Olympic Gold Medalist Gwen Jorgensen, Project Podium’s Reese Vannerson Win 2025 Americas Triathlon Cup Miami
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by USA Triathlon
MIAMI — Olympic gold medalist Gwen Jorgensen and Project Podium’s Reese Vannerson won the elite women’s and men’s races at the 2025 Americas Triathlon Cup Miami on Friday, March 28 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
The elite triathlon event, hosted by CLASH Endurance, showcased Olympic triathletes and the sport’s up-and-coming talent in an exciting, draft-legal race environment all contained within the iconic Homestead-Miami Speedway. On a windy and warm day, athletes raced a 750-meter swim, 20-kilometer bike and 5k run, chasing valuable ranking points to determine their eligibility to enter the World Triathlon Championship Series events, World Triathlon Cup events and World Triathlon Continental Championship events.
Jorgensen, the 2016 Olympic gold medalist, won the women’s race by running away from the field in the 5k to break the tape in a time of 55 minutes, 41 seconds. The first U.S. triathlete to win an Olympic gold medal, Jorgensen returned to the sport of triathlon in 2023 after leaving the sport to start a family. A mother of two, Jorgensen won four World Triathlon Cup races during the 2023 season and on Friday ran the day’s fastest 5k (16:58) to secure her first win of 2025.
“It was super windy. Thankfully, I’ve been in Boulder where there are 50-mile-per-hour wind gusts every day, so I’ve had practice in the wind. I knew that was going to make it tough,” said Jorgensen, who enjoyed the opportunity to race in the U.S. with her family watching. “It’s really special to have my family here and have a race in the United States. It’s really rare to have racing in the U.S., and you look at the start line with how many athletes were here today who took the opportunity to race — that was probably the biggest start field I’ve ever raced in.”
Mexico’s Marcela Alvarez Solis placed second in 55:45, while Danielle Orie (Orchard Park, N.Y.) took third place in 55:55, the third Americas Triathlon Cup podium in her young career.
The men’s race followed a similar script to the women’s, with the field coming together to form a large bike pack, giving way to a fast 5k foot race.
Vannerson, down nearly a minute from the bike leaders after the second transition, ran down the field to capture the win in a time of 49:54, clocking a field-best 14:53 5k. The win is the second in a row for Vannerson, who won the 2025 Americas Triathlon Cup La Paz on March 22. Vannerson is a member of USA Triathlon’s elite development squad Project Podium, which trains up-and-comers and LA 2028 Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls in a daily training environment in Tempe, Arizona.
“All in all, I’m really happy with my race. The bike was a lot harder than I anticipated with the strong winds. Big ups to everyone out there. It was really hard, hot day,” Vannerson said. “The guys at the front of the pack are no slouches; one of them (Seth Rider) has an Olympic medal, Darr (Smith) I’ve looked up to for a long time, so to track them down means a whole lot. I’m just blessed.”
Smith placed third (50:14), while Igor Dupuis from France placed second in 50:12. 2024 Olympic Mixed Relay silver medalist, Seth Rider finished just off the podium in fourth, in 50:16.
For more information about the 2025 Americas Triathlon Cup Miami, including full results, click here.
2025 Americas Triathlon Cup Miami
750m swim, 20k bike, 5k run
Elite Women
1. Gwen Jorgensen (Boulder, Colo.), 55:41
2. Marcela Alvarez Solis (MEX), 55:45
3. Danielle Orie (Orchard Park. N.Y.), 55:55
Top 20 U.S. Finishers
5. Naomi Ruff (West Chicago, Ill.), 56:01
6. Gina Sereno (Madison, Wis.), 56:05
11. Ellison Wolfe (Columbia, Pa.), 56:30
15. Michelle Stratton (Naperville, Ill.), 56:45
18. Jimena Renata De La Pena Schott (El Paso, Texas), 56:56
Elite Men
1. Reese Vannerson (Sugar Land, Texas), 49:54
2. Igor Dupuis (FRA), 50:12
3. Darr Smith (Atlanta, Ga.), 50:14
Top 20 U.S. Finishers
4. Seth Rider (Germantown, Tenn.), 50:16
6. Braxton Legg (Odessa, Fla.), 50:22
12. Keller Norland (Tempe, Ariz.), 50:52
14. Sullivan Middaugh (Avon, Colo.), 50:59
19. Porter Middaugh (Avon. Colo.), 51:24
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