In a 15-lap race to the finish line, Black Key Bulls led the entire way against the Cutters to take home the title of Team Pursuit Champions.
Kappa Delta beat out Kappa Alpha Theta in a 12-lap battle for the victory on the women's side.
With the conclusion of the spring series, Phi Gamma Delta and Kappa Alpha Theta won the white jersey for placing first in the standings for the three events. FIJI held on to their first place lead, despite a 4th place finish in the Team Pursuit. Second-place Black Key Bulls finished two points behind, closing what was a 14-point gap by winning the Team Pursuit.
On the women's side, Kappa Alpha Theta jumped ahead of Delta Gamma, Teter and Delta Sigma Pi to take the women's white jersey. Previous leader Delta Gamma finished seventh tonight and fell to 3rd in the standings. Teter finished eighth in the team pursuit after a mishap in the first few moments of their heat to fall to fourth in the final standings.
On an injury note, Kappa Delta's Julie Panzica sat out of tonight's event with tendinitis in her right knee. Panzica said she is adapting her training around the injury but still should be good for the race. When asked is she'd be 100 percent on Friday, she confidently said yes.
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