By Liz Shepherd
InkFreeNews

WINONA LAKE — Hundreds gathered in Winona Lake for the 29th annual Warsaw Breakfast Optimist Sprint Triathlon on Saturday, June 25.

The weather was cloudy but cool and dry near the lake while contestants swam, biked and ran their way to the finish line.

Benjamin Stone, 26, Indianapolis, was the winner of this year’s triathlon, coming in with a 57:22 finish. Stone won the 26th Warsaw Breakfast Optimist Triathlon in 2019, breaking his record from that event by 1 minute and 6 seconds. Second was Greyson Barringer, 27, Fort Wayne, with a 1:02:21 finish. Third place went to Timothy Murray, 36, Goshen, with a time of 1:04:39.

Overall, in the women’s category for the triathlon, Sara Randolph, 46, California, finished first with a time of 1:08:54. Randolph finished 10th in the overall triathlon. Anna Bearss, 27, Akron, placed second with a 1:10:22 finish. Helen Randolph, 15, Plain City, Ohio, placed third with a time of 1:16.16.

This year’s awards for overall winners were boogie/wake boards designed and made by students at the Warsaw Community High School Career Center.

All proceeds from the race benefit youth outreach programs within Kosciusko County.

Following is a list of triathlon award winners by age and gender:

Female 15-19 years old
First Place: Brenna Pacheco, 16, Schererville
Second Place: Rachel Doyle, 18, Warsaw

Female 20-24 years old
First Place: Estefani Ramirez, 24, Warsaw
Second Place: Hannah Slabach, 21, Warsaw

Female 25-29 years old
First Place: Audrey Schroeder, 27, Warsaw

Female 30-34 years old
First Place: Alyssa Hansen, 32, Illinois

Female 35-39 years old
First Place: Rachel Wender, 38, Fort Wayne
Second Place: Jessica Karns, 37, West Lafayette
Third Place: Melonie Gackenheimer, 39, Warsaw

Female 40-44 years old
First Place: Elise Chadwick, 41, Fort Wayne
Second Place: Lindsay Spieth, 40, Leo
Third Place: Heidi Krumreich, 41, Columbia City

Female 45-49 years old
First Place: Ann Barker, 49, Winona Lake
Second Place: Kristen Long, 47, Winona Lake
Third Place: Kalynn Cumberland, 45, Winona Lake

Female 55-59 years old
First Place: Marla Meyer, 58, Wisconsin
Second Place: Trina Chapman-Smith, 59, Auburn
Third Place: Kathleen Young, 57, Columbia City

Female 60-64 years old
First Place: Tamara Shuler, 62, Michigan
Second Place: Resia Rinker, 61, Syracuse

Female 65-69 years old
First Place: Anne Brasier, 68, Wisconsin

Male 15-19 years old
First Place: Cole Bontrager, 16, Shipshewana
Second Place: Reece Johnson, 15, Rochester
Third Place: Samuel Schlotterback, 19, Fort Wayne

Male 20-24 years old
First Place: Maclean Robertson, 24, Illinois
Second Place: Bryce Devine, 24, Bremen
Third Place: David Thompson, 23, Wisconsin

Male 25-29 years old
First Place: Ryan Cavender, 29, Fort Wayne
Second Place: Michael Crowley, 28, Indianapolis
Third Place: Zachary Willig, 27, Illinois

Male 30-34 years old
First Place: Jesse Sharp, 32, Evansville
Second Place: Andrew Linton, 34, Elkhart
Third Place: Kory Kuhn, 30, Fort Wayne

Male 35-39 years old
First Place: Cody Hardley, 37, Fort Wayne
Second Place: Cory Gackenheimer, 39, Warsaw
Third Place: Luke Yoder, 36, Hamilton

Male 40-44 years old
First Place: Matthew Hauck, 43, Nappanee
Second Place: Eric Chris, 44, Goshen
Third Place: Keith Fishburn, 40, Nappanee

Male 45-49 years old
First Place: Ross Randolph, 47, Ohio
Second Place: Michael Morgan, 48, Goshen
Third Place: Gregory Greenawalt, 46, Bourbon

Male 50-54 years old
First Place: Danny Balos, 50, Michigan
Second Place: Joseph Schoenbeck, 52, Illinois
Third Place: Jeff Rudlaff, 51, Michigan

Male 54-59 years old
First Place: Mark Meyer, 58, Wisconsin
Second Place: Terry Lavery, 55, Illinois
Third Place: Tracy Paul, 55, Carmel

Male 60-64 years old
First Place: Greg King, 61, Wabash
Second Place: David Beckwith, 63, Valparaiso
Third Place: Steve Savage, 62, Warsaw

Male 65-69 years old
First Place: Jay Campbell, 69, Michigan
Second Place: Justin Frericks, 67, Syracuse
Third Place: Kevin Truelove, 66, Winona Lake

Male 70 and over
First Place: Doug Smith, 78, Columbia City
Second Place: Don Ransome, 72, Warsaw
Third Place: Robert Stephens, 72, Florida

Full results from the race can be viewed here.