Mightyman Sprint Championships

Post date: Oct 18, 2011 6:52:37 PM

NECTC Mightyman Championships - Team Summary

By: Aaron Perelman

The third and final triathlon of the NECTC season was held in Montauk, NY, on October 1, 2011. Stevens was prepared to rock the competition after an exceptional season of training, despite the slightly stormy weather. Stevens brought their biggest number yet of 14 solid athletes to compete for the gold. And with points counting double at this championship race, every athlete counts!

Unfortunately, luck was not on the men’s side this weekend. Three of the men’s top performers, Joe Huyett, Matt Smith, and Evan Wilson, were taken out of the competition early with flat tires right at the beginning of the bike course. Despite these setbacks, the Stevens’ men still had great performances lead by Nick Walulik, Luke Niezelski, and Aaron Perelman, who racked up valuable points for the team.

The women didn’t need luck at this year’s competition. Amanda Nauman took revenge from her 3rd place finish the week before to win the entire race and beat out her rivals by almost two minutes. It certainly helped that she had the fastest swim and bike out of all the women in the competition, and her run was a personal best. Jamie Brabston came in 4th again this week to once again prove her consistent strength. Nicole Ogrosso, who has been coming back from injury, pulled off an amazing 12th place finish. Kim McCaffrey and Natalie Fitz, a newcomer, finished off for the girls and received more valuable points. The women finished second overall behind Army, just missing it by 20 points.

MEN

Nick Walulik – 19th – 1:00:36

Luke Niezelski – 20th – 1:00:46

Aaron Perelman – 33rd – 1:03:43

Mark Hamilton – 54th – 1:08:35

Matt Smith – 55th – 1:09:31

Dominic Catalano – 58th – 1:10:11

Carrick Porter – 64th – 1:12:32

Joe Huyett – 77th – 1:20:09

Evan Wilson – 92nd – 1:50:48

WOMEN

Amanda Nauman – 1st- 1:01:40

Jamie Brabston – 4th – 1:07:40

Nicole Ogrosso – 12th- 1:12:57

Natalie Fitz – 38th – 1:25:36

Kim McCaffery – 29th – 1:25:37

Full Results:

http://results.active.com/pages/page.jsp?eventLinkageID=110585