(6-30-07) From Press Release - Collins, Garrison claim overall age group titles in Portland. Ben Collins (Lake Forest Park, Wash.) and Jennifer Garrison (Naperville, Ill.) topped all competitors by earning the overall male and female titles at the USA Triathlon Age Group National Championship at Henry Hagg Lake outside Portland, Ore., on Saturday.
Garrison, 29, defended her title from a year ago, while Collins, 24, improved on his second-place finish from 2006 in Kansas City, Mo.
The pair was also among 27 athletes to win national titles in their age groups after completing the 1.5k swim, 40k bike, and 10k run event.
More than 1,100 competitors -- representing 48 states -- took part in the race, which served as a qualifier for the 2007 and 2008 World Championships. The top-16 athletes in each age group earned a spot on Team USA at this fall's ITU World Championship in Hamburg, Germany and the top-8 in each group also qualified for the 2008 World Championship in Vancouver, Canada.
Below is the complete list of award winners from Saturday's race:
Overall male: Ben Collins (Lake Forest Park, Wash.) (1:57:08)
Overall female: Jennifer Garrison (Naperville, Ill.) (2:09:36)
Male Master: Brian Bich (Duluth, Minn.) (1:58:48)
Female Master: Tracy Orcutt (Seattle, Wash.) (2:13:06)
Male Grandmaster: Steven Smith (Granger, Ind.) (2:19:46)
Female Grandmaster: Lauren Binder (Portland, Ore.) (2:38:05)
M18-19: Shea Wilfong (Colorado Springs, Colo.) (2:02:39)
F18-19: Ashley Morgan (West Point, N.Y.) (2:23:43)
M20-24: Ben Collins (Lake Forest Park, Wash.) (1:57:08)
F20-24: Leah Larson (Boulder, Colo.) (2:13:23)
M25-29: Jesse Thomas (Eugene, Ore.) (1:57:25)
F25-29: Jennifer Garrison (Naperville, Ill.) (2:09:36)
M30-34: Chuck Sloan (Oklahoma, Okla.) (1:57:34)
F30-34: Rachel Ross (Honolulu, Hawaii) (2:13:40)
M35-39: Craig Greenslit (Berthoud, Colo.) (1:58:56)
F35-39: Stacey Richardson (Chapel Hill, N.C.) (2:12:41)
M40-44: Brian Bich (Duluth, Minn.) (1:58:48)
F40-44: Tracy Orcutt (Seattle, Wash.) (2:13:06)
M45-49: Tony Schiller (Chanhassen, Minn.) (2:02:24)
F45-49: Holly Nybo (Portola Valley, Calif.) (2:17:23)
M50-54: Kevin Moats (Atlanta, Ga.) (2:08:57)
F50-54: Bridget Dawson (Portland, Ore.) (2:22:57)
M55-59: Jim Bruskewitz (Madison, Wis.) (2:12:05)
F55-59: Sandi Wiebe (Vancouver, Wash.) (2:38:27)
M60-64: Steven Smith (Granger, Ind.) (2:19:46)
F60-64: Lauren Binder (Portland, Ore.) (2:38:05)
M65-69: Ted Pierce (Post Falls, Idaho) (2:33:57)
F65-69: Jan Miller (Green Valley, Ariz.) 3:00:02)
M70-74: Jon Adamson (Alpharetta, Ga.) (2:35:07)
F70-74: Susan Bradley Cox (Lexington, Ky.) (3:11:23)
M75-79: Lew Hollander (Bend, Ore.) (3:01:20)
F75-79: Madonna Buder (Spokane, Wash.) (3:50:37)
M80+: Charley French (Ketchum, Idaho) (3:03:32)
Clydesdale 39 and Under: Brandon Bartell (2:26:20)
Athena 39 and Under: Erika Binger (Minneapolis, Minn.) (2:37:28)
Clydesdale 40 and Over: Mike Shaffer (Ventura, Calif.) (2:11:41)
Athena 40 and Over: Kerry Deputy (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) (2:53:24)
Overall Results by Gender - CLICK HERE (PDF)
Results by Age Group - CLICK HERE (PDF)
