2009 PanAmerican Championships

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

IconOne Athletes represented the United States very well this past weekend. Alexandra Weber, Ben Steavenson, and Keith Yoho all traveled for the first Junior Elite International event of the season.

The morning was very windy with air temps in the low 60s. The Jr. Elite Women were first and Alex stepped onto the pontoon ready for a great day. She finished 12th with a fantastic run.
Jr. Elite Women Results. Her next event will be this weekend at the Capitol of Texas World Qualifier.

Shortly, the men took to the pontoon. Ben & Keith dove off into the murky water. The swim was a bit of a disappointment for both but Ben worked his way up the field with a strong bike/run for 21st. Keith did fantastic in his first triathlon in 1.5yrs, his first ever draft legal event which just happen to be an international championship! Not bad for the former swimmer.
Jr. Elite Men Results

All 3 are looking forward to upcoming races and continued improvement this season.

Athletes given All-American Honors

ALL AMERICANS

CONGRATULATIONS to all IconOne athletes who have been honored by USA Triathlon for the accomplishments during the 2008 season.

I was on the plane reading my latest issue of Triathlon Life magazine and psyched for a great weekend of racing at the PanAmerican Champs. Suddenly I was distracted by the accumulation of outstanding achievements by IconOne athletes published from last year. The feats of 2008 deserve their own Blog post and an expression of my pride and gratitude for their contribution to the team and to the sport. To all those reading this, these athletes are outstanding individuals on and off of the course. It is my absolute pleasure to support each of them.

Kate Ross

• All-American Junior Elite and 2008 Junior Elite Female Athlete of the Year
• All American Age-Group W18-19

Ben Steavenson

• All American and 2008 Junior Male Athlete of the Year

Mark Saroni

• All American Age Group M18-19

Hunter Overly

• All American Age Group M15 & Under

Daniel Vertiz

• All American Age Group M15 & Under

Kailand Cosgrove

• Honorable Mention Age-Group 18-19

Weekend Race Report May 10, 2009

I hope all Mother's Have a wonderful, blessed day!

We had a great day of racing at the Rookie Triathlon.

Results

Carl Hutcherson completed his first triathlon and we are especially proud that he lost 60lbs enroute to this remarkable achievement. Way to go!

Hunter Overly mixed it up with the Pro/Elites male & females and finished 16th in a very competitive field. Fantastic for only being 16yrs!

Savana Overly smashed her goal of breaking an hour and finished 3rd <19>

Mike Overly finished 5th AG50-54

Sandy Overly finished 2nd AG 45-49 and her women's team of Multisport Maniacs showed what a fantastic coach she is!

Even Closer to home, Shirley Gonzales is showing great form and finished in the pack at the University Oaks Crit. She was racing the Men's Cat5s!

Results

Weekend Race Report May 3, 2009

Coldsprings Road Race
Results
Keith Yoho made a great introductory appearance at the finishing 3rd among the Cat5 field.

Skeese Greets Women's Triathlon
results
Jen Kennedy completed her first tri by finishing 4th AG 30-34. She had the fastest swim time of the day and rocked the transitions.
Shirley Gonzales took a minute off of her bike AND run splits to finish 5th in the AG 35-39.

CB&I Triathlon
results
Audrey Manchester convincingly won the U19 division and was 13th women's overall.

Vancouver Marathon
Shelley Probber ran a PR but didn't qualify for Boston. Bummer

CATCHING UP

What can I say? I'm behind but that doesn't mean the team hasn't been

performing and movin' on!

Lots of exciting news.

• Huge Congrats to Alexandra Weber (13) and Mark Saroni (64) who put in phenominal efforts at Collegiate Nationals last weekend. The water was a brisk 53 degrees and wind was a force to be reckoned with. You can watch their performances on a very cool new website http://www.zumtri.com/ Keep in mind that the site has overlapped ALL waves so what you see what would have happened if they started everyone all together.
  Yes, I was supposed to be at this event but instead I spent all weekend at San Antonio's Airport, never left, caught a cold and my computer got a virus. Not a whole lot to brag about there.


• Audrey Manchester rocked the Female U19 LoneStar Triathlon Festival in Galveston. Results


• Kate Ross is a member of the USA Triathlon Trade Team that received lots of goodies from their supporters. Video of the most recent camp in COS.


• Kim Oerkfitz completed her first ever 1/2IronMan at the inaugural New Orleans 70.3.


• Several athletes have had top performances at their respective district track meets. Congrats to all of you!

Next Up:
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May 3, 2009
Shelley Probber runs the Vancouver Marathon. The goal? Qualify for Boston!
Jen Kennedy will conquer the Skeese Greets Women's Triathlon. This is her first adventure into multisport!
May 10, 2009
Good luck to all who are doing the Rookie Triathlon. Carl Hutcherson (truly a Rookie!), and the Overly family
May 16, 2009
Pan American Championships in Oklahoma City. Good Luck to Alex, Kailand, Ben, & Kate
May 25, 2009
Cap Tex Triathlon in Austin. Alex, Hunter, Daniel, Keith race to receive an ITU World Championship Qualifying spot and a chance to go to Gold Coast Australia.

Weekend Race Report Sept 8, 2008- Go Iron(wo)Men!

IM finishers Shelley Probber and Shirley Flores.

ROCKED at IronMan Wisconsin on Sunday, Sept. 7th

Shirley Flores completed her second IronMan (the first was IM Florida fall '07) in a time of 14:32:23. She had PRs for both the Swim and Run enroute to her PR by over 15min!

Shelley Probber became an Iron(wo)Man in a time of 15:18:34 and place 18th in AG 50-54. She consistently moved up the rankings throughout the day and now celebrates her great accomplishment!

Complete IM Wisconsin Results

1-2 Sweep at Austin Triathlon

We also need to mention top finishes by Hunter Overly and Daniel Vertiz at the Austin Tri on August 31st. They finished First and Second Overall among 465 athletes.
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Top Masters Mike & Sandy Overly placed 1st and 5th respectively in their Age Divisions.

Complete Austin Triathlon Results


Although we aren't reporting the many swim, cycling, and cross country top performances we definitely congratulate each and every one of those athletes. Many, Many, Many Kudos go to your efforts!

Kate Ross 2008 USAT National Junior Elite Female Champion

Icon One had 6 top

10 finishers:

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Hunter Overly - 4th Youth Elite Male

Travis Decker - 6th Junior Elite Male

Mark Saroni - 7th Junior Elite Male

Alexandra Weber - 7th Junior Elite Female

Daniel Veritz - 9th Youth Elite Male.

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IconOne Congratulates everyone who competed and gives special thanks to John Rielly for his incredible support. Way to go Team!

Results

Next Up:

Sept 7th: Shelley Probber & Shirley Gonzales at IronMan Wisconsin