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