Last weekend Haley Fitzpatrick and Karli Hogsed not only completed their first half marathons, but had great finishes! Karli came in 271st place out of 555 runners and finished with a time of 2:00:11 while Haley finished 105th and won her age group with a stellar time of 1:45:05!

Yesterday, the Clemson Triathlon Club traveled just over the state line to the Tugaloo Triathlon. The team performed impressively in taking 4 of the 6 available collegiate podium spots!

Justin Arnosky led the way for the Tigers, finishing 3rd overall and taking the collegiate title in a time of 2:13:33. Justin's collegiate leading 1500m swim split of 22:04 gave him a lead he would not relinquish over the 42k bike and 10k run course. Tim Sattler followed Justin home just 61 seconds later to take 2nd in the collegiate race and 4th overall. Tim used a collegiate leading 10k run split of 37:52 to separate himself from the rest of the field.

Brady Thomas also put together a strong race to place 4th in the collegiate division with a time of 2:18:23. Michael "Magic" Mauhar rounded out the Tigers' scoring quartet placing 8th collegiate in a time of 2:20:48. Michael Edge (15th, 2:35:16), Nick Pryzybyl (18th, 2:47:42), and James Hyde (20th, 2:53:58) also finished strong for the team.

Team President Nick Sykes was the 8th and final finisher on the men's side for the Tigers. On his way to a solid performance, Nick was hit by a truck 20 miles into the bike leg. After getting bandaged up, fixing a flat tire, and waiting for a state trooper to sort things out, he continued the race a full hour and 31 minutes after the accident. Coming into T2 dead last in the race, Nick proceeded to run the 3rd fastest 10k of the race, and 2nd collegiate behind only Tim, in a time of 38:01. Strangely enough, that made his run pace faster than his average bike pace.

The women also shared in the team's success, led by Vice-President Heather Chenette. Heather's 2nd fastest collegiate bike split, coupled with solid swim and run splits, brought her to the finish in 2:38:50. Leah McMillion followed closely behind in 2:41:28 and secured her collegiate podium spot with a strong run. Kara Phillips used a 3rd best collegiate bike split to take 5th place in 2:49:49 while Roxanne Kyriakakis and Holly Hirsch had a friendly battle over 8th and 9th place, finishing in times of 2:53:15 and 2:54:00, respectively. Kristin Bender rounded out the women's squad in her first ever triathlon, finishing in a time of 3:10:14!!!

A complete list of results and top-3 collegiate splits, can be found on our "Team Race Results" page here.

The Clemson Triathlon Team headed to Huntsville, AL this weekend for the first Olympic distance conference race of the season. With a total of 10 men and women competing, the team was well represented and came home with some brilliant results!

Leading the charge for the Tigers was Justin Arnosky who placed 2nd in the men's collegiate division with a time of 2:08:04. Close behind in his second Olympic race in two weeks, was Carl Eichert, running himself onto the collegiate podium for the first time. New recruit, Timothy Sattler also cracked the top 5 in the collegiate division with a time of 2:11:51.

Brady Thomas, Nathan Weaver, and Michael Mauhar came across the line in 2:16:49, 2:17:20, and 2:18:37 respectively; good enough for 11th, 12th, and 13th in a very deep collegiate race. Team President Nick Sykes rounded out the men's team with a hard-fought 2:24:44 for 18th place collegiate, also racing for the second straight weekend.

On the women's side, the tale was a culmination of hard training for Leah McMillion who won a Collegiate race for the first time (on her birthday, no less!) with a finish time of 2:35:17. With that time, Leah also placed 3rd overall in the women's race! Backing her up, Roxanne Kyriakakis and Holly Hirsch both excelled in their very first Olympic distance races, placing 5th and 6th in the collegiate category. With times of 2:48:54 and 2:49:15, respectively, every finisher for the Tigers completed the distance under 2 hours and 50 minutes while all 7 men were able to go under 2 hours and 25 minutes!

Overall, it was a great weekend for the Tri Tigers and bodes very well for things to come! We'd like to thank the especially hospitable members of the Rocket Tri Club in Huntsville, for hosting many of the collegiate teams for the weekend. We're forever grateful and hope to keep the race as a conference event in future years.

Carl Eichert and Nick Sykes traveled to Burlington, VT this weekend to race the USAT Age Group National Championship. Both coming off of less than perfect training regimens, they each performed respectably, placing 35th and 79th in the 20-24 age group.

Eichert entered the race with few expectations, but crushed all 3 disciplines with a 23:00 swim, 1:02:33 bike, and 37:47 run to cross the line in 2:05:57 but unfortunately received a 2 minute penalty to push him back to an official time of 2:07:57, good enough for 130th place overall!

Sykes came into the race having struggled over the past couple of months with a few nagging injuries and training around a full time job. Nevertheless, after a 30:44 swim, a 1:07:00 bike (splitting 36:32 then 30:28 for each half), and a 41:16 run, he crossed the finish line for a total of 2:21:47; good enough for 614th of the 1873 finishers.

In addition to the competitors, team members Brady Thomas and Michael Edge drove the team trailer to Vermont providing bike transport to athletes flying up to compete from the southeast. Their dedication to the team and local area athletes is greatly appreciated.

Next weekend, the team will be taking 10 athletes to the Rocketman Triathlon in Huntsville, AL for the first SECTC Olympic distance race of the year!

Brady Thomas led the way for the Clemson Triathlon Team in Guntersville, AL today with a 4th place finish in the collegiate category. Following Brady, Michael 'Magic' Mauhar hit the mat in a time good enough for 7th place in the collegiate race. Michael Edge was the team's 3rd finisher in 17th place on the men's side.

Team Vice-President Heather Chenette posted a stellar time of 1:21:24 to finish in 2nd on the women's side a full 3 minutes clear of 3rd place! Also for the women, Roxanne Kyriakakis and Kara Phillips finished in 5th and 8th place respectively; each in their very first triathlon!

The team's next race will be in 2 weeks at the Rocketman Triathlon in Huntsville, AL with September's Tugaloo Triathlon and October's Rev3 Anderson SECTC Conference Championships looming on the horizon. We hope to see you at one of these upcoming events.

The Mountain Lakes Triathlon tomorrow morning (August 13th) marks the beginning of our fall conference race schedule! Although several notable team members will be missing from tomorrow's race, Clemson has a strong contingent of men and women lining up to start off the school year in style.

The Mountain Lakes Triathlon consists of a 600m swim, 16 mile bike, and 3 mile run in the scenic lakeside town of Guntersville, AL. The terrain consists of very small rolling hills, providing the perfect race for first time triathletes. In fact, two newcomers to the sport will be racing for the Clemson Tigers tomorrow.

Race updates will be posted when available, good luck to everyone in Guntersville!

Go Tigers!

Team member Justin Arnosky is in Santa Rosa, California today for the Vineman Triathlon. The race is already underway over a distance of a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, and a marathon (26.2 mile) run.

Justin emerged from the water in a stellar time of 53:41 and was well inside the top 10 going onto the bike. You can follow Justin's splits at http://tinyurl.com/javineman.

5150 Triathlon Series brings to you, 5150 Lake Lanier presented by Marines Corps! This event is sure to be amazing with beautiful scenery and an awesome post- race celebration! Register today at www.5150LakeLanier.com for this exciting International distance event on September 11th. We look forward to seeing you at the Finish line!

The Clemson Triathlon Club is a proud supporter of this event, we'll see you there!

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