The 2009 USA Triathlon National Collegiate Champion made a brave move on the bike and held on for dear life to succeed 2008 teammate Steve Sexton and give UC Berkeley its second straight men’s winner.
by Tim Carlson, April 22, 2009
Introducing the 2009 USAT Collegiate National Women’s Champion:
How the 18-year-old University of Colorado freshman stole the show on a day of a freezing cold swim, tough winds and a hilly bike in West Texas.
McCormack’s 4:04:44 in heat that makes Hawaii seem cool, may be his best performance. Balding’s 5:28 winning time was a victory over hellish heat.
Rasmus Henning, a two-time $200,000 winner at short course, sweated through a 113-degree day to take 95 percent less prize purse by winning Ironman China. Australian Charlotte Paul was simply glad to finish – the win was icing.
UC Berkeley’s John Dahlz won the men’s individual title, Jessica Broderick of CU Boulder won the women’s individual crown, Navy won the combined team title, UC Berkeley won the men’s team race and UC San Diego won the women’s team top prize.
The first of a series of finish line photos by Timothy Carlson captures the apparent agony of extreme triathletic effort.
West Point’s Ashley Morgan leads the women’s favorites and the
Naval Academy’s Derek Oskutis has the best men’s career record coming into the 2009 USA Triathlon Collegiate Nationals in West Texas
If the 1981 Ironman results are correct, it’s not Dave Scott. It’s a 19-year-old community college cross country runner from Bloomington, Minnesota who never did another triathlon before or after his 2:59:48 run at Kona.
Chrissie Wellington’s 8:57:10 tops Rebecca Keat by 24 minutes and places her 13th overall; Patrick Vernay takes third straight Ironman Oz crown
Bevan Docherty takes second straight Oceania Cup win, while Kirsten Sweetland, back in top form after 2008 injury, follows Mooloolaba World Cup triumph with another win at New Plymouth
Cadet Nick Dason was in line for West Point swim team captaincy when he slipped on part of West Point’s honor code, got kicked out and served in Iraq. Upon return, he found a place leading the Triathlon team.
A photographic look at a day in the life of West Point Triathlon Team cadets.
Courtney Atkinson, 2008 Aussie Olympian, used a brave two-man bike breakaway advantage to hold off Kiwi Kris Gemmell’s race-best run and take his 6th career ITU World Cup victory at Mooloolaba.