ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Seven members of the Navy women's triathlon team head west to Tempe, Ariz., to compete in the Collegiate Triathlon National Championship on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. ET.
 
Race Information
The championship will follow a sprint-distance format that includes a 750m swim, a 20km bike and a 5km run. The field will be split into three heats. Heat C will start at 12:30 p.m. ET / 10:30 a.m. MST, followed by Heat B at 2:45 p.m. ET / 12:45 p.m. MST and Heat A will close the day at 5 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. MST.
 
Navy Competitors
The seven Midshipmen racing in the championship are Madelyn Berry, Dylan Cashin, MC Kistler, Allison Miller, Leah Norton, Natalie Wang and Keira Wilkinson.
 
Heat A: Wang, Cashin and Miller

Heat B: Berry, Kistler, Norton and Wilkinson
 
Participating Teams (35)
Arizona, Arizona State, Black Hills State, Cal Poly Humboldt, Central College, Chicago State, Coe College, Colorado Mesa, Concordia Wisconsin, Delaware State, Drury, Duquesne, East Tennessee State, Eastern Mennonite, Emmanuel, Gallaudet, Guilford, King, La Salle, Lenoir-Rhyne, Millikin, Navy, Newberry, North Central, Northern Kentucky, Queens, TCU, Denver, Indianapolis, San Francisco, San Diego, Wagner, Warren Wilson, Willamette and Wingate.
 
Last Time Out: NCAA East Regional Qualifier
Navy placed eighth out of 20 teams at the recent NCAA East Regional Qualifier and was led by Wang's 28th-place finish with a time of 1:06:26. Cashin followed in 36th (1:07:29), while Miller placed 40th (1:08:16). Madelyn Berry (54th, 1:10:41) and Keira Wilkinson (59th, 1:12:46) rounded out Navy's scoring five.
 
Navy at the NCAA Championship
Navy has placed 11th in each of the past two NCAA Championships. Three Mids — Wang, Cashin and Kistler — will make their second appearance at nationals. Wilkinson will also compete on the national stage for the second time after racing for Black Hills State before transferring to the Naval Academy following the 2024-25 school year.
 
Wang led Navy in the championship last season with a 60th-place finish (1:04:16). Cashin followed in 77th at 1:06:02, while Kistler finished 145th (1:17:00). Wilkinson paced the Yellow Jackets last year with a time of 1:07:45 to place 92nd.