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Reed Earns Key Olympic Points for U.S.

Matt Reed’s performance at the ITU Madrid World Cup over the weekend has put the American men in great position for securing a third Olympic Team slot. Read More

Juniors Endure Cold, Rain in Vancouver

Water and air temperatures in the mid-50s and a steady rain made for less than ideal conditions for the 112 athletes competing at the ITU Junior Triathlon World Championship on Thursday in Vancouver, Canada. Read More

It's a Silver at Worlds for Haskins

Sarah Haskins is getting to like Vancouver. Last year she earned her first World Cup top-three finish in the city and Sunday she topped that with a silver medal at the 2008 ITU Triathlon World Championship on Sunday. Read More

Reed Gets Job Done in Vancouver

Matt Reed has been on a mission since winning the U.S. Olympic Trials in April and later learning his Olympic qualifying effort may be in jeopardy. Read More

Triathlon Qualifier Tries to Stay Afloat

In 10 days, the third and final qualifying race to select the 2008 U.S. Olympic triathlon team will be held in Des Moines, Iowa. Due to recent flooding in Iowa, however, race organizers are quickly trying to find another venue for the swimming leg. Read More

Olympic Odyssey: Will Travel

Former World Number one Chris Hill takes us to Beijing through the athletes’ eyes. Matt Reed joins his brother Shane to be the first sibling combination to compete at the same Olympic triathlon. Read More

Des Moines World Cup to Include Swim

The Hy-Vee ITU Triathlon World Cup scheduled for this weekend in Des Moines, Iowa, is back to its original format of a full swim-bike-run triathlon, race organizers announced this afternoon. Read More

Where's the Olympic Team?

Saturday, July 12 will be a busy day for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Triathlon Team. All six team members, as well as the two alternates, will be in action as the prepare for Beijing. Read More

Updated Haul to the Great Wall Standings

Brian Fleischmann and Julie Swail Ertel lead the 2008 Haul to the Great Wall Elite Race Series with three of five races complete. Read More

Shoemaker, Ertel Share Quick Thoughts as Team Prepares to Depart for Beijing

The 2008 U.S. Olympic Team - Triathlon is going through team processing and readying themselves for their journey to Beijing and the races taking place on August 18 and 19. Read More

BEIJING UPDATE: Kemper, Ertel Named Captains of Olympic Triathlon Team

With five Olympic Games appearances between them, the choice to select Hunter Kemper and Julie Swail Ertel as the captains of the U.S. Olympic Triathlon Team was obvious. Read More

Watch Laura Bennett's MOJO HD Feature

Olympic triathlete Laura Bennett's feature episode of "A Shot at Glory" on the MOJO HD network is now available for viewing online. Read More

Triathletes Stop in Beijing before Heading for Week of Training in Korea

It was a short but sweet visit to Beijing for the U.S. Olympic Triathlon Team on Friday, August 8. After a workout and Opening Ceremonies, the team heads to Korea for a week. Read More

Olympic Team Ready to Race

With their preparations complete, the six members of the U.S. Olympic Triathlon Team can only wait as their races are just hours away from the start. Read More

Bennett Just Misses in Beijing

If it weren't for a bit of cramping on the run, U.S. triathlete Laura Bennett (N. Palm Beach, Fla. / Boulder, Colo.) may have found her place on the Olympic Games medal stand on Monday. Read More

Kemper's Seventh-Place Finish Leads U.S. Men at Beijing Olympic Games

Just enjoying the Olympic Games experience and the beauty of the venue at the Ming Tombs Reservoir, Hunter Kemper produced a strong race to finish seventh, leading the three U.S. men in Beijing, China on August 19. Read More

ITU Lorient World Cup: Groff Finishes 4th to Lead U.S. Athletes

Sarah Groff finished fourth at the ITU Lorient World Cup in Lorient France on Saturday. In the men's race, the top performance was turned in by Matt Chrabot (18th). Read More

Ertel, Reed Earn Second Elite National Titles

Matt Reed and Julie Ertel each used a strong run leg to pull away from the competition and win USA Triathlon Elite National titles at Hagg Lake, Ore., on Saturday. Read More

Olympian Matt Reed Joins USOC Team for Tomorrow Initiative

Olympic triathlete Matt Reed is one of 10 athletes serving as ambassadors for the United States Olympic Committee's Team for Tomorrow Fund, a humanitarian relief effort through which U.S. athletes offer assistance to people around the world. Read More

Canadians McQuaid, Vine Sweep Elite Races at XTERRA USA Championship

Inspired by 5-time XTERRA USA Champ and now cancer-stricken U.S. athlete Jamie Whitmore - Canadians Mike Vine and Melanie McQuaid powered their way to wins at the eighth annual XTERRA USA Championship in Lake Tahoe. Read More

O'Donnell Ends Military Service to Focus on Triathlon Career, 2012 Olympics

Tim O'Donnell, the U.S. Navy's six-time Armed Forces National Champion, announced today that he will be moving on from the Navy to focus on triathlon and his aspirations for the 2012 Olympics in London. Read More

Hunter Kemper Inducted into Wake Forest University Hall of Fame

Three-time Olympic triathlete Hunter Kemper was recently inducted into the Wake Forest University Sports Hall of Fame. Read More

Kemper Shares about His Faith, His Future, and His Role as Multisport Ambassador

Multiple IronKids National Championships, three Olympic Team appearances, a Pan American gold medal, six elite national titles, a world No. 1 ranking, and an appearance on the Wheaties Box. Read More

Elites Ready for Last World Cup of Year

A group of 12 U.S. elite athletes are slated to start in this Sunday's final ITU World Cup event of 2008 in Huatulco, Mexico. Read More

Age Group, Elite National Championships Headed to Tuscaloosa in 2009, 2010

USA Triathlon (USAT) is proud to announce that Tuscaloosa, Ala., will host the 2009 and 2010 Age Group and Elite National Championships. Read More

Groff, Shoemaker Earn Second-Place Finishes at ITU Huatulco World Cup

Sarah Groff and Jarrod Shoemaker each earned second-place finishes at the ITU Huatulco World Cup in Mexico on Sunday. Read More

Elite Series to Wrap up in San Francisco

For the second straight year, the San Francisco Triathlon at Treasure Island will host the series championship of the USA Triathlon Haul to the Great Wall Elite Series. Read More

Fleischmann Focused on Short-term

Brian Fleischmann is in great position to earn a big payday at this weekend's San Francisco Triathlon at Treasure Island, the final race in the 2008 Haul to the Great Wall Elite Series. Read More

Victor-y! Plata, Groff Win in San Francisco to Close 2008 Elite Series

Victor Plata and Sarah Groff are both wishing the 2008 racing season was just starting rather than coming to a close after each won at the San Francisco Triathlon at Treasure Island on Saturday. Read More

U.S. Women Sweep 70.3 Worlds

Americans Joanna Zeiger, Mary Beth Ellis and Becky Lavelle finished 1-2-3 at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Clearwater, Fla., on Saturday. Andy Potts was the top U.S. man in sixth. Read More

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Elite Series – The Haul to the Great Wall

Portland, Ore.: September 20, 2008

Elite Race Series consisting of the Olympic Trials, the Hy-Vee Triathlon, the Musselman Triathlon, the Elite National Championship and the Treasure Island Triathlon.

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