Gravel Worlds Triathlon: The USA Triathlon Gravel National Championships
Slowtwitch was in Lincoln, Nebraska on the weekend for Gravel Worlds and, while there was lots of attention paid to the flagship 150-mile pro gravel bike race, the event was filled with lots of other activities, too. The weekend kicked off on Friday morning with the triathlon and duathlon races, which served for the second year as USA Triathlon’s Gravel National Championships. (Nationals returns to Lincoln next year, too.) The race served as a qualifier for next year’s World Triathlon Multisport Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
The racing took place at beautiful Branched Oak Lake, roughly a 30 minute drive from Lincoln. Athletes could also just do an open-water swim as part of a “triple” competition – the full triple included a 3 km swim, Saturday’s 150-mile gravel race and Sunday’s 50 km run, while the half triple included a 1.5 km swim, the 75-mile gravel race and the half marathon gravel run.
International Distance Triathlon
John Matson (2:14:03) and Lindsay Long 2:39:16) were the overall winners of the International Distance Triathlon.
| MALE | |||
| PARA | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Christian Loafman | 03:14:04 | |
| M0119 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Andrew Wales | 02:29:54 | |
| 2 | Joseph Cornwell | 05:09:13 | |
| M2024 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Connor Heavican | 02:22:37 | |
| 2 | Mitchell Gatzemeyer | 05:09:13 | |
| M2529 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Gavin Grabill | 02:54:09 | |
| 2 | Ashton Ahrens | 03:02:17 | |
| 3 | Ben Stadler | 03:07:29 | |
| M3034 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Michael Gannon | 02:20:24 | |
| 2 | Michael Sorokin | 04:42:09 | |
| 3 | Brian Collings | 04:42:09 | |
| M4549 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Kevin Hofstra | 02:22:59 | |
| 2 | Eric Michel | 02:55:53 | |
| 3 | Paul Skalitzky | 03:02:17 | |
| M5054 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Christian Thomas Waterstraat | 02:27:38 | |
| 2 | Ron Larson | 03:00:19 | |
| 3 | Chris Cockrell | 03:14:08 | |
| M5559 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Thomas Woods | 02:21:55 | |
| 2 | Eric Snowberg | 02:31:01 | |
| 3 | Gregory Weinberg | 02:50:28 | |
| M6064 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Bradley Cope | 03:01:05 | |
| 2 | Mike Kidder | 03:12:02 | |
| M6569 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Brent Peacock | 02:42:32 | |
| M7074 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Ken Gibson | 03:24:25 | |
| FEMALE | |||
| F3034 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Danae Hyde | 03:10:18 | |
| F3539 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Kelsey Alto | 03:50:17 | |
| F4044 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Lindsay Long | 02:39:16 | |
| 2 | Kristen Ullman | 02:53:53 | |
| 3 | Laurel Short | 02:57:06 | |
| F4549 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Paula Renner | 03:21:57 | |
| 2 | Stephanie Charles | 03:36:32 | |
| 3 | Cheri Busenitz | 03:41:29 | |
| F5054 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Michelle Lingenfelser | 03:13:43 | |
| 2 | Alicia Wendolowski | 03:33:28 | |
| F5559 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Bobbie Kriz-Wickham | 03:34:06 | |
| 2 | Louisa Summers | 04:28:38 | |
| F6064 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Margot Swartz | 03:03:18 | |
| 2 | Kristi Newcomb | 03:08:24 | |
| 3 | Sheryl Leonard-Schneck | 03:12:10 | |
| F7074 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Mary Langlie | 04:29:58 | |
Sprint Distance Triathlon
Caleb Wales (1:22:13) and Allison Hofstra (1:22:49) were tops in the Sprint Triathlon, with Hofstra taking second overall in the entire race.
| MALE | |||
| PARA | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Larry Seidman | 02:05:10 | |
| M0119 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Caleb Wales | 01:22:13 | |
| 2 | Kisaac Carlson | 02:06:43 | |
| M3034 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Tyler Johnson | 02:05:24 | |
| M3539 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Chris Rarig | 02:25:01 | |
| M4044 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Chad Bartlett | 01:45:37 | |
| 2 | Benjamin Mccall | 01:45:53 | |
| M4549 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Scott Michalik | 01:25:22 | |
| 2 | Gus Teixeira | 01:28:41 | |
| 3 | Timothy Noerrlinger | 01:36:15 | |
| M5054 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Wade Fornander | 01:36:27 | |
| 2 | Jeffrey Chapman | 01:55:32 | |
| M5559 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | John Hartpence | 01:24:20 | |
| 2 | Jonathan Scholes | 01:27:22 | |
| 3 | Travis Wales | 01:29:10 | |
| M6064 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Steve Smith | 01:22:52 | |
| 2 | Lance Fargo | 01:33:04 | |
| 3 | Harry Riggs | 01:33:22 | |
| M6569 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Mark Drangsholt | 01:31:01 | |
| 2 | Brett Edgerle | 01:51:40 | |
| 3 | Mark Mulch | 02:51:37 | |
| M7074 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Steve Cole | 01:41:15 | |
| 2 | Doug Usher | 01:43:25 | |
| 3 | William Morrow | 02:02:08 | |
| M7579 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Terry Hutchins | 02:10:10 | |
| M8084 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Rob Norris | 02:57:06 | |
| FEMALE | |||
| F0119 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Allison Hofstra | 01:22:49 | |
| 2 | Ashley Hofstra | 01:31:12 | |
| 3 | Lillian Bargstadt | 01:42:41 | |
| M0119 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Abigail Wales | 01:26:58 | |
| F2529 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Kaley Hassell | 01:41:40 | |
| F3034 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Brittany Funk | 01:47:30 | |
| 2 | Alyssa Richter | 02:00:28 | |
| 3 | Victoria Kumpost | 02:55:28 | |
| F3539 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Kath Shield | 02:09:20 | |
| 2 | Tonia Holmes | 02:49:21 | |
| F4044 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Kristin Kurokawa | 01:28:16 | |
| 2 | Kari Benkert | 01:34:18 | |
| F4549 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Amanda Meredith-Dunlop | 01:32:58 | |
| 2 | Kristi Tarrant | 01:33:57 | |
| 3 | Heather Lamb | 01:44:27 | |
| F5054 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Maribeth Orr | 01:40:45 | |
| 2 | Angie Michalik | 01:56:14 | |
| F6064 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Leslie Knibb | 01:34:54 | |
| 2 | Kim Sprenger | 01:42:59 | |
| 3 | May-li Cuypers | 01:47:38 | |
| F6569 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Kimberly Peterson | 02:11:57 | |
| F7074 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Lorrie Beck | 01:41:50 | |
| 2 | Maggie Bartlett | 02:03:36 | |
| 3 | Karen Weatherby | 02:06:40 | |
| F7579 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Jo Garuccio | 02:01:54 | |
| 2 | Linda Usher | 02:18:23 |
International Distance Duathlon
Steven Worth (2:08:43) took the men’s overall, with Courtney Smith (4:47:37) leading the women.
| MALE | |||
| M3034 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Kyle Dow | 02:10:32 | |
| 2 | Levi Vogt | 02:33:30 | |
| 3 | Jacob Spilker | 03:16:23 | |
| M3539 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Jason Klein | 02:26:22 | |
| M4044 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Zach Brown | 02:23:35 | |
| 2 | Ricardo Valverde | 03:11:47 | |
| M4549 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Chris Mosier | 02:39:02 | |
| M5559 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Steven Worth | 02:08:43 | |
| 2 | Dan Quillin | 02:46:34 | |
| M6064 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Matt Wegenka | 02:19:48 | |
| 2 | David Marsalli | 03:47:31 | |
| M6569 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Paul Hermes | 02:44:11 | |
| FEMALE | |||
| F4549 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Jesse Skalitzky | 04:05:13 | |
| F5054 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Courtney Smith | 02:47:37 | |
| F6569 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Heather Leach | 03:25:30 | |
Sprint Distance Duathlon
Steven Eles (1:09:22) and Monica Doval (1:20:34) were the top finishers in the Sprint Duathlon.
| MALE | |||
| M3034 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Cody Kelley | 02:08:08 | |
| M3539 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Saxby Stradinger | 01:13:34 | |
| M4044 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Zak Hall | 01:20:28 | |
| 2 | Felipe Iongoria | 01:28:12 | |
| M4549 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Stephen Eles | 01:09:22 | |
| 2 | Jared McLaren | 01:17:07 | |
| 3 | Christian Botting | 01:28:13 | |
| M5054 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Jerry Bueno | 02:00:56 | |
| M5559 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Todd Hamilton | 01:28:47 | |
| M6064 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Brad Galbraith | 01:18:36 | |
| 2 | Jeremy Oury | 01:24:36 | |
| 3 | Brian Watkins | 01:53:09 | |
| M6569 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Jeff Dorrill | 01:32:52 | |
| 2 | Joseph Swartz | 01:48:57 | |
| M8084 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Peter Hackbert | 02:48:51 | |
| FEMALE | |||
| F4549 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Monica Doval | 01:20:34 | |
| F5559 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Angela Workman | 01:32:06 | |
| F6064 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Heather Woloshyn | 02:36:38 | |
| 2 | Ruth Albright | 02:38:35 | |
| F6569 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Christine Puetz | 01:42:13 | |
| F7074 | Pos | Name | Time |
| 1 | Mary Henson | 02:32:18 | |
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