Josiah Middaugh (Vail, Colo.) was named 2014 Off-Road Triathlete of the Year by USA Triathlon. Middaugh won the XTERRA Mountain, Southeast and West Championships, and finished second overall and as the first American at XTERRA USA Championship and XTERRA World Championship.
Non-Drafting Athlete of the Year accolades went to Ben Hoffman (Boulder, Colo.). Hoffman earned podium finishes at six events throughout the year, highlighted by the IRONMAN World Championship, where his second-place finish was the best for an American since 2009.
Avery Evenson of Colorado Springs was named a junior elite All-American for women ages 16-19. Eli Hemming of Kiowa was named a junior elite All-American for men 16-19, while Max Bennet of Parker receied honorable mention.
Devon Kroeker of Colorado Springs was named a youth elite All-American for girls ages 13-15. Drew Sotebeer of Parker received honorable mention for youth boys ages 13-15.
2014 USA Triathlon Elite Triathletes of the Year
Olympic/ITU Athletes of the Year
Gwen Jorgensen (St. Paul, Minn.)
Jarrod Shoemaker (Clermont, Fla.)
Non-Drafting Athletes of the Year
Alicia Kaye (Clermont, Fla.)
Meredith Kessler (San Francisco, Calif.)
Ben Hoffman (Boulder, Colo.)
Paratriathletes of the Year
Kendall Gretsch (Madison, Wis.)
Aaron Scheidies (Seattle, Wash.)
Under-23 Athletes of the Year
Erin Jones (Hood River, Ore.)
Ben Kanute (Geneva, Ill.)
Rookies of the Year
Kirsten Kasper (North Andover, Mass.)
Justin Metzler (Iowa City, Iowa)
Off-Road Triathletes of the Year
Emma Garrard (Park City, Utah)
Josiah Middaugh (Vail, Colo.)
2014 USA Triathlon Junior Elite Triathletes of the Year
Stephanie Jenks (Aurora, Iowa)
Brent Demarest (Charleston, S.C.)
2014 USA Triathlon Junior Elite All-Americans – Women (ages 16-19)
Avery Evenson (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Tamara Gorman (Rapid City, S.D.)
Stephanie Jenks (Aurora, Iowa)
Taylor Knibb (Washington, D.C.)
Kyleigh Spearing (Frankfort, Ill.)
(HM) Megan Dustin (Feeding Hills, Mass.)
(HM) Katie Patrick (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
2014 USA Triathlon Junior Elite All-Americans – Men (ages 16-19)
Brent Demarest (Charleston, S.C.)
Eli Hemming (Kiowa, Colo.)
Seth Rider (Germantown, Tenn.)
Darr Smith (Atlanta, Ga.)
(HM) Max Bennett (Parker, Colo.)
(HM) Dillon Nobbs (La Verne, Calif.)
2014 USA Triathlon Youth Elite All-Americans – Girls (ages 13-15)
Kira Stanley (Acworth, Ga.)
Devon Kroeker (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Page Lester (Washington, D.C.)
(HM) Audrey Ernst (South Elgin, Ill.)
(HM) Grace Obando (Herndon, Va.)
(HM) Sophia West (Decatur, Ga.)
(HM) Kenzi Wilson (Carmel, Ind.)
2014 USA Triathlon Youth Elite All-Americans – Boys (ages 13-15)
Nick Johnson (West Des Moines, Iowa)
Evan Parres (Dardenne Prairie, Mo.)
Ricardo Reyes (Riverview, Fla.)
(HM) Lane Barron (The Woodlands, Texas)
(HM) Julienne Harrison (Marietta, Ga.)
(HM) Drew Sotebeer (Parker, Colo.)
(HM) Zach Wilson (Carmel, Ind.)
HM – Honorable Mention
