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UPDATED: Boyce-Mayview organizes youth triathlon

By Terry Kish for The Almanac writer@thealmanac.Net 5 min read
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Alek Piatek (center) won the boys’ 10-12 age division. He is pictured with Ryan Dougherty, who was second, and Cooper Bedilion, who took third.

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Mia Monaco (right) shows off her medal for finishing first in the girls’ 7-9 age group during the C&RC Triathlon. She is shown with Anelisa Castodale, who placed second and Emma Piatek, who took third.

Boyce Mayview Triathlon Results

Boys Age 7-9

1. DJ Poe, 8

2. Liam Wilson, 9

3. Tabari Morgan, 8

Boys Age 10-12

1. Alek Piatek, 11

2. Ryan Dougherty, 10

3. Cooper Bedilion, 10

Girls Age 7-9

1. Mia Monaco, 8

2. Anelise Castrodale, 9

3. Emma Piatek, 8

Girls Age 10-12

1. Freja Kile, 12

2. Abby Poe, 10

3. Teagan Yurocko, 10

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated after officials from the Community & Recreation Center at Boyce Mayview Park announced there was an error in scoring the winners for the July 28 triathlon.

With sunny skies and temperatures in the 60s, the weather was perfect for the annual Boyce-Mayview Park Youth Triathlon held July 28 at the Community and Recreation Center in Upper St. Clair.

“We couldn’t have asked for a better day,” said Chris Biswick, aquatics director at the C&RC and one of the event organizers.

Mia Monaco and DJ Poe earned first place in the 7-9 age group, while Freja Kile and Alek Piatek claimed top honors in the 10-12 group.

Taking second place in the 7-9 age group were Anelise Castrodale and Liam Wilson with Abby Poe and Ryan Dougherty capturing second in the 10-12 category. Third place finishers were Emma Piatek and Tabari Morgan for 7-9 and Teagan Yurocko and Cooper Bedilion for 10-12.

Biswick said there were about 70 participants in this year’s event, with a good mix of first timers as well as many seasoned triathletes.

This was Mia Monaco’s second year participating in the C&RC’s Youth Triathlon. A rising fourth-grader at Jefferson school in Mt. Lebanon, Mia said her time of 9:23 beat last years’ time by about two minutes.

“I love all the events,” said Mia, “but biking is my favorite.”

In addition to biking a lot in her neighborhood, Mia said she swims year-round with a swim team and did “Girls on the Run” at school, which she thought helped with the running portion of the race. Mia also participated in the Habitat for Humanity Triathlon at South Park both this year and last year.

Distance for the event varied based on age group. Those ages 7-9 had a 75-yard swim (3 laps), one-mile bike and half-mile run, while 10-12-year-old participants had a 125-yard swim (5 pool lengths), two-mile bike and mile run.

Prior to the Youth Triathlon, the C&RD offered a four-week training session. The course covered each component of the race: swimming, cycling and running, and participants did a mini triathlon the fourth week.

First time triathletes Dana and Eden Cheng, Abigail Gaynor, Anisha Srivastava and Liam Wilson were some of the participants who took part in the training session. All of them said they thought the training was helpful, especially for anyone getting ready for their first triathlon.

“I liked the training,” Liam said. “You knew what was going to happen.”

Liam also noted that the event volunteers helped race participants more than he expected, saying they were especially helpful during the transition between biking and running.

Chris Biswick said having a lot of volunteers for the event helped to keep things well organized.

“We want to keep kids motivated through the summer,” Biswick said. “We want kids to be active.”

BP youth posts top time in first of Triathlon series

River Hendrych-Bondra posted the fastest time during the annual South Park Kids Triathlon. The 11-year-old Bethel Park resident covered the course in 17:14.

Nearly 150 area athletes participated in race, which is part of the Habitat Pittsburgh’s Kids Triathlon series.

All proceeds benefit Habitat for Humanity’s homeownership programs for low-income families living here in Allegheny County. Through 17 years, the event has raised over $900,000 to provide local, limited-income families with decent, affordable homeownership

The race was divided into two divisions with separate distances for age groups 7-9 and 10-12. The younger category swam 50-meters in the wave pool, cycled one mile and ran one kilometer while the older racers covered twice the distance.

In addition to posting the fastest time overall among all contestants, Hendrych-Bondra captured first place in for her age.

The top three finishers in each age category were awarded trophies. All finishers received participation medals.

Dylan Nauhaus, 12, clocked an 18:04, the fastest time among the male competitors. He also place first in for his age.

First-place finishers for each age among the male racers also included: Benjamin Parker of Bethel Park, 7, 13:35; David Poe of Bridgeville, 8, 10:56; Evan Lausch, 9, 11:16; Cooper Bedilion of McMurray, 10, 20:15 and Aleksander Piatek of Venetia, 11, 18:48

First-place finishers for each age among the female competitors included: Alessandra Breault of Moon, 7, 11:14; Mia Monaco, 8, 11:35; Matilda Yang, 9, 11:44; Abby Poe, 10, of Bridgeville, 18:04; and Ariel Orr, 12, of Wexford, 17:17.

Visit runhigh.com for complete results for the South Park Triathlon.

The second triathlon in the series will be held Aug. 5 at North Park. The event begins at the swimming pool. Check-in time is 7 a.m. Race time is at 8. Ages 7-15 can compete.

Visit NPKidsTri.eventbrite.com to register online.

Call 412-450-8520 ext. 18 or email sehart@pittsburghhabitat.org for further questions.

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