More Gravel (Worlds): USA Triathlon National Gravel Championships
Photos: Kevin Mackinnon
Things wrapped up for a busy weekend of racing at Gravel Worlds with the USA Triathlon Gravel National Championships held at the spectacular Branched Oak Lake. Athletes were welcomed to the race site this morning with an impressive sunrise along with some rain, which helped create a beautiful rainbow and also packed the gravel roads down a bit, so things weren’t quite as dusty on the bike.
The national championship featured two distances – a sprint (750 m swim, 17 mile bike, 5 km run) and an intermediate distance (1,500 m swim, 28 mile bike and a 10 km run. This is the first of four years that the event is slated to take place here in Lincoln.
We’ve got all of the podium results after the gallery. For full results you can click here.
Caroline Theil would win the sprint distance race overall.
Grayson Masterson was the fastest male in the sprint triathlon.
Sheri Schrock won the sprint-distance duathlon.
Betty Janelle won the 60 to 64 category in the sprint triathlon.
And rounding out the athlete experience, the crew from Aragon Tavern were on hand to create some incredible cheese steaks!
Intermediate Distance
Kevin Denny took the overall win in the intermediate distance race.
PARA
M0119
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Jacob Hofstra | 02:33:58.16 |
| 2 | Max Bates | 03:02:48.09 |
| 3 | Garrett Dittmer | 04:06:47.40 |
M2024
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Elliott Brown | 02:57:26.08 |
M2529
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Gavin Grabill | 02:55:50.01 |
| 2 | Ashton Ahrens | 03:24:49.12 |
M3034
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Kerry Werner | 02:20:40.53 |
| 2 | Trevon McGill | 03:11:32.48 |
M3539
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Kevin Denny | 02:19:30.00 |
| 2 | John Matson | 02:27:21.43 |
| 3 | Daniel Snyder | 02:29:43.13 |
M4044
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Jason Savill | 02:37:19.44 |
| 2 | Kevin Hofstra | 02:39:24.19 |
| 3 | Todd Kavan | 02:57:18.85 |
M4549
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Matthew Monnot | 02:51:55.20 |
M5054
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Ryan Saline | 03:02:52.20 |
| 2 | Scott Cadwallader | 03:02:54.07 |
| 3 | Robert Ahrens | 03:22:00.24 |
M5559
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Travis Wales | 02:53:50.72 |
| 2 | matt kessler | 02:57:10.00 |
M6064
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Bradley Cope | 02:53:51.28 |
| 2 | Timothy Waid | 03:11:59.46 |
| 3 | Douglas Reznick | 03:17:02.04 |
M6569
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | James Witter | 03:37:50.89 |
F3539
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Mary Beth Gore | 03:43:48.66 |
| 2 | Kena Ludemann | 03:50:07.70 |
F4044
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Lindsay Long | 02:52:45.58 |
| 2 | Kristin Kurokawa | 03:00:32.14 |
| 3 | Kris Ullman | 03:03:43.35 |
F4549
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Kirsten Sass | 02:36:19.06 |
| 2 | Aryn McLaren | 02:57:48.50 |
| 3 | Sarah Peltier | 03:01:24.76 |
F5054
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Jenny Fletcher | 02:43:33.08 |
| 2 | Bobbie Kriz-Wickham | 03:42:44.56 |
F5559
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Terrie Hoops | 03:14:23.73 |
| 2 | Megan Tobin | 04:30:53.30 |
F6064
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Kristi Newcomb | 03:14:19.49 |
| 2 | Kim Sprenger | 03:28:43.53 |
F6569
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Maureen Sanderson | 03:58:27.57 |
Sprint Triathlon
Caroline Theil won the sprint triathlon overall thanks to her 1:27:48 finish time.
Sprint Male
PARA
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Larry Seidman | 02:16:28.27 |
M0119
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Grayson Masterson | 01:31:28.67 |
M2024
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Max Cipolla | 02:10:12.85 |
M2529
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Ben Sager | 01:37:30.00 |
| 2 | Landon Marotz | 01:54:08.21 |
| 3 | Austin Teeter | 02:30:58.85 |
M3034
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Kevin Ramos | 01:41:53.02 |
| 2 | Trevor Nelson | 01:45:51.96 |
| 3 | Ross Passmore | 02:05:48.35 |
M3539
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Derek Hoffman | 01:59:54.00 |
| 2 | Christopher Rarig | 02:14:32.28 |
| 3 | Garrett Bragg | 02:33:19.83 |
M4044
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | tom Meersman | 01:35:48.46 |
| 2 | Jeremiah Bruce | 01:49:42.64 |
| 3 | Brian Poulsen | 01:51:51.97 |
M4549
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Timothy Noerrlinger | 01:52:34.61 |
| 2 | Lucas Atkinson | 01:54:28.55 |
| 3 | Brian Demery | 02:03:38.30 |
M5054
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Thomas Woods | 01:36:07.46 |
| 2 | Sam Tovar | 01:49:35.89 |
| 3 | Robert Woodage | 01:52:39.76 |
M5559
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | IAN MURRAY | 01:38:05.47 |
| 2 | Harry Riggs | 01:52:24.68 |
| 3 | Glenn Solana | 02:10:05.13 |
M6064
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Bill Bender | 01:35:03.72 |
| 2 | Larry Lancaster | 01:36:23.94 |
M6569
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Mark Drangsholt | 01:45:05.66 |
| 2 | Louis Almekinders | 01:51:48.29 |
| 3 | John Hornig | 01:58:51.73 |
M7074
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Doug Usher | 01:54:38.59 |
| 2 | David Clements | 02:33:59.28 |
| 3 | Paul Stultz | 02:52:44.45 |
M7579
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Terry Hutchins | 02:20:18.03 |
M8084
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Rob Norris | 02:34:51.57 |
Sprint Female
Elite/Open
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Caroline Theil | 01:27:48.33 |
F0119
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Dylan Volk | 01:35:12.56 |
| 2 | Abigail Wales | 01:49:37.56 |
| 3 | Allison Hofstra | 01:55:29.51 |
F2024
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Isabel Fairbanks | 02:08:46.31 |
F3034
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Danae Hyde | 01:49:09.33 |
| 2 | Marjorie Galelli | 02:41:45.13 |
F3539
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Kari Benkert | 01:39:11.08 |
| 2 | Sara Laville | 01:41:32.83 |
F4549
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | HEATHER LAMB | 01:59:00.83 |
| 2 | Amy Solana | 02:00:10.43 |
| 3 | Jamie Dismuke | 02:11:24.68 |
F5054
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Maribeth Orr | 01:54:44.09 |
| 2 | Amy Hill | 02:02:37.21 |
| 3 | Zsa-Zsa Porter | 02:41:16.83 |
F5559
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Julie Dunkle | 01:43:34.27 |
| 2 | Michelle Friedrich | 02:39:44.01 |
F6064
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Betty Janelle | 01:59:47.66 |
| 2 | Clare Prince | 02:18:30.18 |
F6569
F7074
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Joanne Garuccio | 02:11:33.25 |
| 2 | Sally Almekinders | 03:06:28.17 |
F7579
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Linda Usher | 02:40:31.42 |
Duathlon Intermediate Distance
M3539
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Jason Klein | 02:17:01.82 |
| 2 | Jan Grajkowski | 02:32:35.70 |
M4044
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Josh Fisher | 02:23:37.95 |
M4549
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | MIKE SUING | 02:11:18.01 |
M5054
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Toby Dogwiler | 02:04:22.16 |
M5559
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | kevin drisko | 02:13:31.94 |
| 2 | Mark Carson | 02:29:47.12 |
| 3 | Tom Gilbert | 03:08:11.81 |
M6064
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Matt Wegenka | 02:12:54.08 |
| 2 | Steven Heller | 03:54:46.38 |
M6569
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Mark Achenbach | 02:51:22.40 |
| 2 | David Hoops | 03:19:51.46 |
F6064
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Christine Puetz | 03:01:32.67 |
Duathlon Sprint
| M3034 | ||
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Chris Hoenig | 01:37:09.0 |
| M4044 | ||
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Dustin Marvel | 01:28:19.3 |
| M4549 | ||
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Stephen Eles | 01:09:17.8 |
| M5054 | ||
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Sean Martin | 01:10:42.0 |
| 2 | Eric Vacek | 01:25:46.5 |
| 3 | Todd Hamilton | 01:26:52.4 |
| M5559 | ||
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | steven worth | 01:11:59.0 |
| 2 | John Hartpence | 01:17:17.8 |
| 3 | Chester Young | 01:43:02.0 |
| M6064 | ||
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Jeff Dorrill | 01:31:11.2 |
| 2 | Phillip Pitts | 01:47:32.5 |
| M6569 | ||
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Greg Pelican | 01:22:10.1 |
| M7074 | ||
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Paul Braunschweiler | 01:34:07.1 |
| M8084 | ||
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Peter Hackbert | 03:02:04.6 |
| Female | ||
| F2529 | ||
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Sara Cipolla | 02:33:34.3 |
| F3539 | ||
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Rebecca Bell | 01:44:58.9 |
| F4549 | ||
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Monica Doval | 01:24:16.0 |
| F5559 | ||
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Sue Pelican | 01:28:19.7 |
| F6064 | ||
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Heather Woloshyn | 02:04:25.0 |
| 2 | Victoria Oman | 02:21:26.5 |
| F6569 | ||
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Renae Bottom | 02:17:21.0 |
| F7074 | ||
| Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Sheri Schrock | 01:59:10.0 |
i thought i saw a video on facebook showing TT swim start… is this correct? I hope not, i put my thoughts in the triquest thread, but drafting is part of gravel racing. taking that out takes the most interesting dynamic out of the race. especially when there are only 50 people in the race.
Are aerobars banned? I hope so.
It was a rolling swim start - three at a time. Drafting was still allowed, though.
No aerobars allowed. USA Triathlon officials were on top of that.
so that’s a problem. if a strong bike pack formed from the first few people to start the swim in a rolling fashion, and you were the last to start the swim, you would be at an unfair disadvantage. it’s one thing to have a rolling start when you have huge numbers and a tighter swim venue (and drafting illegal). But when you have small numbers and drafting is legal it is inherently unfair to some people.
So few folks, not even worth talking about.
That definitely happened, especially with the self-seeded swim start. I wouldn’t call it “unfair” though, it’s just the nature of the beast.
We are working with USAT on this format to try to make it better… it’s still pretty new. The race was a lot of fun though.
Thanks so much for catching that! Not sure why that got removed, but I have added the “hour” to all of the times now!