Media Release

July 28, 2005 --- Canadian Junior Triathlon Championships

On Saturday July 30^th, Manitoba will see seven of its most promising triathletes compete at the Canadian Junior Triathlon Championships in Caledon, Ontario. This event is also the 4^th race in the 5 Junior National & U23 Development Series races. 

Currently with 3 of 5 series races already complete, Manitoba’s Amy Briscoe leads the Junior Female Series with 225 points. MNTC teammates Jill Dobrinsky, Jenna Wilson, and Teresa Samek are all sitting in the top 17 for this division. All of these athletes will race Junior Nationals, which is a sprint distance (750m swim, 20 k bike, 5 k run) drafting event. 

In the Junior Male division Manitoba’s Willie Bell is currently sitting in 7^th, followed closely by Blair Peters in 9^th. 

For the juniors, the championships results & series rankings for the first 4 events will determine spots on the Canadian Junior team heading to Worlds in Japan this September. 

 Teammate Erin Braun is currently topping the Under 23 division with170 points. She will be racing the elite/U23 event at the Olympic distance (1500m swim, 40k bike, 10k run) on Saturday. 

In the age group Olympic distance event Jeff Morier & Cherrie Fournier will be racing. Athletes will be competing for qualifying spots for the Age Group World Championships in Hawaii this October.  

For more information please contact the Triathlon Manitoba office at 925-5636, or check out our website at www.triathlon.mb.ca.

This page was last updated on August 5, 2005