Smits, Fozkos win Long Course crowns
Published 8:56 am Wednesday, July 18, 2018
SISTER LAKES — Cloudy and humid conditions did not deter runners from throughout the Midwest and even as far away as Florida from competing in the Sister Lakes Triathlon Saturday.
Troy Smits of St. Joseph and Brittany Fozkos of Valparaiso, Indiana were the Long Course champions.
Fozkos finished with an overall time of 2:20:41, while Smits posted a combined time of 2:02:09.
Competitors in the Long Course had to swim 1,000 meters, bike 25 miles and run 6.35 miles.
The Olympic Sprint course consisted of a 500-meter swim, 13 mile bike ride and a 5K run.
Zachary Benes of Chicago won the men’s title in the Olympic Sprint with a time of 1:08:57, while Chris Wickhard of Crown Point, Indiana won the women’s title with a time of 1:11:32.
Age division winners for both the Olympic Sprint and Long Course can be found at leaderpub.com
SISTER LAKES TRIATHLON
At Sister Lakes
Olympic Sprint
Overall male
Zachary Benes, Chicago – 1:08:57
Overall female
Chris Wickhard, Crown Point, Indiana – 1:11:32
Age division winners
Athena group
Mandy Perl, Kalamazoo – 1:36:05
Female
1-15
Kaela Groppel, Stevensville – 1:26:47
16-19
Jenna Miller, Goshen, Indiana – 1:18:49
20-24
Danielle Leland, Chicago – 1:36:25
25-29
Theresa Coverick, Palos Park, Illinois – 1:29:54
30-34
Megan Lorang, Boynton Beach, Florida – 1:28:03
35-39
Jamie Hickey, Ashville, North Carolina – 1:22:20
40-44
Carrie Wisniewski, Glyn Ellyn, Illinois – 1:20:10
45-49
Jauqueline McBride, Western Springs, Illinois – 1:24:34
50-54
Carol Herlocker, Morton Grove, Illinois – 1:25:29
55-59
Margaret Mayor, Oak Forest, Illinois – 1:38:44
60-64
Eileen Coverick, Palos Park, Illinois – 1:41:10
70 and over
Sandi Campbell, Palatine, Illinois – 1:43:43
Men
Clydesdale group
Nicolas Millett, Portage – 1:29:22
1-15
AJ Groppel, Stevensville – 1:18:12
16-19
Jack Knetl, Homewood, Illinois – 1:17:16
20-24
Kevin Vroegh, Dyer, Indiana – 1:18:31
25-29
Sean Hennen, Dowagiac – 1:38:11
30-34
Matthew Gudenau, Livonia – 1:18:00
35-39
Spencer Carr, Benton Harbor – 1:22:37
40-44
Brandon Decker, Boynton Beach, Florida – 1:20:20
45-49
Stephen Groppel, Stevensville – 1:20:34
50-54
Bill McDonnell, Germantown, Wisconsin – 1:22:39
55-59
John Chamberlain, Zionsville, Indiana – 1:27:17
60-64
Thomas Alcamo, Chicago – 1:17:39
Long Course
Overall male
Troy Smits, St. Joseph – 2:02:09
Overall female
Brittany Fozkos, Valparaiso, Indiana – 2:20:41
Age division winners
Female
16-19
Erin Lafrenz, Stevensville – 2:32:05
20-24
Katherine Hurrle, Dowagiac – 2:45:40
25-29
Lauren Gutgesell, Chicago – 2:39:36
30-34
Mandy Wallick, Channahon, Illinois – 2:33:04
35-39
Sarah Rose, Glen Ellyn – 2:43:12
40-44
Lori Bolt, St. Joseph – 2:29:17
45-49
Samantha Sutherland, Valparaiso – 2:33:08
50-54
Stephany Esmay, Batavia, Illinois – 2:51:44
55-59
Tamara Shuler, Constantine – 2:29:38
60-64
Kathleen Hruby, Crown Point – 2:46:33
Male
Clydesdale group
Thomas Coates, Aurora, Illinois – 2:34:20
16-19
Justin Hearne, Mokena, Illinois – 2:30:14
20-24
Ryan Heladingen, Hoffman Estates, Illinois – 2:29:30
25-29
Kyle Kerr, Valparaiso – 2:06:01
30-34
James Bradshaw, St. Joseph 2:15:16
35-39
Travis Haynes, Fairmount, Indiana – 2:07:53
40-44
Chad Baird, Coloma – 2:25:12
45-49
Danny Balos, Niles – 2:20:41
50-54
Steve Meek, Mishawaka, Indiana – 2:12:26
55-59
Ron Dorneker, Chicago – 2:10:07
60-64
Tom Flanagan, South Milwaukee, Wisconsin – 2:37:24
65-69
Daniel Covert, Griffith, Indiana – 2:49:40
75 and over
Fred Hemsath, St. Joseph – 3:14:36