Hundreds compete in city’s annual Kids’ Try-athlon

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Raphael Hernandez-Walton accepts a participation medal from Goshen Mayor Allan Kauffman at the end of Goshen's Kids' Tryathlon Saturday morning at Shanklin Park. SHEILA SELMAN | THE GOSHEN NEWS
Raphael Hernandez-Walton, 10, Goshen, pulls his bike out of racks to compete in the second leg of the annual Goshen Kids' Tryathlon Saturday morning at Shanklin Park. SHEILA SELMAN | THE GOSHEN NEWS
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Goshen Mayor Allan Kauffman presents a participation medal to Steve Wright III, 11, Goshen.
Jennifer Walton-Clark supports three members of her family, including cousin Raphael Hernandez-Walton, at the Goshen Kids' Tryathlon Saturday morning at Shanklin Park. SHEILA SELMAN | THE GOSHEN NEWS
Volunteer Pam Keller hands triathlete Steve Wright III a cup of water during the running leg of the Saturday's Goshen Kids' Tryathlon at Shanklin Park. SHEILA SELMAN | THE GOSHEN NEWS
Bicyclists head into Shanklin Park as part of the annual Goshen Kids' Tryathlon Saturday morning. SHEILA SELMAN | THE GOSHEN NEWS

July 17, 2011

By SHEILA SELMAN THE GOSHEN NEWS The Goshen News Sun Jul 17, 2011, 08:00 AM EDT

GOSHEN — GOSHEN — With a slight overcast and temperatures in the 70s to lower 80s, young triathletes swam, biked and ran to the finish line at Shanklin Park Saturday morning. Hundreds of youth ages 5 to 16 participated in the annual Goshen Kids’ Try-athlon.

After crossing the finish line, 11-year-old Steve Wright III of Goshen said, “It was awesome.” It was really hard, he pointed out, because after swimming and biking he had to run. “It’s really hard to get past all the running without jogging or stopping for a minute,” Wright said.

But he’ll be back next year for more.

Coming in at about the same time as Wright was Raphael Hernandez-Walton, 10, Goshen. What did he think of the triathlon? “It was pretty painful,” Hernandez-Walton said. His best effort was in swimming, he thought.

This is the first time the Hernandez-Walton family has participated in the event — and there were three family members on the course. “It’s exciting,” said Barbara Hernandez of Goshen.

“Super exciting!” added cousin Jennifer Walton-Clark.

Unlike newcomers Wright and Hernandez-Walton, the Haverstocks are old hands in the city’s Try-athlon.

This year, sisters Jaedyn, 9, and Jenna, 13, finished with this year being Jaedyn’s first year on the longer course. Mom Joyce said, “It was a little more tiring.” Cheering them on along with mom were dad, Kevin, and sister, Kailyn, 18.

Top times in each division were:

5 to 6 boys non-swimmers: Drake Bowers, Goshen — 14:62.02

5 to 6 girls non-swimmers: Mia Diaz, Goshen — 15:57.07

5 to 6 boys swim: Samuel Klopfenstein, Goshen — 14:33.17

5 to 6 girls swim: Isabella Sponseller, Goshen — 15:43.85

7 to 8 girls non-swimmers: Maddy Yoder, Millersburg — 14:21.11

7 to 8 boys swim: Austin Miller, Millersburg — 12:51.64

7 to 8 girls swim: Wynn Wellington, Goshen — 13:37.95

9 to 10 boys non-swimmers: Rafael Diaz, Goshen — 14:10.95

9 to 10 boys swim: Ryan Harmelink, Goshen — 11:52.34

9 to 10 girls swim: Jenna Bradberry, Goshen — 11:50.12

11 to 12 boys swim: Landon Miller, Millersburg — 10:48.03

11 to 12 girls swim: Mia Wellington, Goshen — 10:48.54

13 to 14 boys swim: James Bradberry, Goshen — 26:18.10

13 to 14 girls swim: Jenna Haverstock, Granger — 42:33.07

15 to 16 boys swim: Connor Zakowski, South Bend — 32:08.98

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