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Clermont ITU Sprint Triathlon Pan American Cup

Silver medals for Christin and Edwards.

March 5, 2011
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Canada’s Marc-Antoine Christin and Gabrielle Edwards both earned silver medals at today’s ITU Junior North American Triathlon Championships in Clermont, Florida.

Mexico’s Octavio Oliveros outran Quebec’s Christin (53:43) during the 5km run (15:26) by 10 seconds to take the win in 53:36, while the USA’s Tony Smoragiewicz ran a blistering 14:51 to get the final podium position (54:14). Victoria’s Connor Foreman placed 12th (56:24).

The Junior Women’s race followed the same basic pattern, with Mexico’s Adriana Barraza posting a faster 5 km run (17:45) to take the win (1:00:23) over Saskatchewan’s Edwards (1:00:37), and the USA’s Tanelle Berard in third (1:00:57). Ontario’s Dominika Jamnicky got sixth (1:01:55), and Alberta’s Madi Serpico placed 15th (1:07:53).

Junior Men

1 Octavio Oliveros (MEX)  53:36

2 Marc-Antoine Christin (CAN)  53:43

3 Tony Smoragiewicz (USA)  54:14

4 Juan Jose Lopez (MEX)  54:19

5 David Nuñez (MEX)  54:42

6 Maximiliano Lugo (MEX)  54:59

7 Luke Farkas (USA)  55:06

8 Hunter Honeycutt (USA)  55:28

9 Andrew Gyenis (USA)  55:36

10 David Mendoza (MEX)  55:40

12 Connor Foreman (CAN)  56:24

Junior Women

1 Adriana Barraza (MEX)  1:00:23

2 Gabrielle Edwards (CAN)  1:00:37

3 Tanelle Berard (USA)  1:00:57

4 Ana Julieta Ibarra (MEX)  1:01:08

5 Jennifer Howland (USA)  1:01:14

6 Dominika Jamnicky (CAN)  1:01:55

7 Breanna Hemming (USA)  1:02:18

8 Paola Diaz (MEX)  1:02:20

9 Johanna Gartman (USA)  1:03:53

10 Hannah Finchamp (USA)  1:04:33

15 Madi Serpico (CAN)  1:07:53

In the Clermont ITU Sprint Triathlon Pan American Cup Elite races, Great Britain’s Helen Jenkins took the Elite Women’s win (55:05) with a 750 m swim of 8:12, a 29:38 – 20 km ride, and a dominating 5 km run of 15:40. She was well ahead of Americans Sarah Haskins (55:52), and Gwen Jorgensen (55:57). Canada’s Kristina Schultz finished 22nd (1:01:24).

France’s Grégory Rouault (50:28) edged out the USA’s Jarrod Shoemaker (50:31) for the win. He swam 7:41, biked 27:41, and ran 13:47. American Kaleb VanOrt picked up third place (50:34). Calgary’s Jordan Bryden was the top Canadian male in 43rd position (53:24).

Elite Women

1 Helen Jenkins (GBR)  55:05

2 Sarah Haskins (USA)  55:52

3 Gwen Jorgensen (USA)  55:57

4 Jillian Petersen (USA)  56:46

5 Non Stanford (GBR)  56:53

6 Kerry Lang (GBR)  56:58

7 Kelly Whitley (USA)  57:08

8 Lauren Goss (USA)  57:11

9 Sara McLarty (USA)  57:13

10 Alicia Kaye (USA)  57:20

22 Kristina Schultz (CAN)  1:01:24

DNF Natasha Yaremczuk (CAN)

Elite Men

1 Grégory Rouault (FRA)  50:28

2 Jarrod Shoemaker (USA)  50:31

3 Kaleb VanOrt (USA)  50:34

4 Todd Leckie (GBR)  50:47

5 Chris Foster (USA)  50:53

6 Gabor Faldum (HUN)  50:55

7 Jason Wilson (BAR)  50:57

8 Yohann Vincent (FRA)  51:00

9 Oscar David Preciado (COL)  51:11

10 Kevin McDowell (USA)  51:12

43 Jordan Bryden (CAN)  53:24

50 Dominic Cantin (CAN)  54:57

54 Aaron Thomas (CAN)  56:30

56 Jeffrey Phillips (CAN)  57:06

DNF Andre Paul Baillargeon Smith (CAN)

DNF Cole Stewart (CAN)