2002 Junior Team Athletes -- Triathlon

2002 Provincial Junior Team

The ITU has implemented new age categories and distances for the Junior events at Worlds.  There will now be a Junior Sprint distance for 16 to 19 years and an Under 23 category at the Olympic distance for 18 to 23 years.  Both races are draft legal. All categories are based on your age as of December 31st in the current year of competition. 

The Junior Sprint qualifying races were:

The following juniors have qualified for the 2002 Provincial Junior Team traveling to Wasaga Beach, Ontario for the 2002 Canadian Junior Triathlon Championships on August 25th. These athletes met the qualifying Standards as identified in the High Performance Standards.

Name Club / Home 2002 Triathlon Age Time Standard
Erin Braun Triple Threat / Fort Richmond 17 (1985) Junior Female A
Amy Briscoe Triple Threat / Fort Richmond 16 (1986) Junior Female A
Steve Budowski Triple Threat / West Kildonan 17 (1985) Junior Male A
Jill Dobrinsky Triple Threat / West Kildonan 16 (1986) Junior Female A
Jacques Marcoux Triple Threat / St Boniface 18 (1984) Junior Male A
Josh Markham Triple Threat / North Kildonan 16 (1986) Junior Male A
Carolyn Wernham Triple Threat / Lindenwoods 16 (1986) Junior Female A
John Wernham Triple Threat / Lindenwoods 17 (1985) Junior Male A

Also see Duathlon.

Results from the Canadian Junior Triathlon Championships at Wasaga Beach Ontario on August 24th

Junior Female (35 competitors) Junior Male (48 competitors)
06  Amy Briscoe      1:08:41 21  Jacques Marcoux  1:06:15
14  Carolyn Wernham  1:11:52 23  John Wernham     1:06:56
15  Erin Braun       1:12:12 30  Steven Budowski  1:08:25
20  Jill Dobrinsky   1:14:59 35  Joshua Markham   1:11:59

Click here for complete results from the Junior Female  race.
Click here for complete results from the Junior Male race.

These were draft-legal races.

Results from the Canadian Duathlon Championships in Calgary on Sunday September 8th

In the Sprint Junior Elite race:

Overall   Time  Name                          Category placing
04     1:13:34  Jacques Marcoux  Winnipeg MB  4/8   Jr Male
07     1:18:54  Amy Briscoe      Winnipeg MB  1/14  Jr Female 
09     1:19:33  John Wernham     Winnipeg MB  7/8   Jr Male
12     1:21:28  Jenna Wilson     Winnipeg MB  4/14  Jr Female
13     1:22:29  Teresa Samek     Winnipeg MB  5/14  Jr Female
14     1:22:36  Erin Braun       Winnipeg MB  6/14  Jr Female
18     1:27:25  Carolyn Wernham  Winnipeg MB  10/14 Jr Female

Amy crossed the finish line in a photo finish with a girl from BC, and since a photo wasn't taken ... they were both awarded first place.  The winning Male time was 1:10:38.

Our Junior Girls Provincial Team has received a Women to Watch Grant from Sport Manitoba (September 12th)

Manitoba Junior Girls Provincial Triathlon Team
(Erin Braun, Amy Briscoe, Jill Dobrinsky, and Carolyn Wernham)

These four young talented triathlon athletes are using their grant money for costs to attend the 2002 Canadian Triathlon Championships in Wasaga Beach, Ontario. At this competition they will be trying to qualify for a spot on the Canadian Team traveling to the 2002 Worlds in Cancun. All four girls are members of the Triple Threat Triathlon Club and three of them train with the Manitoba National Triathlon Centre. These girls have been motivated all year long to improve their results from last year’s Nationals. To compete at Nationals all girls must achieve a time standard and meet a number of eligibility standards. Attending Nationals also allows the athletes to participate in drafting events which are not currently run in Manitoba. Participation in drafting events is key for these girls to improve their bike handling skills for competitions at the National and International level.

This page was last updated on March 24, 2003