Wachendorf, Pawielski top performers at Niles Triathlon

Published 3:59 pm Sunday, September 2, 2012

Swimmers emerge from Barron Lake during the Niles Triathlon Saturday. (Leader photo/KELLY SWEENEY)

Mark Wachendorf of McHenry, Ill. And Keri Pawielski of St. Joseph were the male and female top finishers at the Niles Triathlon in the Olympic Division Saturday.

Wachendorf covered the 200-meter swim, 13.2K bike and 2.5K run in a time of 2:05.47. Pawielski finished with a time of 2:22:38.

The overall runner-up was Brian Reynolds of Kalamazoo with a time of 2:06:54. The second female finisher and 10th place overall went to Amy Rummel of Kalamazoo with a time of 2:28:45.

Alex Arman of Naperville, Ill. Was the Duathlon winner with a time of 1:56:59. Zachary Redding of Madison, Wisc. was second with a time of 2:15:49. Dowagiac’s Mark Dobberstein placed fifth with a time of 2:32:09.

Kristopher Moody of Rolling Prairie, Ind. was the Super Sprint winner with a time of 41:24. Niles’ Gregory Dischler was third with a time of 41:54.

 

Niles Triathlon

At Barron Lake

Olympic Results

Top 10

Mark Wachendorf (McHenry, Ill.) 2:05.47, 2. Brian Reynolds (Kalamazoo) 2:06.54, 3. Brad Murphey (Osceola, Ind.), 4. Eric Fernando (Birmingham) 2:17:07, 5. Mark Ziegert (Granger, Ind.) 2:17:28, 6. Keri Pawielski (St. Joseph) 2:22:38, 7. Jason Demeter (Elkhart, Ind.) 2:23:15, 8. Jordan Florian (Baroda) 2:27:55, 9. Kip Miller (Bridgman) 2:28:14, 10. Amy Rummel (Kalamazoo) 2:28:45

 

Duathlon Top 10

Alex Arman (Naperville, Ill.) 1:56:59; 2. Zachary Redding (Madison, Wisc.) 2:15:49; 3. Mathew Van Vleck (Rochester Hills) 2:22:50; 4. Earl Shetler (Saugatuck) 2:27:19; 5. Mark Dobberstein (Dowagiac) 2:32:09; 6. Tres Rogers (Chicago) 2:33:45, 7. William Hornyak (South Bend) 2:35:57; 8. James Hartwell (St. Joseph) 2:37:25; 9. Trent Schafer (Stevensville) 2:37:51; 10. Doug Muenzer (Allegan) 2:38:29

 

Relay Triathlon Top 5

Blair Zordell-Ken Glick-Gary Bacoke 2:19:16; 2. Thomas Eversole-Trent Smith-Wayne Stefanich 2:24:07; 3. John Bard-Sara Bard-N/A 2:35:43; 4. Kelly Owen, Jana Jilek-Wolfe-N/A 2:49:12; 5. Jessica Springer-Doug-Eubank-Trevor Eubank 2:54:33

 

Super Sprint Top 10

Kristopher Moody (Rolling Prairie, Ind.) 41:24; 2. Jonathan Carr (Warsaw, Ind.) 41:50, 3. Gregory Dischler (Niles) 41:54; 4. Stephen Camilleri (South Bend) 42:01; 5. Trevor Kuzee (Allendale) 42:17; 6. Edward Walschmidt (Goshen, Ind.) 43:12; 7. Damian Ruesink (Three Rivers) 43:14; 8. Chase Wachendorf (McHenry, Ill.) 43:22; 9. Terry Hutchins (Kalamazoo) 43:44; 10. Ed Schuster (Valparaiso, Ind.) 44:00