Posted: August 6, 2007

Triathlon: USA Triathlon Crowns Youth National Champions

WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. (August 6, 2007) -- Nothing quite goes together like waterslides and triathlon. At least that's the opinion of 193 youngsters who took part in USA Triathlon's Youth National Championship at Noah's Ark Water Park in Wisconsin Dells, Wis. on Saturday, August 4. The participant list was fairly evenly split between genders, with 95 boys and 98 girls, ranging in age from 7 to 15 years old. The athletes hailed from 21 states and were separated into four age groups (7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-15), with the two younger groups racing a 100m swim, 5k bike, 1k run course and the older athletes participating in a 200m swim, 10k bike, 2k run. A total of 36 medalists were competing for the second- straight year, with six national champions from 2006 returning in an attempt to defend their titles. Just one athlete was able to accomplish that feat: Luke Farkas in the boys 13-15 category. Following is the complete list of national champions: Boys 7-8 (13 finishers): Colton Peterson (Onalaska, Wis.) (18:09) Girls 7-8 (11 finishers): Abby Brostrom (Shorewood, Wis.) (19:49) Boys 9-10 (24 finishers): Collin Turner (Baltimore, Md.) (15:55) Girls 9-10 (23 finishers): Ciara Hopkins (Clermont, Fla.) (16:23) Boys 11-12 (28 finishers): Patrick Cagney (Geneva, Ill.) (27:45) Girls 11-12 (36 finishers): Taylor Fogg (Colorado Springs, Colo.) (28:11) Boys 13-15 (20 finishers): Luke Farkas (Franklin, Tenn.) (20:58) Girls 13-15 (18 finishers): Breanna Hemming (Kiowa, Colo.) (22:43) The second-ever Youth Club National Championship trophy went to Chicago-based Multisport Madness Kids, who defended its title from 2006. Complete club championship results: www.onlineraceresults.com. 1. Multisport Madness Kids (167 points) 2. Phenomena Triz (79) 3. Team Hawaii (52) 4. River City Speed (50) 5. TriStar Kids (48) 6. Team SCS Multisport (47) 7. North Atlanta Youth Triathlon (24) 8. Riptide Multisport (15) 9. Healthy Kids Tri (13) 10. Bellingham Tri Club (12) 11. Team ATS (11) 12. Tri KC (9) The weekend also featured a Friday youth clinic, a post-race Barbecue, and free admission to the water park for all participants. Searchable results USAT Youth Nationals webp age 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 95,000 members each year, making it the largest multisport organization in the world. Website: USATriathlon.org. Subscribe to the Runner's Web Weekly Digest