Dallas – Jessica Broderick earned her second-straight podium finish today at the PATCO Triathlon Pan American Championships, while junior triathletes Stephanie Jenks and Taylor Knibb finished second and third in the PATCO Junior Championships.

Broderick (Boulder, Colo.) posted her best career finish on the 1,500-meter swim, 40-kilometer bike, 10-kilometer run course in Dallas, crossing the line in 1 hour, 59 minutes, 51 seconds, 10 seconds behind race winner Adriana Barraza of Mexico, who also claimed the Under-23 title with her winning time of 1:59:41. Anahi Leon, also of Mexico, rounded out the podium in 2:00:08.

Broderick was fifth out of the water behind Americans Summer Cook (Thornton, Colo.), Taylor Spivey (Redondo Beach, Calif.) and Lauren Brandon (Dallas, Texas). By the second lap of the bike, Broderick had connected with the lead pack and moved herself into the top position by the end of the first lap of the run. Over the 10k run course, Broderick and eventual winner Barraza shifted positions a few times, but on the final lap, Barraza took the lead on the final corner to take the tape.

“I would say I was pretty aggressive at the start of the run and I think that I may have been a bit too risky,” said Broderick, who also finished second at the Chengdu ITU World Cup in China three weeks ago. “I definitely felt it at the end, but that’s racing. I really wanted to lay it out there. In China I was more conservative at the start of the run, so I wanted to try something different. I’m really happy with the result.”

In the men’s race, Hunter Kemper (Colorado Springs, Colo.) was the top American finisher, just missing the podium with a fourth-place finish in 1:47:58 in his first ITU race of 2014. Mexico’s Crisanto Grajales earned the win, running strong despite rising temperatures to post a time of 1:47:09. Brazil’s Diogo Sclebin took second in 1:47:43, and Mexico’s Irving Perez was third in 1:47:53. William Huffman (Colleyville, Texas) was fifth overall in 1:48:14 and captured the U23 title for the men.

The junior races kicked off the draft-legal championship racing on Saturday, with Americans Jenks (Aurora, Iowa) and Knibb (Washington, D.C.) claiming podium finishes. Mexico’s Vanesa De La Torre ran through the field to win the 750m swim, 20k bike, 5k run event in 1:01:16.

Knibb came out of the water in second, and quickly established herself as the fastest cyclist on the course. Though De La Torre and Jenks whittled away at a more than 90 second lead, Knibb held on to finish on the podium in 1:01:41. Jenks had the second fastest run and finished in 1:01:25.

Eli Hemming (Kiowa, Colo.) was the top U.S. junior finisher for the men, taking fifth in 55:37. Brazilian Manoel Messias was the winner in the junior men’s race in 55:09. Jeremy Briand of Canada was second in 55:19 and Mexico’s Eduardo Israel Lamas Hernandez was third in 55:30.

Women

1. Adriana Barraza (MEX), 1:59:41
2. Jessica Broderick (Boulder, Colo.), 1:59:51
3. Anahi Leon (MEX), 2:00:08
7. Erin Jones (Colorado Springs, Colo.), 2:02:12
8. Lindsey Jerdonek (Sagamore Hills, Ohio), 2:02:21
11. Taylor Spivey (Redondo Beach, Calif.), 2:03:45
13. Summer Cook (Thornton, Colo.), 2:04:22
14. Nicole Truxes (Tempe, Ariz.), 2:05:00
18. Brianna Blanchard (Boston, Mass.), 2:06:06
DNF Nell Rojas (Boulder, Colo.)
DNF Lauren Brandon (Dallas, Texas)

Men

1. Crisanto Grajales (MEX), 1:47:09
2. Diogo Sclebin (BRA), 1:47:43
3. Irving Perez (MEX), 1:47:53
4. Hunter Kemper (Colorado Springs, Colo.), 1:47:58
5. William Huffman (Colleyville, Texas), 1:48:14
7. Tommy Zaferes (Soquel, Calif.), 1:48:59
9. Jarrod Shoemaker (Clermont, Fla.), 1:49:04
16. Sean Jefferson (Palisades, Calif.), 1:50:29
17. Ben Kanute (Tucson, Ariz.), 1:50:47
20. Lukas Verzbicas (Chula Vista, Calif.), 1:51:12
26. Joe Maloy (Wildwood Crest, N.J.), 1:51:56
31. Barrett Brandon (Dallas, Texas), 1:53:38
32. Jason Pedersen (Simi Valley, Calif.), 1:53:59
37. Eric Lagerstrom (Gresham, Ore.), 1:55:20
38. John O’Neill (Vail, Colo.), 1:55:33
44. Hunter Lussi (Kensington, Md.), 1:56:43
49. Sam Holmes (Denver, Colo.), 2:01:28
DNF Brett Nichols (Boston, Mass.), Chris Braden (Boulder, Colo.), Justin Roeder (Fishers, Ind.), Keith Kotar (Weatherford, Texas)

Junior Women

1. Vanesa De La Torre (MEX), 1:01:16
2. Stephanie Jenks (Aurora, Iowa), 1:01:25
3. Taylor Knibb (Washington, D.C.), 1:01:41
6. Kyleigh Spearing (Frankfort, Ill.), 1:03:02
10. Megan Dustin (Feeding Hills, Mass.), 1:03:42
17. Devon Dabney (Atlanta, Ga.), 1:04:40
20. Hannah Rae Finchamp (Altadena, Calif.), 1:05:04
26. Katie Patrick (Sioux Falls, S.D.), 1:06:33
29. Rachel Mann (Homer Glen, Ill.), 1:07:23
41. Heidi Stimac (Geneva, Ill.), 1:10:45

Junior Men

1. Manoel Messias (BRA), 55:09  2. Jeremy Briand (CAN), 55:19
3. Eduardo Israel Lamas Hernandez (MEX), 55:30
5. Eli Hemming (Kiowa, Colo.), 55:37
12. Brent Demarest (Charleston, S.C.), 56:15
17. Darr Smith (Atlanta, Ga.), 56:35
21. Seth Rider (Germantown, Tenn.), 57:01
23. Graham Pimentel (Naples, Fla.), 57:06
27. Connor Weaver (Parker, Colo.), 57:34
31. Tony Morales (Lexington, S.C.), 57:56
32. Max Bennett (Parker, Colo.), 58:03
36. Dillon Nobbs (La Verne, Calif.), 58:57
DNF Austin Hindman (Wildwood, Mo.)

Source: USA Triathlon
Photo: Mario Cantu/CIMAGES