CLINTON LAKE, Ill. -  The Northern Kentucky University Norse women's triathlon team made history today by winning the Millikin Splash & Dash. The win is the program's first in its young two-year history as a program at NKU. The Norse finished with five scoring finishers in the top 10 and all seven finishers inside the top 13. The 500m swim and two-mile run kicked off the final regular season race weekend for the Norse, who are back in action again Saturday. 

"All the credit goes to these strong young women who took on the challenge of joining this young program," said head coach Brooks Doughtie. "They have really dedicated themselves to the sport and to each other and I'm excited for the future here at NKU!"

THE BASICS
Team Placement - 1st/6 teams
Location - Clinton Lake, Illinois
Race - Millikin Splash & Dash

TEAM SCORES
1- Northern Kentucky - 125pts
2- Millikin - 98pts 
3- Roberts Wesleyan - 80pts
4- Concordia (WI) - 68pts
5- Coe College - 33pts
6- Chicago State - 17pts

NOTABLES
- The Norse were led by 2nd place Alisha Detmer completing the race in 20:38.
- Finishing 2nd for the Norse and 6th place was Maddux Bigam with a time of 23:16.
- Finishing in 8th overall was Charlotte Cunningham with a time of 23:49.
- Finishing just behind for 9th place was Maggie Wilson finishing in a time of 24:53.
- Rounding out the top 10 placements was Molly Eide in a time of 25:05.
- Finishing together for 12th and 13th place were Fallon Bright with a time of 25:19 and Bailey Reeves with a time of 25:20.
- Warren Lampkowski-Sowle raced the swim only as she was tasked with swim pacing duties.

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