Posted: September 19, 2005

Triathlon: Brudvig, Wong win Collegiate Championship titles at 2005 Ford Ironman Wisconsin

MADISON, Wisc.—Lars Brudvig (Ames, Iowa) and Jocelyn Wong (Smyrna, Ga.) claimed the men’s and women’s Collegiate Championship titles respectively at the 2005 Ford Ironman Wisconsin held on Sept. 11 in Madison, Wisc.

Brudvig finished with an overall time of 10 hours, 30 minutes and 54 seconds behind a stellar swim time of 53:51, and Wong finished with an overall time of 12:08:18.

Blake Becker (Stevens Point, Wisc.) finished second (10:37:51) in the men’s collegiate field, and Joe Kurian (Madison, Wisc.) finished with an overall time of 10:42:15 to claim third place.

Brian Gierl (Pittsburgh, Penn.) finished fourth (10:43:43), and Andris Roze (East Lansing, Mich.) rounded out the top five in 11:00:23.

Kristin Drost (Bozeman, Mont.) finished second in the collegiate women’s field (12:19:09), Dawn Polk (Dearborn, Mich.) finished third in 12:29:16, Ashley McWilliams finished fourth (12:29:16) and Michelle Flenniken finished fifth with an overall time of 13:29:25.

2,076 triathletes from around the world competed at the 2005 Ford Ironman Wisconsin. Athletes competed for 80 qualifying spots to the Ford Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, as well as a $30,000 pro-prize purse.