GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - Cal Poly Humboldt women's triathlon heads to Colorado this weekend to compete in the Desert's Edge Collegiate Cup at Highline Lake State Park.

The collegiate race will begin Sunday, Sept. 27, at 7:30 a.m. MT in Grand Junction, Colo. Athletes will complete a 750-meter swim, a 20-kilometer draft-legal bike segment and a five-kilometer run.

LAST TIME OUT

Humboldt captured its second team championship at the Newport Harbor Triathlon.

Jayde Young won the individual title in 1:05:19, finishing more than two minutes ahead of the next competitor. Phoebe Hickox placed second in 1:07:47, while August Ricca followed one second later in third.

Katelyn Touchet and Evelyn Higgins completed Humboldt's sweep of the first five positions. Alexa Blakey added a seventh-place finish as all six Lumberjacks placed among the first seven competitors.

Humboldt won the two-team competition with 60 points after also capturing the Mount Shasta Tinman title in its season opener.

DESERT'S EDGE COLLEGIATE CUP

The Desert's Edge Collegiate Cup will provide Humboldt with its first draft-legal race of the season and a deeper collegiate field.

The competition will take place at Highline Lake State Park near Fruita, Colorado. The swim will begin at 7:30 a.m. MT, followed by the bike and run portions of the sprint-distance event.

The trip marks Humboldt's final competition before the West Regional Championship.

HOW TO FOLLOW

Event information, course details and weekend updates are available through the Grand Junction Sports Commission.

UP NEXT

The Lumberjacks will compete at the West Regional Championship on Sunday, Oct. 18, in Fort Worth, Texas.

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