A pair of UVic Vikes cross-country athletes went across the world last week to compete at the World Triathlon Championships in Auckland, New Zealand on Sunday.
Racing for Canada, former Vikes cross-country star Ellen Pennock (from Calgary) finished 13th in the under-23 category, ahead of 2012 Vikes rookie Alison Hooper (Claremont secondary) at 27th. Locally based Alex Coates finished 25th, while CanadaB次元官网网址檚 top under-23 woman was Joanna Brown of Ontario in third.
Kyle Jones, a longtime training partner of Simon Whitfield, was CanadaB次元官网网址檚 top man in the elite category, finishing sixth overall, his best ever. Victoria-based Lauren Campbell was CanadaB次元官网网址檚 top elite woman, 21st overall.
VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 Matt Sharpe led CanadaB次元官网网址檚 under-23 menB次元官网网址檚 team, 29th overall, followed by Matt Vierula (Ottawa) in 38th and VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 Aaron Thomas 42nd.
