OCKLAWAHA, Fla. - Daemen College triathletes Ashley Cheff (Niagara Falls, N.Y./Niagara Falls) and Anna Lyons (Webster, N.Y./Webster Thomas) were among the medal winners today following the competition at the HITS Triathlon Series - Ocala event held at Carney Island Park in central Florida.

Cheff finished the triathlon sprint course in 1:14:09.120 to come in seventh place overall, and second among all female entrants.  Lyons was the third female to cross the finish line (16th overall), coming in with a time of 1:20:54.065.  Both were awarded for their top-three finishes among the event's 50 female competitors.

The event today featured 107 total entrants.  Thirty-one year old Matthew Schaefer came in with the top time of 1:06:16.612.  The top female was fourteen year old Albright Maryhelen who edged Cheff by just more than a full minute (1:12:55.046).  The sprint course featured a 750-meter, open-water swim in Lake Weir, a 12.4-mile bike ride and a 3.1-mile run.

Also competing today for Daemen was Nichole Geiger (Orchard Park, N.Y./Orchard Park) and Jenifer Igoe (Oakfield, N.Y./Oakfield-Alabama), and each performed well in their own right as well.  Geiger and Igoe and finished second and third, respectively, in the female 20-24 age group.  Geiger's time of 1:30:33.167 also placed her 37th overall and 10th among all females.  Igoe was next with a time of 1:32:06.880 which placed her 38th overall and 11th among all females.

The event today marked the penultimate race of the inaugural season for the Daemen women's triathlon team.  Coach Jon Metz's crew will close out the campaign at the Fly By Night Duathlon in Watkins Glen, N.Y. on May 7.