¥ 3 Sunday, August 9, 2009 THEDAIIAS POST Hi Sports WI Back Mountain area plays host to 2009 Wilkes-Barre triathlon. Although the Wilkes-Barre Triathlon attracts athletes from all over the world, it is ve- ry much a Back Mountain event — the swim portion of the three-legged event is held in Harveys Lake, the bike por- tion of the event ends on the campus of Penn State Wilkes- Barre while the running por- tion begins and ends at Penn States. And the Back Mountain em- braces the event — providing plenty of athletes participa- ting in the competition as well as hundreds of volunteers who make the event as successful as it is. This year was no different as the 28th edition of the an- nual event was held on Sun- day, Aug. 1 under cloudy, rainy skies and humid conditions. This year’s winners of the competition were Joe Maloy and Kristin White. Maloy, 24, of Brignton, Mass., and formerly from Freeland, crossed the finish line in 2 hours, three minutes and 26 seconds. White, 38, of Manlius, New York, won top female honors with a time of 2:21:33. Sean Robbins, 39, of Shaver- town, was the first local male finisher, placing third in 2:10:24. Robbins finished sec- ond last year. Monica Obsitos, 22, of Wilkes-Barre, was the first lo- cal female to finish, clocking in at 2:27:13 fiir second. As psa co rem ART " " ic i hee 4 fe pep Sn bike, run at 28th annual event Volunteer Virginia Phillips signs up Team Haydu, including brothers Morgan, center, and Mitch Co- hen, of Shavertown. Dad Rich Cohen, left, is along for moral support. Con McCole, left, congratulates Sean Robbins, center, of Shavertown, on his third place finish. Rob- bins has been competing since 19994 and McCole has been a participant of the local event for 28 years. With them is Bill Sprau, of Shavertown, right. i i Rich Owen prepares to enter the w Kelly Ochreiter Ciravolo, of Shavertown, the top female finisher for the last two years in a row, stayed out of the competition this year as she awaits the birth of her child at the end of this month. Dan Meusser, a Back Mountain resident, is all smiles during the gtk bike portion of the competition.
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