The winners’ podium at the 22nd annual Whidbey Island Triathlon Saturday, July 28, in Langley featured a heavy dose of island athletes.
The sprint triathlon included a half-mile swim, 19.5-mile bike ride and a 3.8-mile run.
Oak Harbor’s Seth Grisham, 33, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island’s Heather Ireland, 27, Oak Harbor’s Jason Wood, 41, and Langley’s Brandon Henry, 63, finished 1-3-4-6 overall and all placed first in his or her division.
In the relay competition, Clinton’s OK Go and Langley’s Flat Rock Aesthetic Team went 1-2.
In all, 192 individuals and 18 relay teams completed the course.
Grisham won the overall title with a time of 1:41:48.
Ireland led all females in 1:43.12.
OK Go crossed the finish line in 1:32.13.
Overall Results
Top 10 overall: 1, Seth Grisham, Oak Harbor, 1:41.48; 2, Tyler Free, Seattle, 1:42:19; 3, Heather Ireland, Anacortes, 1:43:12; 4, Jason Wood, Oak Harbor, 1:43.:57; 5, Pat Burns, Portland, 1:45:57; 6, Brandon Henry, Langley, 1:46:16; 7, Jenni Bertapelle, Portland, 1:46:18; 8, Carmen Grisham, Oak Harbor, 1:46:30; 9, Marina Stoermer, Seattle, 1:46.51; 10, Dave Peters, Seattle, 1:47.29.
Top 10 males: 1, Seth Grisham, Oak Harbor, 1:41.48; 2, Tyler Free, Seattle, 1:42:19; 4, Jason Wood, Oak Harbor, 1:43.:57; 5, Pat Burns, Portland, 1:45:57; 6, Brandon Henry, Langley, 1:46:16; 10, Dave Peters, Seattle, 1:47.29; 11, Cameron Chew, Shoreline, 1:47:41; 12, Duwayne Olson, Rainier, 1:48:46; 13, Cole Zink, Damascus, 1:48:53; 14, Kevin Williamson, Bellingham, 1:49:23.
Top 10 females: 3, Heather Ireland, Anacortes, 1:43:12; 7, Jenni Bertapelle, Portland, 1:46:18; 8, Carmen Grisham, Oak Harbor, 1:46:30; 9, Marina Stoermer, Seattle, 1:46.51; 18, Ashlyn Sloane, Sammamish, 1:52.04; 24, Leslie Eisen, Portland, 1:53:54; 29, Taylor Chapman, Everett, 1:56:14; 30, Katherine Burns, Portland, 1:56:24; 31, Ives Hot, Seattle, 1:51:07; 32, Christina Bromme, Coupeville, 1:57:21.
Top five relays: 1, OK Go, mixed, Clinton, 1:32:13; 2, Flot Rock Aesthetic Team, mixed, Langley, 1:43:34; 3, Dirt Boys, Portland, male, 1:43:34; 4, Team Gnarwhals, Freeland, mixed, 1:45:47; 5, Tri Whidbey, San Luis Obispo, mixed, 1:56:04.
Whidbey Island Finishers
In each category below, the winner is listed first followed by Whidbey Island competitors.
U19 females: 1 (18th overall), Ashlyn Stone, Sammamish, 1:52:04; 3 (73), Riley Borden, Coupeville, 2:11.
25-29 males: 1 (21), Ryan McGinty, Seattle, 1:53:09; 6 (63), Aharon Pacholke, Oak Harbor, 2:07.28; 7 (80), Nathan Ross, Oak Harbor, 2:13:08.
25-29 females: 1 (3), Heather Ireland, Anacortes, 1:43:12; 2 (8), Carmen Grisham, Oak Harbor, 1:46:30; 12 (104), Lyna Nichols, Freeland, 2:21:46; 19 (165), Cortni Thrasher, Coupeville, 2:48:35.
30-34 males: 1 (1), Seth Grisham, Oak Harbor, 1:41:48.
35-39 males: 1 (2), Tyler Free, Seattle, 1:42:19; 3 (44), Greg Hensrude, Greenbank, 1:59:57; 4 (45), Timothy Nigro, Oak Harbor, 2:00:9; 6 (96), Hans Jangaard, Freeland, 2:18:02.
40-44 males: 1 (4), Jason Wood, Oak Harbor, 1:43:57.
40-44 females: 1 (7), Jenni Bertapelle, Portland, 1:46.18; 12 (185), Summer Ewart, Freeland, 3:16:18.
45-49 males: 1 (22), Chad Brumbaugh, Bothell, 1:53:20; 2 (26), Joel Liefke, Langley, 1:54:07; 4 (46), Seth Walther, Coupeville, 2:00:39.
45-49 females: 1 (55), Kristi Eager, Langley, 2:04:31.
50-54 males: 1 (12), Duwayne Olson, Rainier, 1:48:46; 4 (40), George Henny, Langley, 1:58:51; 6 (70), Michael Payne, Langley, 2:09:44.
55-59 females: 1 (42), Brenda Lovie, Clinton, 1:58:53; 2 (123), Mary Louise Harris, Freeland, 2:29:25.
60-64 males: 1 (6), Brandon Henry, Langley, 1:46:16; 2 (17), Bob Thorne, Langley, 1:51:37.
60-64 females: 1 (32), Christina Bromme, Coupeville, 1:57:21; 4 (136), Colleen Newman, Freeland, 2:33:52.
65-69 males: 1 (52), Patrick Hogan, Gig Harbor, 2:02:31; 2 (149), Stephen Lusk, Langley, 2:38:24.
65-69 females: 1 (107), Sandi Lusk, Langley, 2:23:11; 2 (163), Catherine Foote, Clinton, 2:45:39.
King Salmon (optional division for men over 200 pounds): 1 (10), Dave Peters, Seattle, 1:47:29; 2, (16), Aaron Racicot, Langley, 1:50:36.
Relay Results
Female RU99: 1 (8), The Tri-Hards, Langley, 2:05:42; 2 (11), Happy Goats, Langley, 2:13:52.
Male RU99: 1, Dirt Boys, Portland, 1:43:52; 2 (6), Team Disappointment, Freeland, 1:56:22; 3 (17), Team Carter, Clinton, 2:32:25.
Male R200+: 1 (14), Keepin’ On, Freeland, 2:27:42.
Mixed RU99: 1 (2), Flat Rock Aesthetic Team, Langley, 1:43:34.
Mixed R99-149: 1 (1), OK Go, Clinton, 1:32:13; 2 (4), Team Gnarwhals, Freeland, 1:45:47; 5 (9), Keepin’ Up with the Kids, Langley, 2:08:06.
Overall winner Seth Grisham of Oak Harbor begins the bike portion of the triathlon Saturday. (Photo by Jim Waller/South Whidbey Record)
Heather Ireland, who is stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, runs to first place among women at Saturday’s triathlon. (Photo by Jim Waller/South Whidbey Record)
