Each fall the team kicks off the year with the Captain's Biathalon. It begins with a short open-water swim then a run up the beach and back to campus alongside Lake Michigan. Then it's back into the pool for 12 laps - AROUND the pool. No lanelines, the guys swim NASCAR-style turning left as they go. Finally, they finish on the track with a one-mile run.
This year, Adam VanHuis became the first back-to-back winner since Roberto Jorda-Cid in 2002-03. Adam relied on a strong run to hold off a hard-charging Eric Ross to successfully defend his title. Adam Glover rounded out the field as the third guy under 50:00. Fifteen of seventeen returners bested their time from last year with an average drop of about 4:00. Ben Coder made the biggest drop, cutting 10:37 off of his time from last year.
Photos & Video to follow, but here are the results.
46:30 Van Huis, Adam
46:50 Ross, Eric
49:04 Glover, Adam
50:19 Moravek, Mike
50:26 Drake, Kyle
51:05 Ripley, Nathan
51:17 Varner, Chris
51:22 VanHuis, Alex
52:09 Schranck, Doug
52:12 Alfes, Pat
52:47 Stowe, Tom
52:50 Rothenbaum, Isaac
53:28 Coder, Ben
54:02 Ortmann, Ryan
54:30 Bendix, Blake
57:05 Hoover, Buck
57:44 Mathe, Stephen
60:30 Underwood, Chris
60:50 Bond, John
64:18 Jones, Dan
64:51 Nelson, Alex
66:28 Pellican, Bob
66:34 Jackson, Mitchell
67:24 Cristino, Mike
72:34 Posluszny, Corey
This year, Adam VanHuis became the first back-to-back winner since Roberto Jorda-Cid in 2002-03. Adam relied on a strong run to hold off a hard-charging Eric Ross to successfully defend his title. Adam Glover rounded out the field as the third guy under 50:00. Fifteen of seventeen returners bested their time from last year with an average drop of about 4:00. Ben Coder made the biggest drop, cutting 10:37 off of his time from last year.
Photos & Video to follow, but here are the results.
46:30 Van Huis, Adam
46:50 Ross, Eric
49:04 Glover, Adam
50:19 Moravek, Mike
50:26 Drake, Kyle
51:05 Ripley, Nathan
51:17 Varner, Chris
51:22 VanHuis, Alex
52:09 Schranck, Doug
52:12 Alfes, Pat
52:47 Stowe, Tom
52:50 Rothenbaum, Isaac
53:28 Coder, Ben
54:02 Ortmann, Ryan
54:30 Bendix, Blake
57:05 Hoover, Buck
57:44 Mathe, Stephen
60:30 Underwood, Chris
60:50 Bond, John
64:18 Jones, Dan
64:51 Nelson, Alex
66:28 Pellican, Bob
66:34 Jackson, Mitchell
67:24 Cristino, Mike
72:34 Posluszny, Corey
