USAT Website Article About Aquathlon Championship

CANTON, N.C. — With national titles on the line, 23 athletes stepped up to the challenge at the 2009 USA Triathlon Aquathlon National Championship on Sunday in Canton, N.C.

More than 400 athletes competed in the 1,500-meter swim, 5k run event amid heavy rains at the Lake Logan Episcopal Center.

The championship event was part of the two-day Lake Logan Multisport Festival, which included sprint and Olympic distance triathlons.

[Learn more about the sport of aquathlon]

In addition to the national titles awarded in each age group, the top 10 athletes in each age group earned the opportunity to be a part of Team USA and represent the United States at the 2009 ITU Aquathlon World Championships on the Gold Coast of Australia in September. Learn more about Team USA.

This is the first time USA Triathlon has held the event in the eastern United States and the first national championship of any kind to be held in Haywood County, North Carolina. Past locations for the Aquathlon Championship include Huntington Beach, Calif. (2008), Portland, Ore. (2007), and Kansas City, Mo. (2006).

Go to the 2009 USA Triathlon Aquathlon National Championship website for more details and complete results.

2009 USA Triathlon Aquathlon National Champions

MALE AGE GROUP: 16 – 19
DYLAN BERRY, GARRETT PARK MD, 41:43  

MALE AGE GROUP: 20 – 24
MATT ATTAL, TAMPA FL, 38:49

MALE AGE GROUP: 25 – 29
JACK MCAFEE, CHATANOOGA TN, 38:25  

MALE AGE GROUP: 30 – 34
JAY CARMINE, LELAND NC, 42:28  

MALE AGE GROUP: 35 – 39
DAVID HALL, SIMPSONVILLE SC, 41:10  

MALE AGE GROUP: 40 – 44
BRIAN FRANCIS, BRIGHTON MI, 41:47  

MALE AGE GROUP: 45 – 49
TIMOTHY WOLF, NEW BOSTON NH, 43:13  

MALE AGE GROUP: 50 – 54
NATHAN NEVID, LAKE PARK FL, 40:39  

MALE AGE GROUP: 55 – 59
JUDGE JONES, PELHAM NH, 41:20  

MALE AGE GROUP: 60 – 64
TERRY STEGNER, HUDSON FL, 52:00  

MALE AGE GROUP: 65 – 69
DAN MURPHY, CHAPEL HILL NC, 49:41  

MALE AGE GROUP: 70 – 74
GARY BURNETT, MONROVIA CA, 1:00:41  

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 16 – 19
MEGAN MCLEOD, WAYNESVILLE NC, 41:51 

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 20 – 24
CAMERON JORDAN, STATESVILLE NC, 1:03:56  

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 25 – 29
EMILY KRUEGER, ATLANTA GA, 42:56  

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 30 – 34
ALEXANDRIA FRISCH, NEW YORK NY, 48:21  

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 35 – 39
ALICIA PARR, DURHAM NC, 42:04  

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 40 – 44
MELINDA YELTON, CHARLOTTE NC, 42:22 

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 45 – 49
LESLIE ANCHOR, ROCKVILLE MD, 47:18  

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 50 – 54
KATHLEEN JOHNSTON, NASHVILLE TN, 45:40  

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 55 – 59
ANN SIMS, ASHEVILLE NC, 45:59  

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 60 – 64
ANNE PAGE, WAYNESVILLE NC, 1:02:28  

FEMALE AGE GROUP: 65 – 69
SARAH INGERSOLL, PASADENA CA, 1:21:22

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