(10-31-07) From Press Release - Alaska Triathlon Club of Anchorage, AK and Ironheads Multisport Racing of Portland, Oregon Each Win $1500 Prize Purse
Cheryl Iseberg and Gary Wallesen of the USA Triathlon Pacific Northwest region are thrilled to announce that Alaska Triathlon Club of Anchorage, AK and the Ironheads Multisport Racing Team of Portland, Oregon are the 2007 USAT Pacific Northwest Club Competition champions. As regional champions, each club will receive the $1,500 T3 Athletic Recovery Products cash prize and regional challenge trophy. Runners-up Raise the Bar of Seattle, Washington and Oregon State University Triathlon Club of Corvallis, OR each receive $500 and trophies.
The USAT regional championship was split into two competitions. The Participation competition was based on the number of club members racing at USAT sanctioned triathlons and duathlons. The Results competition focused on the success of athletes at individual races - strength of the team.
Participation champions Alaska Triathlon Club attended 18 USA Triathlon sanctioned events, including a few races where all 36 members competed in the event. Ironheads Multisport Racing is a smaller team, but at over 75% of the races attended, their members won their age group or were overall event champions.
Finals results for Participation:
1st Place: Alaska Triathlon Club
2nd Place: Raise the Bar
Honorable Mention: Seattle Triathlon Club
Final results Overall Results category:
1st Place: Ironheads Multisport Racing Team
2nd Place: Oregon State University Triathlon Club
Honorable Mention: Bellingham Triathlon Club
The 2007 USAT Pacific Northwest Regional Championships are sponsored by T3 Athletic Recovery Products, a division of Sunrise Mattress Company of Spokane, WA. Cash awards were provided by T3 and USA Triathlon.
About T3 Athletic Recovery Products
T3 Athletic Recovery Products is a division of Sunrise Mattress Company, Inc., located in Spokane Valley, WA. The company manufactures a wide variety of innerspring and foam mattresses for a variety of dealers located throughout the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. T3, T3 Athletic Recovery Products, and T3 Athletic Recovery Mattress are trademarks of Sunrise Mattress Company, Inc. Energia is a trademark of Foamex L.P., All rights reserved. www.t3recovery.com
About USA Triathlon
USA Triathlon is the national governing body for multisport athletics. The Pacific Northwest region is one of 10 regional federations that provide benefits to multisport athletes in Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. The primary objective of the Pacific Northwest
Region is to assist in the development and growth of the multisport lifestyle within our region and the USA. There are over 30 clubs sanctioned by USAT in the Pacific Northwest region. www.usatriathlon.org
