The USA Triathlon National Office reports that it is now offering its annual age group members another benefit - online race-ranking points updated bi-weekly.
When an age group athlete competes in a USA Triathlon-sanctioned multi-sport event, he or she receives rankings points based on the event distance, the number of competitors, the time of the winner and whether or not the event is a championship.
Once the athlete has completed three USA Triathlon-sanctioned triathlons or three USA Triathlon-sanctioned duathlons, he or she is included in the national rankings, posted at the end of the year.
Now, athletes can go to the USA Triathlon web site at http://www.usatriathlon.org and see how many points they earned at an event. This will help them figure out where they rank in their age group.
The USA Triathlon Rankings Program is contingent upon race directors turning in their race results as soon as possible. When you go to the 2002 rankings page, you will find a link to the events calendar. The calendar lists all USA Triathlon-sanctioned events. Next to some completed events will be a link to "rankings." Click there to find the rankings points.
If an event has been completed, but does not have a "rankings" link, then click on "details" and scroll down to "Event Age Group Ranking Results Accountability." If it says "WILL EVALUATE" that means the race director has turned in results, but they have not yet been processes. If it says "NO RESULTS," it means the race director has not yet turned in race results.
There is also a button on the 2002 rankings page that will take you to a search function where you can search for individual results.
If you have any questions about the 2002 rankings program, please e-mail info@usatriathlon.org.