Gravel Triathlon & Duathlon National Champions Crowned at 2024 USA Triathlon Gravel Nationals, Hosted by The Dirty Mitten in Michigan

In the men’s Olympic Distance Gravel Triathlon National Championships, Brian Sharda (Grand Rapids, Mich.) placed first in a time of 2 hours, 34 minutes, 1 seconds. He was followed in by Christopher Mosier (Peachtree City, Ga.) at 2:38:48, winning the M45-49 age group title. Christopher Schmidt (Evanston, Ill.) took third in a time of 2:42:26, winning his 50-54 age group title. 

Kirsten Kurokowa (McKinney, Texas) ran across the finish line in 3:08:16, earning the women’s overall national title and the 40-44 age group title. Lindsay Long (Wilmington, Del.) placed second in 3:12:21 and Katy Stone (Perry, Mich.) placed third in 3:18:15. Long and Stone both won their age group national titles, 35-39 and 50-54, respectively. 

Rebecca Bell (Eaton Rapids, Mich.) won the Athena 39 & Under national title in 3:58:44, while Elizabeth Holdenburg (Brighton, Mich.) won the Athena 40-54 national title. 

William Jankowski (Avon, Ind.) won the Clydesdale 60+ national title in 4:06:04 and Derk Zwart (Grandville, Mich.) won the national title for the Clydesdale 40-59 age group in 4:32:23. 

In the men’s Olympic Distance Gravel Duathlon National Championship, Steven Worth (Lake Forest, Ill.) took the tape in a time of 2:47:55, out-sprinting Ryan Ohl (Indianapolis, Ind.) by just four seconds, with Ohl clocking in at 2:47:59. Both Worth and Ohl won their age groups, 40-59 and 39 & Under, respectively. Paul Greenberg (Westport, Conn.) placed third, just one minute behind in a time of 2:48:12, and also won his 60+ age group. 

Lauren Leblanc (Clarkston, Mich.) placed first in the women’s Olympic Distance Duathlon National Championship in a time of 3:33:14, winning the overall and 40-59 national titles. Following Leblanc was Joann Cranson (Lake Odessa, Mich.) in 3:36:01 and Chris Farrell (New Lenox, Ill.) in 4:17:25. Cranson also won the F60-64 age group.

In the Sprint Gravel Triathlon National Championship, Todd Buckingham (Belmont, Mich.) crossed the finish line first in a time of 1:12:21, followed closely by Hagen Zein (Northville, Mich.) in 1:13:14. Pete Bolen (Dexter, Mich.) placed third in a time of 1:15:47. Both Zein and Bolen won their age groups, M30-34 and M60-64, respectively. 

Lindsay Delorme (South Haven, Mich.) took first overall in the women’s race in a time of 1:19:59. Just over a minute behind, Megan James (Portage, Mich.) finished second at 1:21:47 and Ashley Hankamp (Coopersville, Mich.) placed third in a time of 1:26:34. James also won her age group, F50-54 and Hankamp came in second in the F40-44 age group behind Delorme. 

In the Clydesdale division, Brian Manatt (Grinnell, Ia.) finished first in a time of 1:27:45. He was followed in by R. Babcock (Byron Center, Mich.) at 1:32:32 and Todd Tolbert (Okemos, Mich.) in 1:57:21. Manatt and Babcock also received national titles for the Clydesdale 40-59 and 39 & Under divisions. 

Natalie Rowe (Kalamazoo, Mich.) won the overall Athena title in addition to the Athena 40-54 title in a time of 1:39:30. Carolyn Peurach (Kalamazoo, Mich.) placed second in a time of 1:41:39, followed by third-place finisher Michelle Mathewson (Bellevue, Mich.) in 1:43:17. Both Peurach and Mathewson placed first and second in the 39 & Under division. 

The men’s Sprint Gravel Duathlon National Championship was a race between athletes on each end of the age spectrum. Twenty-one-year-old Lance Bultman (Rockford, Mich.) placed first in a time of 1:24:18, while 59-year-old Eric Sutherland (State College, Penn.) placed second in a time of 1:31:06, winning his age group. Terry Sensiba took third place in a time of 1:36:12, winning the M55-59 age group. 

Jana Shavalier (Wyoming, Mich.) earned the overall national title in the women’s Sprint Duathlon Gravel National Championship in a time of 1:49:30. Fighting until the finish, Kristina Colby (Grand Rapids, Mich.) placed second, just 17 seconds after Shavalier, in a time of 1:49:47. April Doezema (Belding, Mich.) took third in 2:09:06, winning her 45-49 age group. Shavalier and Colby also placed first and second in the 35-39 age group. 

USA Triathlon also offers a PC Open Division, available to athletes with a physical, visual or neurological impairment. Larry Seidman (Colorado Springs, Colo.) clocked in at 4:33:58 in the Olympic Distance Gravel Triathlon and Christine Wodke (Milwaukee, Wisc.) finished the Sprint Distance Gravel Triathlon in a time of 2:23:43. 

Congratulation to all the USA Triathlon Gravel Nationals competitors! 

See below for age group results. 

1500m swim, 2-mile gravel bike, 6.2-mile run 

Overall Male Brian Sharda, 2:34:01 

Overall Female Kristin Kurokawa, 3:08:16 

Athena 39 & Under Rebecca Bell, 3:58:44 

Athena 40-54 Elizabeth Holdenburg, 5:19:39 

Clydesdale 40-59 Derk Zwart, 4:32:23 

Clydesdale 60+ William Jankowski, 4:06:04 

PC Open Larry Seidman, 4:33:58 

M19 & Under William Watkins, 4:18:43 

M20-24 Patrick Periard, 2:59:23 

F30-34 Antonia Musto, 3:30:54 

F35-39 Lindsay Long, 3:12:21 

M35-39 Chad Martindale, 2:51:32 

F40-44 Kristin Kurokawa, 3:08:16 

M40-44 Brian Sharda, 2:34:01 

F45-49 Aryn McLaren, 3:22:01 

M45-49 Christopher Mosier, 2:38:48 

F50-54 Katy Stone, 3:18:15 

M50-54 Christopher Schmidt, 2:42:26 

F55-59 Eda Davidman, 3:32:35 

M55-59 Jeff Melcher, 2:56:01 

F60-64 Ann Snoeyenbos, 5:01:10 

M60-64 Tim Waid, 3:37:54 

M65-69 William Jankowski, 4:06:04 

M70-74 John Royson, 3:22:36 

3.1-mile Run, 29-mile gravel bike, 6.2-mile Run 

Overall Male Steven Worth, 2:47:55 

Overall Female Lauren Leblanc, 3:36:01 

F39 & Under Stephanie Wildey, 4:33:12 

M39 & Under Ryan Ohl, 2:47:49 

F40-59 Lauren Leblanc, 3:36:01 

M40-59 Steven Worth, 2:47:55 

M60+ Paul Greenberg, 2:48:12 

750m swim, 14-mile gravel bike, 3.1-mile run 

Overall Male Todd Buckingham, 1:12:21 

Overall Female Lindsay Delorme, 1:19:59 

PC Open Christine Wodke, 2:23:43 

Athena 39 & Under Carolyn Peurach, 1:41:39 

Clydesdale 39 & Under R. Babcock, 1:32:32 

Athena 40-54 Natalie Rowe, 1:39:30 

Clydesdale 40-59 Brian Manatt, 1:27:45 

Athena 55+ Leslie Battle, 1:47:10 

F19 & Under Isla Barrett, 1:57:21 

M19 & Under Baker Marshall, 1:41:36 

F20-24 Avery Burger, 1:49:19 

M20-24 Grady Wheeler, 1:29:24 

F25-29 Grace Trombley, 1:57:11 

M25-29 Jacob Keller, 1:40:30 

F30-34 Meredith Stauber, 1:45:36 

M30-34 Hagen Zein, 1:13:14 

F35-39 Carolyn Peurach, 1:41:39 

M35-39 Todd Buckingham, 1:12:21 

F40-44 Lindsay Delorme, 1:19:59 

M40-44 Tim Stapert, 1:16:16 

F45-49 Angie Scarlato, 1:34:23 

M45-49 Drew Perkins, 1:25:16 

F50-54 Megan James, 1:21:47 

M50-54 Rodne Lecouteur, 1:26:20 

F55-59 Leslie Battle, 1:47:10 

M55-59 Kraig Schmottlach, 1:16:26 

F60-64 Rhoda Miel, 1:49:03 

M60-64 Pete Bolen, 1:15:47 

F65-69 Mary Moore, 1:59:06 

M65-69 James Smith, 1:42:57 

F70-74 Marilyn Burkhart, 2:27:13 

M70-74 Jay Campbell, 1:20:42 

F75-79 Cecilia Brzys, 2:10:20 

M75-79 Terry Hutchins, 1:50:10 

M80+ Rob Norris, 1:55:23 

3.1-mile run, 14-mile gravel bike, 3.1-mile run 

Overall Male Lance Bultman, 1:24:18 

Overall Female Jana Shavalier, 1:49:30 

M20-24 Lance Bultman, 1:24:18 

M25-29 Brayton Boyd, 2:01:52 

M35-29 Jonathan Bruinsma, 2:18:30 

F35-39 Jana Shavalier, 1:49:30 

F40-44 Katie Hesley, 2:24:38 

M45-49 Don Peters, 1:49:46 

F45-49 April Doezema, 2:09:06 

F50-54 Carmen Brower, 2:23:29 

M55-59 Terry Sensiba, 1:36:12 

F55-59 Deanne Stairs, 2:19:04 

M60-64 Eric Sutherland, 1:31:06 

F60-64 Ruth Albright, 2:33:21 

M70-74 Bruce Freeburger, 2:17:56