Heading into this weekend’s Team Pursuit competition, both Teter and Cutters had large leads in the overall standings based on their individual performances. It was only fitting that they continued their reign on top with victories Saturday, establishing the them as the best overall teams going into the Little 500.\nTeter took the women’s title with a 12-lap time of 8:08.28. Despite a hard-fought challenge by Kappa Delta in the finals, Teter was able to pull away late and secure the victory.\n“We had expected to do well because we know we have trained hard and put in time where it counts,” Teter freshman Caitlin Van Kooten said. “People really hung in there. We had a slow start, but we caught back up and got our heads back in it.”\nThough Kappa Delta did not win, senior Lauren Reynolds said that competing in Team Pursuit helped her team improve with just less than a week remaining before the race. \n“We found out how to talk,” Reynolds said. “There was a couple times where I couldn’t get out there and take the lead. I just communicated with the two rookies and they pulled through for us, so we know what we have with them.” \nFor the men, Cutters edged out Phi Psi with a 15-lap time of 9:02.05 This was the second consecutive year that Cutters has claimed the Team Pursuit crown.
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