Posted: May 15, 2007

Multisport: Americans Earn 21 Medals at Aquathlon Worlds

IXTAPA, Mexico (May 15, 2007) -- A strong contingent of American athletes represented themselves and their country well at the ITU Aquathlon World Championships in Ixtapa, Mexico on Saturday. Team USA grabbed a total of 21 medals at the event, including 12 gold, 6 silvers, and 3 bronze. Among the totals were 19 medals earned by age group athletes on the 2.5k run, 1k swim, 2.5k run course. Sarah Groff (Boulder, Colo.) and Kelly Cook (Marietta, Ga.) finished first and second, respectively, in the women's elite race. The age groupers took home 11 gold medals, eclipsing the total of nine from Lausanne, Switzerland a year ago. A sweep in the female 50-54 age group highlighted the haul. Here is the list of Team USA medals winners and their times: Elite Women Gold Sarah Groff (Boulder, Colo.): 32:52 Silver Kelly Cook (Marietta, Ga.): 33:11 Age Group Gold F35-39 Erika Binger (Minneapolis, Minn.): 40:31 F40-44 Maria Cimonetti (Shelburne, Vt.): 39:30 (repeat champion) F45-49 Beth Baker (Arlington, Va.): 44:39 F50-54 Terry Latham (Albuquerque, N.M.): 40:04 F55+ Lynn Silver (Dallas, Texas): 46:19 M20-24 Steven Luckie (Columbia, S.C.): 33:38 M35-39 Andrew Farrell (Orlando, Fla.): 33:37 M55-59 Judge Jones (Pelham, N.H.): 38:38 (repeat champion) M60-64 Don Utsinger (Cedar Rapids, Iowa): 44:22 M65-69 Alfred Voigt (Mount Prospect, Ill.): 56:03 M70+ Wayne McSheehy (Ft. Walton Beach, Fla.): 49:32 Silver F30-34 Cindy Horrocks (Clearwater, Fla.): 45:48 F40-44 Nancy Harnum (Golden, Colo.): 41:11 F50-54 Susan Griffin-Kaklikian (Castle Rock, Colo.): 41:05 M25-29 Kerry Sullivan (St. Petersburg, Fla.): 34:46 M70+ Bob Owens (Long Beach, Calif.): 1:02:23 Bronze F45-49 Misa Smith (San Diego, Calif.): 54:58 F50-54 Sandy Laurence (Woodinville, Wash.): 49:30 M25-29 Trevor Glavin (Salinas, Calif.): 35:05 See the event website for complete searchable results. About USA Triathlon USA Triathlon is the national governing body for triathlon, duathlon, aquathlon and winter triathlon in the United States. USAT sanctions 2,000 races and connects with more than 90,000 members each year, making it the largest multisport organization in the world. Website: