TEMPE – Three representatives from Sun Devil triathlon will be competing at the 2023 U23 World Triathlon Championship on Sunday in Pontevedra, Spain. Current team members Faith Dasso and Heidi Jurankova, along with recent alumn Liberty Ricca are among the 57 entered in the event.
"I am proud of these women," ASU head coach Cliff English said. "The mission for our program has always been about excelling in the classroom and in our sport at the national and international level. These women embody that mission and tradition of our team!"
The race will begin at 5 a.m. MST / 2 p.m. CEST on Sunday. It is the first time that the event will take place in Spain.
The competitors will take part in the 1,500-meter swim, 40-kilometer bike, and 10-kilometer run. The bike ride is mostly flat, with a small climb of medium-low hardness and a small descent. The run will take the racers through a tour of the historic center of the city, with a medium-low difficulty.
Dasso heads to Spain following her 13th-place finish at the Battle in the Fort last weekend. She was also 13th at the 2023 World Junior Triathlon Championship this summer. Jurankova was part of the ASU relay team that won the duathlon at the Duel in the Desert, and she placed 28th at the 2023 Europe U23 Triathlon Championships in August. In her last collegiate race, Ricca finished second at the 2022 National Championship.
"I am proud of these women," ASU head coach Cliff English said. "The mission for our program has always been about excelling in the classroom and in our sport at the national and international level. These women embody that mission and tradition of our team!"
The race will begin at 5 a.m. MST / 2 p.m. CEST on Sunday. It is the first time that the event will take place in Spain.
The competitors will take part in the 1,500-meter swim, 40-kilometer bike, and 10-kilometer run. The bike ride is mostly flat, with a small climb of medium-low hardness and a small descent. The run will take the racers through a tour of the historic center of the city, with a medium-low difficulty.
Dasso heads to Spain following her 13th-place finish at the Battle in the Fort last weekend. She was also 13th at the 2023 World Junior Triathlon Championship this summer. Jurankova was part of the ASU relay team that won the duathlon at the Duel in the Desert, and she placed 28th at the 2023 Europe U23 Triathlon Championships in August. In her last collegiate race, Ricca finished second at the 2022 National Championship.