Townsend leads large contingent at triathlon

by Neil Pierson<br>Herald Sports Reporter
| June 15, 2007 9:00 PM

MOSES LAKE — Kendall Townsend led all athletes in the olympic open division at the Moses Lake Family Triathlon held Saturday, June 9.

Townsend completed a 1-mile swim in 20 minutes and 40 seconds, a 24-mile bike ride in 1 hour, 1 minute and 59 seconds, and a 6.2-mile run in 40 minutes, 56 seconds. Townsend's total time of 2:05:10.2 was about 16 seconds faster than the runner-up, Sam Picicci.

Ken Collins (2:09:46.1), Fred Funge (2:10:03.7) and Jeff Blackwell (2:16:39.4) rounded out the top five in the Olympic division.

In the sprint open division, which consisted of a half-mile swim, 12-mile bike ride and 3-mile run, Brandon Bartell turned in the winning time of 1:08:51.2. Heiko Stopsack was second in 1:10:13.7 and Angela Craig third in 1:13:34.5. Linda Mclean (1:14:46.8) and Niki Stewart (1:15:05.4) rounded out the top five.

The trio of Anji Weissenfluh, Melissa Bonanno and James True won the sprint relay division with a time of 1:28:37.5. Kristi Guin, Helen Halloran and John Guin were second (1:30:34.5).

John Scarcello led all athletes in the family open division with a time of 1:08:02.4. The family division's course included a quarter-mile swim instead of a half-mile. Ethan Tonnemaker was second (1:09:45.7) and Debi Raines third (1:14:03.4), with Rebekah Glass (1:21:18.8) and Joel Francik (1:22:20.4) rounding out the top five.

The Lefler boys (Riley, Ryan and Reed) captured first place in the family-relay division at 1:27:15.7. Victoria Dalrymple, Casey Hornig and Alec Naccarato were second (1:32:58.7).

One hundred and 70 athletes in all turned out for the triathlon. Top 20 finishers in each open division are listed below.

Olympic Division

1. Kendall Townsend 2:05:10.2. 2. Sam Picicci 2:05:26.4. 3. Ken Collins 2:09:46.1. 4. Fred Funge 2:10:03.7. 5. Jeff Blackwell 2:16:39.4. 6. Vincent Nethery 2:16:58.0. 7. Mark Faulkes 2:18:07.2. 8. Mark Mclean 2:18:17.0. 9. Paul Kiss 2:23:41.1. 10. Sonia Tonnemaker 2:23:49.9. 11. Phaedra Cote 2:27:18.2. 12. Gordon Gray 2:28:13.7. 13. Austen Haynes 2:28:49.6. 14. Kevin Raines 2:29:57.3. 15. Dean Wilson 2:31:18.3. 16. Emily Von Jentzen 2:37:59.4. 17. Adria Gundersen 2:39:04.1. 18. Martha Amrine 2:41:10.4. 19. Laura Ketcham-Duchow 2:41:38.6. 20. Janine Fraser 2:44:13.0.

Sprint Division

1. Brandon Bartell 1:08:51.2. 2. Heiko Stopsack 1:10:13.7. 3. Angela Craig 1:13:34.5. 4. Linda Mclean 1:14:46.8. 5. Niki Stewart 1:15:05.4. 6. Joseph Pipinich 1:15:53.8. 7. Jennifer Korfiatis 1:15:57.7. 8. Jay Udelhoven 1:16:34.4. 9. Kathleen Engeln 1:16:34.5. 10. Shawn Turner 1:17:10.8. 11. Dan Ross 1:18:00.0. 12. Brandon Savini 1:18:10.0. 13. George Augustini 1:18:11.1. 14. Meagan Mower 1:20:55.2. 15. Karen Patton 1:20:56.3. 16. Steve K. Anderson 1:21:18.1. 17. Luke Tonnemaker 1:21:21.5. 18. Bryan Loeffler 1:22:30.0. 19. Deborah Roeber 1:22:50.4. 20. Mozell Snider 1:23:32.6.

Family Division

1. John Scarcello 1:08:02.4. 2. Ethan Tonnemaker 1:09:45.7. 3. Debi Raines 1:14:03.4. 4. Rebekah Glass 1:21:18.8. 5. Joel Francik 1:22:20.4. 6. Chris Bertholf 1:23:04.7. 7. Tamara Scarcello 1:23:10.1. 8. Steven Scarcello 1:24:01.0. 9. Chris Lawson 1:25:34.6. 10. John Honeyman 1:25:55.1. 11. Darin Smith 1:29:16.6. 12. Janice Moore 1:29:22.8. 13. Holly Moore 1:29:24.3. 14. Deane Nacarrato 1:33:07.3. 15. Marc Smith 1:33:15.5. 16. Michelle Miller 1:33:29.6. 17. Joleen Ervin 1:33:46.3. 18. Ron Mchargue 1:34:15.0. 19. Cameron Glass 1:34:20.1. 20. Matt Krogh 1:35:36.8.