April 16, 2005 – Lake Havasu, Arizona
ColoradoTriathlete.com
The University of Colorado Triathlon Team continued its dominance at collegiate nationals this year by sweeping the men’s title, women’s title and combined men/women’s title. The team was led by Sunny Gilbert’s 5th place finish in the women’s race, and supported by the solid performances of its deep field of athletes.
Top Five Women
1. Amanda Felder (UCSD) 2:11:23
2. Justine Whipple (US Naval Academy) 2:13:53
3. Rachel Beckmann (US Coast Guard Academy) 2:14:56
4. Michelle Lindsay (Virginia Tech) 2:15:00
5. Sunny Gilbert (CU Boulder) 2:17:04
Top Five Men
1. Brendan O’Brien (UCSD) 1:57:39
2. Ryan Bickerstaff (Stanford) 1:58:18
3. Barrett Brandon (Nebraska) 1:58:39
4. Jarrod Shoemaker (Boston College) 1:58:57
5. Daniel Moss (Georgia Tech) 1:59:06
Top Women’s Teams
1. CU Boulder (5th Sunny Gilbert, 6th Alexandra Forest, 12th Melissa Maxey)
2. UC Berkeley
3. UC San Diego
Top Men’s Teams
1. CU Boulder (12th Kirk Nelson, 16th Micah Howard, 29th Andrew Maxwell)
2. UC Berkeley
3. Purdue University
Combined Men/Women’s Teams
1. CU Boulder
2. UC Berkeley
3. US Naval Academy