Mid-Atlantic
collegiate teams have been very busy during the past couple of weeks. April 20th marked the first time in history
that the Collegiate Triathlon National Championship was held as a stand-alone
event. The Olympic distance race was
held in Memphis, TN and attracted approximately 550 collegiate athletes from
around the country. Several teams and
individuals from the region turned in stellar performances.
The United States
Naval Academy men’s team took top honors placing their top three men in the
lowest cumulative time of any school.
Congratulations Navy! The
University of North Carolina’s women had a cumulative time that ranked them
fifth in the nation. Great job
ladies! The total team results (men and
woman combined) placed University of North Carolina fifth overall in the
nation. Rounding out the Mid-Atlantic
combined teams placed the Naval Academy seventh, Virginia Tech eleventh, and
Penn State seventeenth in the nation. The University of Colorado at Boulder won
the combined team competition. Top
individual honor in the region went to Daniel Peairs of Virginia Tech for his
3rd place overall finish and Timothy O'Donnell and William Uffman of Navy, 6th
and 9
th place respectively.
Top female in the region was Monica Kornichuk of University of North
Carolina, finishing in 13
th place.
Complete results can be found at http://www.collegiatetri.org.
The following
weekend, Appalachian State University in beautiful Boone, North Carolina held
their annual sprint distance race, the Blue Ridge Triathlon (formerly OASIS
Triathlon). Top female collegiate
athletes were Sarah Primeau of Appalachian State University, Rebecca Moore of
James Madison University and Joanne Fitzpatrick of James Madison University. Top men at the end of the day were Colin Deschamps
of James Madison University, Mathew Thompson of James Madison University, and
Cody Cox of Berea College. Full results
for this race can be found at
http://www.set-upinc.com.
ATTENTION ALUMNI!!!!
These teams need your help. Remember
what it was like to be in college? You
were poor, starving, and of course you wished you had had a triathlon team. Now they exist, and they need your
help. The biggest limitation for
collegiate triathlon teams is money.
Most teams receive very little, if any, money from their schools. All race fees and travel expenses fall on
the athletes. Help these young athletes
compete and possibly make the next Olympic team. Contact your alma mater today and inquire about making a gift to
the school’s triathlon club or team.
Upcoming Collegiate
Races:
2002 Columbia
Triathlon - May 19, 2002 (Race is Closed)
2002 Mid-Atlantic
Collegiate Championship, Outback Big Lick Triathlon – September 21, 2002 (Sign
up at
http://www.set-upinc.com)
If you are hosting an
event and want to add a collegiate division, let us know.
If you would like a
listing of current regional collegiate teams, want to learn how to start a team
at your school, or have any other questions please email James Fazio at
triathlete@vt.edu
To join the
Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Triathlon listserv please send an email to:
ma_cta-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
James Fazio has been racing triathlon since 1998 and has
been working to build collegiate triathlon in the region since getting involved
with the Virginia Tech triathlon team in 1998.
He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Engineering Mechanics at
Virginia Tech.
