Contact: Rachel Balinao, Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant, rabalinao@noctrl.edu 

Individual and Team Results

FORT WORTH,Texas. (Oct. 18, 2026) - With a fifth consecutive USA Triathlon West Regional title on the line, the North Central College women's triathlon team rose to the occasion, claiming the Division III victory with seven Cardinals finishing atop the division's leaderboard. Whitney Estabrook led the charge, racing to her first regional championship in the red and white while North Central collected the podium sweep.

The regional featured two waves with competitors from all NCAA divisions, each competing in a 750-meter swim, 20-kilometer bike and 5-kilometer run. 

Estabrook etches her name into the program record book as the fourth Cardinal to win the USA West Regional Qualifier, claiming the Division III title and placing 51st overall with a time of 1:10:20.31. She completed the swim in 11:35.97, the bike in 36:59.47 and the run in 20:10.47. 

Keeley Mick followed in second place in Division III and 58th overall, clocking 1:11:17.01. Mick posted splits of 11:25.43 in the swim, 36:31.51 on the bike and 21:34.56 in the run. Ava Talabock completed the Division III podium sweep, finishing third in the division and 61st overall in 1:11:38.13. Talabock recorded splits of 11:34.93 in the swim, 36:27.22 on the bike and 22:01.40 in the run.

Emily Coonce secured fourth place in Division III and 65th overall, finishing in 1:13:40.43. She posted splits of 13:10.87 in the swim, 37:14.89 on the bike and 21:34.30 in the run.

Olivia Durbin claimed fifth in Division III and 66th overall in 1:13:55.88. Durbin also finished first in her wave, recording splits of 14:07.16 in the swim, 37:20.46 on the bike and 20:47.71 in the run.

Jordan Haupt followed in sixth place in Division III and 72nd overall, crossing the finish line in 1:15:37.18. Haupt completed the swim in 14:01.92, the bike in 38:38.57 and the run in 21:07.85.

Taylor Robinson rounded out North Central's dominant top-seven showing, finishing seventh in Division III and 81st overall in 1:17:27.29. Robinson posted splits of 13:17.82 in the swim, 38:18.86 on the bike and 23:39.55 in the run.

Sydney Sprayberry completed the Cardinals' lineup, placing 11th in Division III and 88th overall in 1:20:52.38. She recorded a swim split of 12:38.52, a bike split of 40:07.37 and a run split of 26:13.49.

North Central finished 10th overall with a total score of 519 points while Arizona University (744), Arizona State University (739), and TCU (704) finished as the overall top three teams in the west region. The Cardinals captured the Division III team title with 239 points as Willamette University finished second with 117 points, followed by Central College with 98 and Concordia University Wisconsin with 79.

The Cardinals' pursuit of history continues as they set their sights on a fifth consecutive USA Triathlon National Championship, aiming to accomplish a feat no other North Central program has achieved. The Cardinals will look to cement their legacy on Nov. 8 in Tempe, Arizona.