Jorgensen Honored as USOC's
April Athlete of the Month  

Jorgensen made history at the 2013 Omegawave World Triathlon San Diego

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) honored triathlete Gwen Jorgensen as its female Athlete of the Month for April following a gold-medal performance at the 2013 Omegawave World Triathlon San Diego last month. 
 
Gwen Jorgensen (center) won USOC's April Athlete of the Month honors. (Delly Carr/ITU)
A 2012 Olympian, Jorgensen (St. Paul, Minn.) made history when she became the first-ever U.S. woman to win an International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Triathlon Series event on April 19 in San Diego, Calif. Trailing by more than a minute after the 40-kilometer bike, Jorgensen closed the gap in dramatic fashion, overtaking race leader and 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Emma Moffatt (AUS) in the final 500 meters. Jorgensen logged the fastest 10k run split of the day (33:10) to surge ahead of the field and top the podium. The win also earned Jorgensen the title of 2013 USA Triathlon Elite National Champion.
 
Jorgensen is currently the top-ranked U.S. female triathlete in the world, and is sixth in the 2013 ITU World Triathlon Series standings, despite completing only one of the two races held this year

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Matt Chrabot raced to his first World Cup podium finish since 2011 with a time of 1 hour, 54 minutes on the 1,500 meter swim, 40 kilometer bike at the Mooloolaba, Australia ITU Triathlon World Cup on Saturday, March 16th.
Photo by Delly Carr/ITU

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London Olympian Sarah Groff earned the victory at the Clermont, Florida ITU Sprint Triathlon Pan American Cup at Lake Louisa State Park on Saturday, March 9th, in a time of 1 hour, 17 seconds on the 750 meter swim, 20 kilometer bike, 5 kilometer run course. It was Groff's third career ITU Pan American Cup Win.
Photo by Romeo T. Guzman/USA Triathlon

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Ken Rideout from Alcatraz Triathlon in San Francisco, Sunday, March 3rd.
Photo by Nils Nilsen

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Three from NYAC’s Triathlon Team Named 2012 Athletes of the Year

January 31st, 2013 - Colorado Springs, Colo. - USA Triathlon announced that U.S. Olympian Sarah Groff and elite national champion Jarrod Shoemaker were 2012 Elite Athletes of the Year and Lukas Verzbicas  was Rookie of the Year.


Eligible athletes were nominated by their fellow elite competitors with the award selections being made by the USA Triathlon Athlete Advisory Council (AAC).

"2012 was truly a remarkable year in triathlon. With outstanding performances across all distances, picking the winners from our incredible list of nominees was a difficult task," said Barrett Brandon, chair of the USA Triathlon Athlete Advisory Council. "The AAC carefully examined the résumés and results and is proud to honor these exceptional athletes. The AAC congratulates all the 2012 winners."

Groff (Hanover, N.H.) is a repeat winner in the Olympic/ITU Athlete of the Year category after posting a fourth-place showing at the 2012 Olympic Games and a seventh-place finish in the final International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Triathlon Series rankings. She recorded four top-10 finishes on the ITU World Triathlon Series circuit last season and placed third in Hamburg, Germany, on July 21 to become the first American with multiple career WTS podium finishes.

Shoemaker (Clermont, Fla.) claims the men's Olympic/ITU Athlete of the Year honor for the first time since 2009 and second overall. The top-ranked U.S. male in the 2012 ITU World Triathlon Series rankings, Shoemaker raced to his second career USA Triathlon Elite National Championships title in Buffalo, N.Y., on Sept. 15. He was third at the sprint-distance Edmonton ITU World Cup on July 8 and finished 10th at the April 14 ITU World Triathlon Sydney. 

At 19 years old, Lukas Verzbicas (Colorado Springs, Colo.) became the youngest U.S. athlete to record an ITU World Cup victory with his win in Banyoles, Spain, on June 17, 2012 in his World Cup debut. He also claimed his first career elite victory June 2 at the Dallas ITU Pan American Cup and finished the year as the No. 5 American in the ITU World Triathlon Series rankings. 

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Another National Title for NYAC Triathlon


Photo by Bill Wippert/USA Triathlon. 

USA Triathlon National Team member Jarrod Shoemaker won his second career USA Triathlon Elite National Championship title at the Nickel City Triathlon in Buffalo, New York on September  15, 2012.   Shoemaker won the race in the time of 1:52:44 on the 1,500-meter swim, 40-kilometer bike, 10-kilometer run course to earn his second national title in the last three years.  His previous win was in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in September 2010.  Jarrod was also won the 2011 Sprint Triathlon National Champion.

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World Championships

Gwen Jorgensen, Sarah Groff, Matt Chrabot and Jarrod Shoemaker were all named to represent Team USA at the 2012 ITU World Championships in Auckland, New Zealand on October 20-21, 2012. 

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2012 Olympic Games

  
Photo by: Paul Phillips / Competitive Image


Sarah Groff and Gwen Jorgensen were both named to the 2012 USA Olympic team. This was the first Olympic triathlon for the NYAC. 

Photo by: Paul Phillips / Competitive Image

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For more information about the team, please contact Jonathan Wells, chairman, jonathan.wells@gmail.com.