Triathletes from around the region battled through hot temperatures to complete the seventh Columbia River Triathlons, which took place on Saturday and Sunday at Frenchman’s Bar Park.
On Saturday, 86 finished the Columbia River Olympic Triathlon, which involved a 1,500-meter swim, 25-mile bike ride and 6.2-mile run.
Collin Bundy of Vancouver was the overall winner with a time of 2 hours, 3 minutes and 24 seconds. The female winner was Stefanie Bergh, 33, of White Salmon. She was third overall in 2:10:35, 1:11 behind runner-up Dain Cason of Portland.
Heiko Stopsack, 50, of White Salmon was third overall in the Olympic distance triathlon with a time of 2:12:46. Frank Goulard of Lake Oswego was sixth overall in 2:18:09.
On Sunday, Brett Donis of Portland won the sprint distance triathlon in 1 hour and 43 seconds. Donis, 43, edged defending champion Marco Ramirez by one second at the finish line. The sprint distance involves a half-mile swim, a 12.4-mile bike ride and 3.1-mile run.
Elisa Lagerstrom of Gresham, Ore., was the female winner of the sprint-distance triathlon with a time of 1:10:10.
In addition to the triathlons, the event included run-bike-run duathlons, a kids triathlon on Friday that had about 100 participants, and runs of 10 kilometers and 5 kilometers that drew a handful of entries.
Softball teams take state
Two area girls fastpitch softball teams recently won state championships.
Over the July 4 weekend, the Vancouver Raptors won the 10-and-under B Washington Amateur Softball Association state tournament. The Raptors rallied to win the title game at Lacey with a 13-12 win over the Washington Patriots. The Raptors went 5-1 at the tournament, and 2-1 against the Patriots.
The Battle Ground-based Kaos-Morin won the state B tournament for the 16-and-under age group — a tournament played July 10-12 at the Vancouver Girls Softball Association complex.
Teams that play in B-level tournaments only have players from their local area and tend to travel less than teams that play in ASA A-level tournaments.
Local rider makes AMA nationals
Alex Torres of Camas will race in two categories during the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tenn.
This will be the second time in three years that the Camas High School student has been among 1,446 riders from across the country to qualify for the national championships.
Torres qualified in the Schoolboy 2 classification, which features top 16-year-old riders, and in the 450B class. He advanced by finishing second in each at the regional level races, which took place in early June at Washougal MX Park.
Vancouver team at CrossFit Games
For the seventh year in a row, a team from CrossFit Fort Vancouver is among those competing at the CrossFit Games, which run Tuesday through Sunday at the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif.
CrossFit Fort Vancouver owner Adam Neiffer, along with Bryan Weed and Andrea Roozen were on the team that placed 24th at the Games in 2014. Mathew Hornung, Eva Scherer and Kristina Metz made the CrossFit Fort Vancouver team this season.
Area referee at youth soccer nationals
Cephas Quartson of Vancouver is one of 97 referees selected to work games during the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships. The tournament runs Tuesday through Sunday in Tulsa, Okla.
Like the teams that reach nationals by winning state and regional tournaments, referees are selected based on their performance at local, state and regional levels.
CCRC summer series continues
Jesse McChesney of Vancouver won the Clark County Running Club’s Wednesday 5-kilometer race on July 15.
McChesney, 27, completed the 3.1-mile Round Lake course in 16 minutes and 47 seconds, 2 seconds ahead of Oscar Bauman, 42.
Jenna Melanson, 16, of La Center was the first female to finish. Her time was 21:28.
A total of 122 runners completed the July 15 race.
The series of summer Wednesday runs returns to the Round Lake Course at 7 p.m. this Wednesday. For details, visit clarkcountyrunningclub.org.
Bicycle club holds ride for beginners
Vancouver Bicycle Club is holding a series of group rides for cycling beginners on Wednesdays through August.
The rides depart at 6 p.m. from the parking lot near the Bed, Bath and Beyond store at Hazel Dell Towne Center, 9306 N.E. Fifth Ave.
The series, which began July 15, started with a 10-mile ride at an easy pace and is designed to improve riding skills. Rides will increase in length during the series. Participants must have their own bike, wear a bike helmet and bring a water bottle and a spare tube in case of a flat tire.
