Wow!!! What a Day in Kemah!

Kemah Race Start

Congrats to all the ORR Athletes who had great races at the sprint and olympic triathlons in Kemah last weekend! Several athletes finished their first-ever triathlon and numerous PRs were set despite crazy winds and a tough course. Notable finishes include:

In the Olympic race, 5 of the overall top 11 women's finishes go to the ORR women!!
Sarah Gray finished first overall female in 2:10:07.
Michelle LeBlanc finished 5th in 2:15:45.
Liz Baugher finished 8th in 2:20:13.
Mandy Heintz finished 10th in 2:28:03.
Melanie Benson was the first Age Group female finisher in 2:28:00 and won the Women's 25-29AG.

The ORR men were extremely competitive as well!
Bradley Pigage finished 9th in 2:07:32 and had the second fastest bike split of the day.
Todd Teren finished his first-ever Olympic distance triathlon in 12th place in 2:08:05 with one of the fastest run splits of the day.
Adam Currier finished 2nd in the competitive 35-39AG with a 2:23:33.
Sergio Roldan finished 5th in the same AG with a 2:25:27.
Blake Henning finished 3rd in the Clydesdales with a 2:53:04.
*John Laskowski gets the Way to Gut it Out Award by pressing on to the finish line after a flat on the bike!

In the Sprint Race, Triny Aguirre finished first overall Masters female with a time of 1:20:48.
Allison Eden and Audrey Manchester not only finished 1st and 2nd in the Women's under 20 division, but they also finished 2nd and 3rd out of ALL female athletes! And these gals are just teenagers. Wow!
Connor Barry also had a fantastic race! Connor finished 2nd in the under 20 division and 4th out of ALL male finishers. Again, just a teenager. The ORR youngsters are racing well this year!!
Special thanks to ORR photographer Corey Oliver of Brittani Louise Photography. Fantastic pics, Corey.

ORR Finishers include:

	Kemah Sprint		Kemah Olympic
	Alan Jones		Adam Currier
	Allison Eden		Blake Henning
	Amy Barr		Bradley Pigage
	Audrey Manchester		Brandon Barber
	Connor Barry		Jeronimo Cortina
	Eduardo Briz		John Laskowski
	Jay Cimo		Liz Baugher
	Jess Clark		Mandy Heintz
	Joe Gonzales		Melanie Benson
	John Oldfield		Michael Holmes
	Matthew Perches		Paola Romanos
	Sandra Braniff		Rafa Mercado
	Stephen Tinney		Rick Thibodeaux
	Triny Aguirre		Sarah Gray
			Sergio Roldan
			Todd Teren
			Tommy Behe

 Female Elite Wave Awards Podium

Adam Currier, 2nd in 35-39

Melanie Benson (actually finished 1st after-all), Women's 25-29

Allison Eden and Audrey Manchester (the ghost on 2nd!), 20 and under

Bradley Pigage running

Connor Barry, under 20

Connor Barry

Triny Aguirre, Master's Winner, Sprint Distance

Liz Baugher

Rick Thibodeaux

Tommy Behe

https://secure.eztoregister.com/results/default.aspx?event=11884&r=2515 for results.
Read more about pro triathletes, Sarah Gray's race her blogsite at http://sarahkgray.com/2012/05/01/kemah-challenging-but-rewarding/?preview=true&preview_id=180&preview_nonce=4e1a05ea50.