th place. Freshman Yasmin Rieger came in 16^th place (1:12:18), fellow frosh Anna Carrion i Barea was 18^th (1:14:18), followed by graduate student Maddie McNichol in 20^th (1:17:51), and freshman Kabrina Weaver in 21^st (1:18:02). Junior Emily Upton also started in the race for the Seahawks but was one of the several competitors who was lapped out in the second loop of the bike.

Great finishes as the temps start to rise here in Tempe. Nice work for first-year program @Wagner__Tri! #ncaatri pic.twitter.com/hXW12t13i5

— USA Triathlon (@USATlive) November 4, 2018

 
Qualifying for the Nationals, and competing as one of the nation's elite programs, was the fourth and final event for the Seahawks this fall.
 
"We had an outstanding inaugural season that has set us up well for years to come!," exclaimed head coach Maurya Couvares. "I couldn't be prouder of our student-athletes."

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Congratulations Wagner triathlon team with the first National Championship! #wagnertri #ncaatri #nationals #championship #usatriathlon

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Arizona State, for the third consecutive year and second straight year in its hometown, earned the national championship, followed by the University of South Dakota, East Tennessee State, and Wagner.