They came. They swam. They biked. They ran. They conquered.
Saturday’s United Way Triathlon drew 171 competitors at the McPherson Water Park -- boys and girls and men and women of all ages.
Nine-year-old Ben Hopkins was the youngest competitor to complete all three phases and finished 138th. Swimming was first, followed by biking and then running.
Here are the results:
Overall
Top 5
1. Josh Allison, 34:04. 2. Jon Riekenberg, 36:55. 3. Brian Watkins, 37:00. 4. Tanner Moore, 37.18. 5. Austin Gillen, 37:19.
Men Top 5
1. Josh Allison, 34:04. 2. Jon Riekenberg, 36:55. 3. Brian Watkins, 37:00. 4. Tanner Moore, 37.18. 5. Austin Gillen, 37:19.
Women Top 5
1. Donna Spoonemore, 42:36. 2. Sarah Ouren, 43:16. 3. Amy Pierson, 43:42. 4. Leah Cox, 43:53. 5. Stephanie Beatty, 44:27.
Team Top 5
1. Team Bott, 43:55. 2. Team O’Connor, 44:34. 3. Farmers State Bank, 46:36. 4. Team Regier, 47:22. 5. Team Optimist, 47:59.
Mac County Top 5
1. Josh Allison, 34:04. 2. Jeff Crist, 39:00. 3. Dave O’Reilly, 41:15. 4. Bruce Wagoner, 41:32. 5. Dan Lichty, 42:17.
Men Under-19
1. Benjamin Karnes, 40:23. 2. Jacob Hall, 43:50. 3. Alan Longshaw, 44:21. 4. Luke Comfort, 49:32. 5. Rodney Longshaw, 53.39.
Women Under-19
1. Maggie Hemmer, 44:09. 2. Rochelle Cottrell, 58:34. 3. Sadie Jones, 1:02.03.
Men 20-29
1. Josh Allison, 34:04. 2. Brian Watkins, 37:00. 3. Tanner Moore, 37:18. 4. Spencer Allen, 40:25. 5. Matthew Shaw, 42:32.
Women 20-29
1. Amy Pierson, 43:42. 2. Leah Cox, 43:53. 3. Shannon Bechard, 45:25. 4. Heather O’Neal, 46:48. 5. Aubry Sherman 48:07.
Men 30-39
1. Jon Riekenberg, 36:55. 2. Austin Gillen, 37:19. 3. Jimmy Adams, 37:49. 4. Justin Roth, 39:42. 5. Chad Henderson, 41:54.
Women 30-39
1. Becky Hall, 45:07. 2. Maranda Smith, 45:57. 3. Angela Hemsley, 48:15. 4. Robin Parker, 50.46. 5. Valarie Shober, 51.15
Men 40-49
1. Paul Caffrey, 43.20. 2. Jerry Severns, 47:28. 3. Doug Comfort, 48:56. 4. Lonny Hall, 49:49. 5. Andy Marin, 53:18.
Women 40-49
1. Donna Spoonemore, 42:36. 2. Stephanie Beatty, 44:27. 3. Susan Mayberry, 48:03. 4. Meredith Dowty, 48:44. 5. Linda Longshaw, 50:15.
Men 50-59
1. Jeff Crist, 39:00. 2. Jim McMullen, 39:15. 3. Dale Bing, 40:07. 4. Dave O’Reilly, 41:15. 5. Bruce Wagoner, 41.32
Women 50-59
1. Kathy Green, 55:07. 2. Lori Johnson, 57:02. 3. Jill Bremyer, 58:01. 4. Diane Goldberg, 59:59. 5. Korey Hensely, 1:00.10
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