At The RAces


KEMPER,


HUERTA SHINE IN SAN DIEGO


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n an emotional and dramatic finish, Hunter Kemper and Manuel Huerta ran to spots on the 2012 U.S. Olympic


Triathlon Team with fifth- and ninth-place finishes, re- spectively, May 12 at the ITU World Triathlon San Diego. Kemper earned his fourth consecutive Olympic berth with a time of 1 hour, 49 minutes, 17 seconds on the 1,500-meter swim, 40-kilometer bike and 10-kilometer run course. The Cuban-born Huerta crossed the line ninth in 1:49:31 to lock up his first Olympic Games appearance. Great Britain’s Jonathan Brownlee claimed the win in 1:48:46, with Sven Riederer of Switzerland and South Africa’s Richard Murray rounding out the podium. According to USA Triathlon’s 2012 Olympic qualifica- tion criteria, two men could qualify for the U.S. Olym- pic roster in San Diego, provided they both placed in the top nine. Kemper and Huerta did just that thanks to a pair of sub 31-minute 10k performances.


photos by Larry Rosa/ITU


Hunter Kemper and Manuel Huerta embrace after both earned spots on the U.S. Olympic Team at ITU World Triathlon San Diego.


Ultimately, you always want to settle it on a race course. You don’t want a selection committee to decide who’s going to go to the Olympic Games. I did that today, and so did Manny, and that means a lot. — Hunter Kemper


2012 ITU WORLD TRIATHLON SAN DIEGO May 12, San Diego, Calif. (1,500m swim, 40k bike, 10k run)


MEN


1. Jonathan Brownlee (GBR), 1:48:46 2. Sven Riederer (SUI), 1:48:52 3. Richard Murray (RSA), 1:49:02


5. Hunter Kemper (Colorado Springs, Colo.), 1:49:17 9. Manuel Huerta (Miami, Fla.), 1:49:31 15. Greg Billington (Colorado Springs, Colo.), 1:49:49 24. Jarrod Shoemaker (Clermont, Fla.), 1:50:11 32. Ethan Brown (Lowell, Mass.), 1:50:27 34. Matt Chrabot (Colorado Springs, Colo.), 1:50:32 53. Mark Fretta (Colorado Springs, Colo.), 1:53:09


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