Hedgeland and Blake lead the way after first three rounds of Super Sprint

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Triathlon Australia, December 14, 2013: Western Australia’s two-time Australian Junior champion Jaz Hedgeland holds a narrow lead in the girl’s Junior category while Victorian Sam Blake has stolen a march in the boys after the opening three rounds of the 2013 Super Sprint race Weekend on the Gold Coast.

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In the Youth categories it is NSW pair Caleb Agostino-Morrow and Laura May who go into their final day ahead on points.

The three-day event at the Sports Super Centre, Runaway Bay, continues today with the Super Sprint and Ultra Sprint Triathlons and concludes tomorrow morning with the Junior Super Sprint Grand Final.

Hedgeland, under new National Talent Academy coach Dan Atkins has amassed a total of 50 points after the pool swim, 6km bike criterium and 1000m track run and holds a narrow two lead over fellow World Championship team member, Brisbane’s Sophie Malowiecki (48) and fellow Queenslander Jessica Horton (44pts).

The 19-year-old Hedgeland, who was fourth in this year’s ITU Junior World Championship, finished seventh in the combined 50, 100 and 200m swims; won the bike criterium and finished second to Malowiecki in the run.

Hedgeland’s 16-year-old sister Kira, who won the inaugural Youth category last year is sitting in seventh on 33 points – racing consistently to finish fifth in the swim, fourth on the bike and seventh in the run.

Blake, 19, was outstanding in the pool clocking 25.8 in the 50m sprint; 56.4 in the 100m and 2:04.9 for his 200m freestyle for a combined time of 3:27.0 – two seconds clear of WA’s Gabriel Cipriano.

The 6km criterium bike, made up of three laps of the Runaway Bay course and a run to transition and a run out of transition saw Blake finish fifth behind fellow Victorian Ben Anderson, Queensland’s Calvin Quirk and NSW’s Elliott Collins who all clocked the same times.

Third place behind World Championship team member Luke Willian and last year’s Youth winner and NTA athlete Matthew Hauser in the 1000m run saw Blake finish day one on 50 points, well ahead of Collins (33pts) with Quirk and Queensland’s Max Neumann next, locked on 30pts.

In the Youth events Agostino-Morrow has opened up a commanding lead with 65 points, 23 clear of Queensland pair Braelan Renton (42pts) and Jace Grant (41pts) while May (46pts) holds a narrow lead over WA pair Lili Rogers (41pts) and Jessica Claxton (38pts).

2013 Super Sprint Race Weekend

December 13-15

Weekend Schedule

Thursday 12 December 2013
4:00pm Registration Open (4:00pm-7:00pm) - Registration & Race Suit Check

Friday 13th December 2013
8:30am Registration Open (8:30am-9:30am) – Registration & Race Suit Check

10.00am Event 1 - Swim Meet

ITU Junior - 50m Free, 100m Free & 200m Free Swimming Races
ITU Youth - 50m Free, 100m Free & 200m Free Swimming Races

2.30pm Event 2 - Bike Criterium

ITU Junior - 6km Criterium Bike Race (3 Laps) w. “Le Mans” Start (Heats only)
ITU Youth - 4km Criterium Bike Race (2 Laps) w. “Le Mans” Start (Heats only)

5:30pm Event 3 – Athletic Track Run

ITU Junior - 1000m Track Running Races (Heats & Finals)
ITU Youth - 800m Track Running Races (Heats & Finals)

Saturday 14 December 2013
9:00am Event 4 - Super Sprint Triathlon

ITU Junior - Swim 300m /Bike 6km (3 Laps)/Run 1.6km ITU Youth - Swim 200m /Bike 4km (2 Laps)/Run 1.2km

3:00pm Event 6 - Ultra Sprint Triathlon

ITU Junior - Swim 200m/Bike 4km (2 Laps)/Run 1.2km
ITU Youth - Swim 300m /Bike 6km (3 Laps)/Run 1.6km (GRAND FINAL!)

Sunday 15 December 2013

9:15am Event 7 - Super Sprint Triathlon GRAND FINAL
ITU Junior Only - Swim 400m /Bike 8km (4 Laps)/Run 2.4km (GRAND FINAL)
2.00pm BBQ Lunch and Presentation Ceremony (ITU Junior & ITU Youth)

Race Format
ITU Junior & ITU Youth

Event 1: Friday AM – Swim Meet
• 50m, 100m & 200m Freestyle Race
• 8 swimmers per race (1 swimmer per lane)
• Random draw to determine pool lanes
• Swimmers times for each of the 3 races are combined to determine the outright winner.
• Fastest 16 athletes overall will be awarded placing points

Event 2: Friday PM – Criterium Bike Race
• Bike criterium race w. “le mans” style start including transition (T1 & T2)
• ITU Junior - 6km Criterium Bike Race (3 Laps)
• ITU Youth - 4km Criterium Bike Race (2 Laps)
• Random draw to determine heats – only heats will be conducted
• Heats will be approx. 20-29 athletes per race (TBC – subject to entry/field size)
o ITU Junior – anticipate there will be 3 male and 2 female heats
o ITU Youth – anticipate there will be 2 male and 2 female heats
• Run from start to T1 and from T2 to finish will be approx 200m (refer to course maps)
• Fastest athletes in each heat will be awarded points as per points table
• Points wil be dilvided from the total available points per event

Event 3: Friday PM – Athletic Meet

• 1000m Running Race – ITU Junior
• 800m Running Race – ITU Youth
• Random draw to determine heats
• Heats and a FINAL will be conducted
• Only the 16 athletes in the FINAL will be awarded points

Event 4: Saturday AM - Super Sprint Triathlon (Draft Legal)
• Swim 300m/Bike 6km (3 Laps)/Run 1.6km (4 Laps) – ITU Junior
• Swim 200m/Bike 4km (2 Laps)/Run 1.2km (3 Laps) – ITU Youth
• Waves of 16-18 athletes per race- some waves will have more than 18 athletes
• Random draw to determine waves and pool lanes
• Fastest 16 athletes overall will be awarded placing points (x 1.5)

Event 5: Saturday PM - Ultra Sprint Triathlon (Draft Legal) – ITU Junior

• Swim 200m/Bike 4km (2 Laps)/Run 1.2km (3 laps) – ITU Junior
• Waves of 16-18 athletes per race - some waves will have more than 16 athletes
• Random draw to determine waves and pool lanes
• Fastest 16 athletes overall will be awarded placing points (x 1.5)

Event 6: Saturday PM - Super Sprint Triathlon (Draft Legal) – ITU Youth GRAND FINAL

• Swim 300m/Bike 6km (3 Laps)/Run 1.6km (4 Laps) – ITU Youth (GRAND FINAL)
• Rankings based on point score from first 4 events.
• The “A” Final is a double points race.
• Only athletes in the “A” final are eligible for ranking points – top 16 only earn points
• “A” Final consists of athletes ranked 1-18
• “B” Final consists of athletes ranked 19+

Event 7: Sunday AM - Super Sprint Triathlon (Draft Legal) – ITU Junior GRAND FINAL
• Swim 400m/Bike 8km (4 Laps)/Run 2.4km (6 Laps) – ITU Junior (GRAND FINAL)
• Rankings based on point score from first 5 events.
• The “A’ Final is a double points race.
• Only athletes in the “A” final are eligible for ranking points – top 16 only earn points
• “A” Final consists of athletes ranked 1-18

Issued on behalf of Triathlon Australia

Ian Hanson
Hanson Media Group

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• “B” Final consists of athletes ranked 19-36

• “C” Final consists of athletes ranked 37-59 (tbc)

• “D” Final consists of athletes ranked 60+ (tbc)