At the Races
ITU ROUNDUP
JORGENSEN, HURSEY OPEN WITH 1-2 FINISH
Gwen Jorgensen and Katie Hursey ran to first-and second-place finishes for the United States on March 15 at the 2014 ITU World Cup opener in Mooloolaba, Australia.
Jorgensen (St. Paul, Minn.), who finished fourth in the ITU World Triathlon Series rankings in 2013, clinched her victory in 59 minutes, 55 seconds on the 750-meter swim, 20-kilometer bike, 5-kilometer run course. USA Triathlon’s 2013 Rookie of the Year Hursey (Phoenix, Ariz.) was not far behind, grabbing the silver medal in 1:00:10 for her third career World Cup podium finish. Japan’s Ai Ueda clocked in at 1:00:14 for third.
Kaleb VanOrt (Mishawaka, Ind.) was the top finisher for the U.S. in the men’s race, finishing fifth to tie his best ITU World Cup finish.
The top-two finishes from Jorgensen and Hursey give the U.S. women their first 1-2 finish at an ITU World Cup since 2003, when Sheila Taormina and Barb Lindquist earned first-and second-place finishes in Madeira, Spain.
“I am so thrilled for Katie,” Jorgensen said. “And to have two USA girls on the podium says a lot (particularly because) USA Triathlon has been working really hard on getting more people into the sport.”
PATCO SPRINT TRIATHLON PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Sarah Haskins posted an early-season victory March 8 in the PATCO Sprint Triathlon Pan American Championships in Sarasota, Fla., while USA Triathlon National Team member Ben Kanute finished second in the men’s race. Haskins (Clermont, Fla.) logged a time of 57 minutes, 3 seconds on the 750-meter swim, 19.3-kilometer bike, 5-kilometer run course. Canadian Amelie Kretz was second in 57:38, and Tamara Gorman (Rapid City, S.D.) rounded out the podium in 57:44 on the flat, fast course.
Kanute (Tucson, Ariz.) raced in the lead pack for the entire sprint-distance race, finishing in 51:04 behind Canada’s Andrew Yorke, who surged ahead in the final stretch to win in 50:57. Leonardo Chacon from Costa Rica was third with a time of 51:18.
PATCO MIXED RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS
The U.S. team of Kaitlin Donner, Jarrod Shoemaker, Sara McLarty and Eric Lagerstrom combined their triathlon talents for a second-place finish March 9 in Sarasota, Fla., for the first-ever PATCO Mixed Relay Pan American Championships.
Alan Webb, the current American record holder in the mile, made his triathlon debut as part of Team USA 2. The team of Summer Cook, Webb, Tamara Gorman and Lukas Verzbicas placed fifth.
CLERMONT ITU PAN AMERICAN CUP
Olympian Sarah Haskins raced her way to her first title of 2014 and William Huffman finished third to lead the United States on March 1 at the Clermont ITU Sprint Triathlon Pan American Cup, the U.S. draft-legal season opener.
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