The American Junior Championships took place last Friday in Monterrey, Mexico. It was a race of high importance for our Canadian athletes since a top 8 finish (maximum of 2 athletes) would punch your ticket to the Junior World Championships which will take place in Mexico later this year.
Following his participation in the Youth Olympic Games, Charles Paquet had a strong showing and will get to represent Canada for the first time at the World Championships. He is joined by Emy Legault, also from la belle province who will represent Canada at the World Championships for the third time. She will be joined by her Albertan rival Emily Wagner.
The girls race was won by American Taylor Knibb (born in ’98) who separated from Wagner (’97) and Legault (’96) during the bike. Knibb was able to single handedly gain on her competitors and finished the race with a lead of 1:30 on the second place finisher.
The Americans were just as successful in the boys field as Austin Hidman was first to cross the finish line. This victory is welcomed by the Americans as Canadian athletes had made a habit of winning this event in recent years. Monterreys tropical climate seemed to have been a factor on this day.
Canadian Oliver Blecher also qualified for the World Championships with a 7th place finish. One of Canada’s top prospects, Michael Milic was not so lucky on this day as he was involved in a crash on the bike.
Annie-Kim Labarre (’97) continued her progression with an impressive 12th place finish.
| Swim | T1 | Bike | T2 | Run | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | Hindman | USA |  |
00:54:16 | 00:08:29 | 00:00:50 | 00:29:06 | 00:00:26 | 00:15:25 |
| 2 | Kauê | Willy | BRA |  |
00:54:24 | 00:08:29 | 00:00:49 | 00:29:06 | 00:00:28 | 00:15:32 |
| 3 | Diego Alejandro | Lopez Acosta | MEX |  |
00:54:29 | 00:08:31 | 00:00:53 | 00:29:02 | 00:00:28 | 00:15:35 |
| 4 | Charles | Paquet | CAN |  |
00:54:34 | 00:08:18 | 00:00:50 | 00:29:14 | 00:00:31 | 00:15:41 |
| 5 | Benjamin | Dingman | USA | |
00:54:39 | 00:08:44 | 00:00:49 | 00:28:51 | 00:00:28 | 00:15:47 |
| 6 | Javier | Ubilla | CHI |  |
00:54:40 | 00:08:31 | 00:00:49 | 00:29:08 | 00:00:27 | 00:15:45 |
| 7 | Oliver | Blecher | CAN | |
00:54:42 | 00:08:30 | 00:00:49 | 00:29:06 | 00:00:27 | 00:15:50 |
| 8 | Seth | Rider | USA | |
00:54:47 | 00:08:29 | 00:00:50 | 00:29:06 | 00:00:28 | 00:15:54 |
| 9 | Darr | Smith | USA | |
00:55:02 | 00:08:31 | 00:00:50 | 00:29:02 | 00:00:26 | 00:16:13 |
| 10 | Jose Gabriel | Solorzano | VEN |  |
00:55:13 | 00:08:38 | 00:00:49 | 00:29:01 | 00:00:26 | 00:16:19 |
| 11 | Javier | Martin | CHI | |
00:55:19 | 00:08:36 | 00:00:50 | 00:29:09 | 00:00:24 | 00:16:20 |
| 12 | Eduardo | Londoño Naranjo | COL |  |
00:55:24 | 00:08:33 | 00:00:48 | 00:29:06 | 00:00:29 | 00:16:28 |
| 13 | Diego | Baca | MEX | |
00:55:31 | 00:08:36 | 00:00:47 | 00:29:03 | 00:00:26 | 00:16:39 |
| 14 | Peter | Vega | PAN |  |
00:55:37 | 00:08:34 | 00:00:49 | 00:29:05 | 00:00:27 | 00:16:42 |
| 15 | Tyler | Smith | BER |  |
00:55:44 | 00:08:40 | 00:00:49 | 00:29:00 | 00:00:32 | 00:16:43 |
| 16 | Juan Enrique | Verdiguel Velázquez | MEX | |
00:55:46 | 00:09:05 | 00:00:47 | 00:29:42 | 00:00:34 | 00:15:38 |
| 17 | Matias | Montenegro | ARG |  |
00:55:57 | 00:08:32 | 00:00:53 | 00:29:01 | 00:00:29 | 00:17:02 |
| 18 | Martin | Sobey | CAN | |
00:56:05 | 00:09:11 | 00:00:51 | 00:29:35 | 00:00:27 | 00:16:01 |
| 19 | Bret | Izzo | USA | |
00:56:34 | 00:09:05 | 00:00:52 | 00:29:31 | 00:00:26 | 00:16:40 |
| 20 | Jeremy | Obrand | CAN | |
00:56:34 | 00:09:07 | 00:00:52 | 00:29:39 | 00:00:30 | 00:16:26 |
| 21 | Luis Diego | Piedra Rojas | CRC |  |
00:56:35 | 00:09:07 | 00:00:51 | 00:29:38 | 00:00:29 | 00:16:30 |
| 22 | Jose David | Amaya | VEN | |
00:56:38 | 00:08:35 | 00:00:49 | 00:30:40 | 00:00:29 | 00:16:05 |
| 23 | Federico | Scarabino | URU |  |
00:56:57 | 00:09:12 | 00:00:48 | 00:29:34 | 00:00:30 | 00:16:53 |
| 24 | Darian | Hole | CAN | |
00:56:59 | 00:09:07 | 00:00:58 | 00:29:32 | 00:00:29 | 00:16:53 |
| 25 | Graham | Pimentel | USA | |
00:57:06 | 00:08:42 | 00:00:52 | 00:29:57 | 00:00:28 | 00:17:07 |
| 26 | Bryan Fernando | Mendoza Ramos | ESA |  |
00:57:07 | 00:09:00 | 00:00:54 | 00:30:24 | 00:00:31 | 00:16:18 |
| 27 | Roberto | Porras Olivares | CHI | |
00:57:07 | 00:08:53 | 00:00:49 | 00:29:47 | 00:00:26 | 00:17:12 |
| 28 | Yhousman | Perdomo | VEN | |
00:57:08 | 00:08:24 | 00:00:52 | 00:30:49 | 00:00:32 | 00:16:31 |
| 29 | Victor Manuel | Martinez Rico | MEX | |
00:57:24 | 00:08:37 | 00:00:48 | 00:31:02 | 00:00:24 | 00:16:33 |
| 30 | Alec | Wilimovsky | USA | |
00:57:28 | 00:08:40 | 00:00:51 | 00:29:57 | 00:00:28 | 00:17:32 |
| 31 | Ruiz | Dimate Hugo Mario | COL | |
00:57:29 | 00:08:43 | 00:00:50 | 00:30:44 | 00:00:34 | 00:16:38 |
| 32 | Marcelo | Lacamoire | ARG | |
00:57:33 | 00:09:06 | 00:00:51 | 00:29:38 | 00:00:30 | 00:17:28 |
| 33 | Grant | Jarvis | USA | |
00:57:45 | 00:09:27 | 00:00:52 | 00:30:10 | 00:00:28 | 00:16:48 |
| 34 | Agustin | Feres | CHI | |
00:57:49 | 00:09:10 | 00:00:50 | 00:29:32 | 00:00:32 | 00:17:45 |
| 35 | Erik Daniel | Perez Anaya | MEX | |
00:57:52 | 00:08:41 | 00:00:55 | 00:29:58 | 00:00:29 | 00:17:49 |
| 36 | Andres | Barrionuevo | ECU |  |
00:57:55 | 00:08:35 | 00:00:48 | 00:30:13 | 00:00:29 | 00:17:50 |
| 37 | Michael | Sosa Barillas | GUA |  |
00:58:01 | 00:08:42 | 00:00:51 | 00:29:57 | 00:00:28 | 00:18:03 |
| 38 | Timothy | Winslow | USA | |
00:58:12 | 00:09:38 | 00:00:49 | 00:30:18 | 00:00:30 | 00:16:57 |
| 39 | Juan Jose | Giraldo Gomez | COL | |
00:58:17 | 00:09:14 | 00:00:56 | 00:30:07 | 00:00:28 | 00:17:32 |
| 40 | Walter | Brenes Lopez | CRC | |
00:58:29 | 00:09:33 | 00:00:55 | 00:30:00 | 00:00:29 | 00:17:32 |
| 41 | Martin | Paquay Arruez | CHI | |
00:59:05 | 00:09:06 | 00:00:49 | 00:29:43 | 00:00:37 | 00:18:50 |
| 42 | Rowan | Doherty | CAN | |
00:59:21 | 00:10:19 | 00:00:54 | 00:31:33 | 00:00:30 | 00:16:05 |
| 43 | Daniel | Santa Cruz | CHI | |
00:59:36 | 00:09:04 | 00:00:56 | 00:29:35 | 00:00:30 | 00:19:31 |
| 44 | Sergio | Quevedo | PAN | |
00:59:37 | 00:08:47 | 00:00:58 | 00:31:00 | 00:00:44 | 00:18:08 |
| 45 | Mateo | Elizalde Aldridge | CHI | |
00:59:52 | 00:09:08 | 00:00:56 | 00:30:41 | 00:00:36 | 00:18:31 |
| 46 | Jose Daniel | Arias Alvarado | CRC | |
00:59:53 | 00:08:59 | 00:00:53 | 00:29:41 | 00:00:31 | 00:19:49 |
| 47 | David | Marin | CRC | |
01:00:31 | 00:09:23 | 00:00:50 | 00:32:35 | 00:00:47 | 00:16:56 |
| 48 | Bryan | Guerra | PAN | |
01:00:54 | 00:09:15 | 00:00:54 | 00:32:25 | 00:00:29 | 00:17:51 |
| 49 | Juan | Alvarado Jimenez | GUA | |
01:01:06 | 00:09:40 | 00:00:49 | 00:32:20 | 00:00:32 | 00:17:45 |
| 50 | Jean Carlo | Monge Cascante | CRC | |
01:01:38 | 00:09:06 | 00:00:55 | 00:32:39 | 00:00:27 | 00:18:31 |
| 51 | Ignacio | Molina | CHI | |
01:02:13 | 00:09:13 | 00:00:52 | 00:31:35 | 00:00:22 | 00:20:11 |
| 52 | Bruno | Vieira | BRA | |
01:02:25 | 00:09:12 | 00:00:56 | 00:30:35 | 00:00:26 | 00:21:16 |
| 53 | Jou Pavel | Fernandes | DOM |  |
01:02:34 | 00:09:11 | 00:01:00 | 00:34:07 | 00:00:35 | 00:17:41 |
| 54 | Juan José | Arias Martínez | COL | |
01:03:09 | 00:09:09 | 00:00:55 | 00:31:01 | 00:00:32 | 00:21:32 |
| 55 | Natan | Santos | BRA | |
01:03:11 | 00:09:07 | 00:00:55 | 00:34:19 | 00:00:00 | 00:18:50 |
| 56 | Justice | Dreischor | ARU |  |
01:03:49 | 00:11:10 | 00:00:57 | 00:31:18 | 00:00:32 | 00:19:52 |
| 57 | Jose Pablo | Gonzalez | CRC | |
01:04:45 | 00:09:40 | 00:00:52 | 00:33:03 | 00:00:38 | 00:20:32 |
| 58 | Juan | Araya Paquay | CHI | |
01:04:51 | 00:09:09 | 00:00:52 | 00:30:53 | 00:00:27 | 00:23:30 |
| 59 | Francisco | Flores Flores | ECU | |
01:09:22 | 00:08:43 | 00:00:52 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:44:09 |
| DNF | Michael | Milic | CAN | |
DNF | 00:08:42 | 00:00:53 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 |
| DNF | Arturo Gabriel | Beltran Vieira | VEN | |
DNF | 00:08:31 | 00:00:52 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 |
| DSQ | Kevin | Martínez | DOM | |
DSQ | 00:09:01 | 00:00:52 | 00:29:40 | 00:00:30 | 00:16:33 |
| Pos | First Name | Last Name | Country | Time | Swim | T1 | Bike | T2 | Run | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taylor | Knibb | USA | |
00:59:38 | 00:08:59 | 00:00:54 | 00:30:39 | 00:00:33 | 00:18:33 |
| 2 | Adriana Isaura | Carreño | MEX | |
01:01:02 | 00:09:16 | 00:00:55 | 00:32:24 | 00:00:29 | 00:17:58 |
| 3 | Emily | Wagner | CAN | |
01:01:42 | 00:08:53 | 00:00:54 | 00:32:23 | 00:00:27 | 00:19:05 |
| 4 | Jessica | Romero Tinoco | MEX | |
01:01:48 | 00:09:04 | 00:00:57 | 00:32:32 | 00:00:29 | 00:18:46 |
| 5 | Emy | Legault | CAN | |
01:02:17 | 00:08:59 | 00:00:50 | 00:32:20 | 00:00:28 | 00:19:40 |
| 6 | Page | Lester | USA | |
01:02:29 | 00:09:11 | 00:00:56 | 00:32:27 | 00:00:35 | 00:19:20 |
| 7 | Grace | Obando | USA | |
01:02:38 | 00:09:26 | 00:00:55 | 00:32:10 | 00:00:29 | 00:19:38 |
| 8 | Audrey | Ernst | USA | |
01:03:11 | 00:09:31 | 00:00:53 | 00:32:12 | 00:00:33 | 00:20:02 |
| 9 | Rosa Maria | Tapia Vidal | MEX | |
01:03:26 | 00:09:28 | 00:00:57 | 00:33:51 | 00:00:29 | 00:18:41 |
| 10 | Luma | Guillen | BRA | |
01:03:33 | 00:09:17 | 00:00:58 | 00:32:18 | 00:00:31 | 00:20:29 |
| 11 | Kyla | Roy | CAN | |
01:03:45 | 00:09:14 | 00:00:55 | 00:32:23 | 00:00:32 | 00:20:41 |
| 12 | Annie-kim | Labarre | CAN | |
01:03:47 | 00:09:13 | 00:00:57 | 00:32:20 | 00:00:28 | 00:20:49 |
| 13 | Hannah | Henry | CAN | |
01:04:07 | 00:10:27 | 00:00:53 | 00:33:30 | 00:00:33 | 00:18:44 |
| 14 | Keisha | Besler | CAN | |
01:04:14 | 00:09:19 | 00:00:55 | 00:32:11 | 00:00:31 | 00:21:18 |
| 15 | Mckenzi | Wilson | USA | |
01:04:27 | 00:09:45 | 00:00:55 | 00:34:07 | 00:00:29 | 00:19:11 |
| 16 | Raquel | Solis Guerrero | CRC | |
01:04:37 | 00:09:53 | 00:00:57 | 00:33:29 | 00:00:30 | 00:19:48 |
| 17 | Catalina | Salazar | CHI | |
01:05:01 | 00:09:52 | 00:00:57 | 00:33:28 | 00:00:30 | 00:20:14 |
| 18 | Daniela | García Vélez | MEX | |
01:05:12 | 00:09:17 | 00:00:55 | 00:34:12 | 00:00:32 | 00:20:16 |
| 19 | Moira | Miranda | ARG | |
01:05:27 | 00:09:12 | 00:01:01 | 00:34:10 | 00:00:32 | 00:20:32 |
| 20 | Heidi | Stimac | USA | |
01:05:40 | 00:09:26 | 00:01:02 | 00:32:30 | 00:00:31 | 00:22:11 |
| 21 | Dina Elisa | Uraga García | MEX | |
01:05:42 | 00:09:00 | 00:00:51 | 00:34:28 | 00:00:29 | 00:20:54 |
| 22 | Hellen | Lopez | GUA | |
01:05:48 | 00:10:24 | 00:00:52 | 00:34:12 | 00:00:32 | 00:19:48 |
| 23 | Giovanna Michelle | Gonzalez Miranda | ESA | |
01:05:58 | 00:09:56 | 00:01:02 | 00:34:29 | 00:00:33 | 00:19:58 |
| 24 | Megan | Kinghorn | CAN | |
01:06:08 | 00:10:28 | 00:00:54 | 00:32:53 | 00:00:31 | 00:21:22 |
| 25 | Inti | Guzmán | ARG | |
01:06:10 | 00:10:29 | 00:01:00 | 00:33:55 | 00:00:37 | 00:20:09 |
| 26 | Victoria | Clinton | USA | |
01:06:23 | 00:10:25 | 00:00:56 | 00:33:01 | 00:00:32 | 00:21:29 |
| 27 | Genesis | Montilla | VEN | |
01:06:46 | 00:09:48 | 00:00:58 | 00:33:35 | 00:00:33 | 00:21:52 |
| 28 | Paula | Jara | ECU | |
01:07:04 | 00:10:20 | 00:01:01 | 00:34:03 | 00:00:32 | 00:21:08 |
| 29 | Estefany Mercedes | Avila De Paz | GUA | |
01:07:05 | 00:10:44 | 00:00:53 | 00:34:58 | 00:00:30 | 00:20:00 |
| 30 | Paula | Castro Ormazabal | CHI | |
01:07:09 | 00:10:32 | 00:00:58 | 00:32:48 | 00:00:35 | 00:22:16 |
| 31 | Beatriz | Dumet | BRA | |
01:07:13 | 00:10:44 | 00:00:58 | 00:34:51 | 00:00:26 | 00:20:14 |
| 32 | Katherine Vanesa | Clemant Materano | VEN | |
01:07:16 | 00:09:16 | 00:01:01 | 00:34:09 | 00:00:31 | 00:22:19 |
| 33 | Maria Fernanda | Gonzalez | GUA | |
01:07:33 | 00:09:38 | 00:00:58 | 00:33:47 | 00:00:33 | 00:22:37 |
| 34 | Colomba | Nahum | CHI | |
01:07:35 | 00:10:52 | 00:01:04 | 00:34:40 | 00:00:32 | 00:20:27 |
| 35 | Erica | Hawley | BER | |
01:07:53 | 00:10:21 | 00:01:00 | 00:33:31 | 00:00:31 | 00:22:30 |
| 36 | Katie | Patrick | USA | |
01:07:57 | 00:10:31 | 00:00:58 | 00:35:03 | 00:00:31 | 00:20:54 |
| 37 | Daniela | Ruiz | CRC | |
01:08:11 | 00:10:20 | 00:01:06 | 00:35:07 | 00:00:32 | 00:21:06 |
| 38 | Génesis | Ramírez | PUR |  |
01:08:22 | 00:11:15 | 00:01:10 | 00:34:09 | 00:00:40 | 00:21:08 |
| 39 | Andrea | Garrido | CHI | |
01:08:34 | 00:10:30 | 00:01:01 | 00:35:00 | 00:00:28 | 00:21:35 |
| 40 | Sofia Gabriela | Contreras Tapia | ECU | |
01:09:20 | 00:11:09 | 00:01:00 | 00:35:47 | 00:00:36 | 00:20:48 |
| 41 | Barbara | Cabrera Barrios | GUA | |
01:09:40 | 00:09:51 | 00:01:05 | 00:35:23 | 00:00:35 | 00:22:46 |
| 42 | Victoria | Mansilla | CHI | |
01:10:23 | 00:11:50 | 00:00:56 | 00:34:43 | 00:00:37 | 00:22:17 |
| 43 | María Camila | Vélez Jaramillo | COL | |
01:10:29 | 00:09:41 | 00:01:00 | 00:34:36 | 00:00:38 | 00:24:34 |
| 44 | Manuela | Escobar | COL | |
01:10:46 | 00:12:11 | 00:01:05 | 00:35:48 | 00:00:48 | 00:20:54 |
| 45 | Wendy | Alfaro Picado | CRC | |
01:11:10 | 00:11:12 | 00:01:05 | 00:36:30 | 00:00:32 | 00:21:51 |
| 46 | Kauane | Kosinski | BRA | |
01:11:37 | 00:09:02 | 00:01:04 | 00:37:24 | 00:00:36 | 00:23:31 |
| 47 | Katherine | Fernandez | PAN | |
01:12:20 | 00:10:54 | 00:01:08 | 00:36:17 | 00:00:40 | 00:23:21 |
| 48 | Melissa | Elizalde | CHI | |
01:12:54 | 00:11:10 | 00:01:07 | 00:35:30 | 00:00:39 | 00:24:28 |
| 49 | Mishel | Lopez | GUA | |
01:14:17 | 00:10:32 | 00:00:59 | 00:37:01 | 00:00:34 | 00:25:11 |
| DNF | Catalina | Arellano Rojas | CHI | |
DNF | 00:10:21 | 00:01:04 | 00:00:00 | 00:13:33 | 00:00:00 |
| DNF | Mariechelle | Méndez | PUR | |
DNF | 00:11:20 | 00:01:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:13:32 | 00:00:00 |
| DNF | Ana Catalina | Barahona | CRC | |
DNF | 00:10:25 | 00:01:06 | 00:36:10 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 |
| DNF | Michelle | Lioy | VEN | |
DNF | 00:10:16 | 00:00:58 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 |
| DNF | Catalina | Iñiguez | CHI | |
DNF | 00:10:45 | 00:00:54 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 |
| DNF | Barbara | Santos | BRA | |
DNF | 00:09:15 | 00:00:53 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 |