USA Triathlon has announced that it will stage a draft-legal, four-race national triathlon series for juniors and under-23’s this year. The races, for triathletes ages16 to 23, will be held June 30 in San Antonio, Fl., July 20 in Traverse City, Mich. and Aug. 3-4 in Troutdale, Ore. A national championship and world championship qualifier will be held Sept. 21-22 in Bristol, NH. The New Hampshire race will qualify three 16-19-year-olds in each gender, and three of each gender in the 23-under category. The 16-19-year-olds race will be the sprint distance, while the under-23s will race the Olympic distance. Athletes who are 18 and 19 can choose either the sprint or Olympic distance race.

You can learn more on the USAT website: http://www.usatriathlon.org/Elites/athlete_development.htm .