Colorado's Alex Ranum Wins Age-Group Title at 2024 USAT Sprint-Distance National Championships
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (September 15, 2024) — Thousands of the nation’s fastest amateur short-course triathletes swam, biked, and ran on Sunday, Sept. 15 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, for the second day of the 2024 USA Triathlon Sprint & Olympic Distance National Championships, USA Triathlon’s largest and longest-running National Championship event.
Kirsten Sass (McKenzie, Tenn.) and Jack Harrell (Novi, Mich.) won the overall women’s and men’s Sprint-Distance national titles, racing the 750-meter swim, 20-kilometer bike and 5k run course that started in the water near Bader Field and took athletes on a bike ride down the Atlantic City Expressway with a run finish on the Boardwalk.
USA Triathlon partnered with event production company DelMoSports, which organizes events along the southern New Jersey shore and Philadelphia areas, to support production of 2024 USA Triathlon Sprint & Olympic Distance National Championships.
Sass took the overall women’s Sprint-Distance National Championship, racing to another national title in her illustrious career with a time of 1 hour, 4 minutes, 47 seconds. One of the country’s strongest age group cyclists, Sass turned in the day’s fastest bike split, averaging 23.88 miles per hour. She followed with a strong 5k run, averaging 6:20 per mile to run down the overall win and the 45-49 age group title.
Brooke Kelley (Naples, Fla.), finished second overall in 1:05:01 and won her 25-29 age group. Finishing third on the overall podium was Joanna Coker (Providence, R.I.), who won her 30-34 age group and finished with a time of 1:05:42.
In the men’s race, Harrell (Novi, Mich.) won his fourth USA Triathlon National Championships overall national title in 2024, cruising to victory in the Sprint-Distance National Championships with a time of 56:42.
Harrell also won the 2024 Draft-Legal Sprint Triathlon, Super Sprint Duathlon Time Trial and Aquabike National Championships this June in Omaha, Nebraska, at the 2024 USA Triathlon Multisport National Championships A student at Michigan State University and a member of the club triathlon team, Harrell credits his university club and age group club, Working Triathlete, for helping him achieve his goals.
Jackson Foster took second on the overall podium with a time of 57:24, while Matteo Somma placed third overall in 57:46.
Athletes from across the country raced in Atlantic City for national titles in their respective age groups, and for the opportunity to represent age group Team USA at the 2025 World Triathlon Age Group World Championships in Wollongong, Australia.
2024 USA Triathlon Sprint-Distance National Championships
Atlantic City, N.J.
750m swim, 20k bike, 5k run
| Division | Name | Hometown | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Female | Kirsten Sass | McKenzie, Tenn. | 1:04:47 |
| Overall Male | Jackson Harrell | Novi, Mich. | 56:42 |
Athena Overall/39 and under: Kelsey Miller (Breinigsville, Pa.), 1:15:53
Clydesdale Overall/39 and under: Connor Spencer (Santa Cruz, Calif.), 1:06:58
| Division | Name | Hometown | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athena 40-54 | Rachel Clayton | Reston, Va. | 1:17:58 |
| Clydesdale 40-59 | Lance Fargo | Reisterstown, Md. | 1:11:15 |
| Athena 55 and over | Caroline Faure | Pocatello, Idaho | 1:23:30 |
| Clydesdale 60 and over | Mike Savage | Geneva, Ill. | 1:22:35 |
ATD & ATTMI Male: James Lustre (Lake Mary, Fla.), 2:01:25
| Division | Name | Hometown | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATD & ATTMI Female | Kelly Diaz | Bronx, N.Y. | 2:16:26 |
| F15-19 | Lucy Eggleston | Randleman, N.C. | 1:06:34 |
| M15-19 | Jackson Foster | Frederick, Md. | 57:24 |
| F20-24 | Revere Schmidt | Escondido, Calif. | 1:06:42 |
| M20-24 | Jackson Harrell | Novi, Mich. | 56:42 |
| F25-29 | Brooke Kelley | Naples, Fla. | 1:05:01 |
| M25-29 | William McElgunn | Boston, Mass. | 57:50 |
| F30-34 | Joanna Coker | Providence, R.I. | 1:05:42 |
| M30-34 | Alex Ranum | Boulder, Colo. | 59:59 |
| F35-39 | Stephanie Oechsner | St. Peters, Mo. | 1:08:00 |
| M35-39 | Joseph Shields | Washington, D.C. | 59:52 |
| F40-44 | Shauneen Werlinger | Fairfax Station, Va. | 1:06:55 |
| M40-44 | Michael Phinney | Yardley, Pa. | 58:04 |
| F45-49 | Kirsten Sass | McKenzie, Tenn. | 1:04:47 |
| M45-49 | Vincenzo Marchione | Middletown, Del. | 1:03:03 |
| F50-54 | Marisa Rastetter | Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. | 1:09:32 |
| M50-54 | Alcides de Quesada | Hollywood, Calif. | 1:01:41 |
| F55-59 | Michellie Jones | Carlsbad, Calif. | 1:08:03 |
| M55-59 | Brian Francis | Ann Arbor, Mich. | 1:01:19 |
| F60-64 | Susan Pierson | Waupaca, Wi. | 1:13:12 |
| Division | Name | Hometown | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| M60-64 | Clint Dowd | Goffstown, N.H. | 1:06:31 |
| F65-69 | Linda Begley | Enfield, Conn. | 1:16:18 |
| M65-69 | Ron Gierut | Davenport, Iowa | 1:09:23 |
| F70-74 | Missy LeStrange | Visalia, Calif. | 1:28:25 |
| M70-74 | Philip Friedman | Erie, Pa. | 1:15:22 |
| F75-79 | Kathy Calabretta | Ludington, Mich. | 1:30:56 |
| M75-79 | John Gregory | Roanoke, Va. | 1:22:53 |
| F80-84 | Sibyl Jacobson | Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. | 2:05:30 |
M80-84: Robert Plant (Woodside, Calif.), 1:32:43
M85-89: Peter Madden (Niantic, Conn.), 1:53:29
M90-94: Jim Farr (Willis, Texas), 2:42:20