Elite News

Elite Athletes Clean Up at Columbia Triathlon

May 18, 2009


Elite triathletes Andrew Yoder, Margie Shapiro, Rick Fesler, and co. all posted outstanding performances at Columbia Triathlon on Sunday.

Andrew rode a 58:19 (including T1) to finish with a bike split over 2 minutes faster than his nearest competitor. He ran a great final leg, finishing only 10 seconds behind current 70.3 World Champion Terenzo Bozzone.

In her first race back from injury, Margie Shapiro posted the fastest women's bike split of the day to beat current World Champion Chrissie Wellington and finish second only to Rebecca Wassner.

In the men's open division, Elite athlete Rick Fesler bested a stellar field to finish 1st overall.

Congratulations to Andrew, Margie, Rick, and the rest of the Elite family who competed on Sunday. We are very proud of you all, and we're looking forward to the rest of what is shaping up to be an awesome season!