Building off their teammates’ successes at the Pan American Championships the previous day, the Riptide Elite and Junior teams raced strongly at the Littlefoot Triathlon in Morrison, Colorado. Presented by Riptide Multisports and directed by Sean Wendt, Littlefoot again proved itself as a top-tier early season event.
The team was lead by Jordan Jones on the men’s side and Amy Dannwolf on the women’s, both taking home 2nd place finishes. Both Jones and Dannwolf utilized their much-improved swims to place themselves in the mix from the gun. Jones used the second fastest bike split of the day to move up past teammates Adam Truex and Matt Balzer, and into 2nd place. Dannwolf exited the swim in 2nd place and maintained that position until the finish.
The Riptide Elite Team placed many within the top-10 with Tate Behning in 3rd, Joshua Merrick in 4th, Matt Balzer in 6th, Adam Truex in 7th, Cyrus Severance in 10th, and Cailee Andersen in 14th. Adam Truex had the fastest swim of the day and Tate Behning had the fastest run.
The Riptide Junior Team got their season off to a great start with several impressive finishes. Thomas Hill and Taylor Fogg lead the way with strong placings overall. 14-year-old Fogg was the 5th overall female, including pros and elites!
Taylor Harp and Morgan McCormick again proved themselves as strong up and coming talents taking 2nd and 3rd respectively in the female 16 & under category. Lindsay Schmidt, a perennial leader on the Riptide Team, finished 1st in the 17-19 age group. James Hill, who has shown big improvements in the pool over the winter finished 1st in the 16 & under category.
