Zeiger Wins 70.3 Worlds; Potts Top American Male

2008 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships

November 8, 2008 (Clearwater, FL) – Americans Joanna Zeiger, Mary Beth Ellis and Becky Lavelle finished 1-2-3 at the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in Clearwater, Florida, on Saturday. Andy Potts was the top U.S. man in sixth.

Zeiger, of Boulder, continues a stellar season after winning the USAT Elite Long Course National Championships on June 8, as well as the 5430 Long Course Triathlon on August 10. Potts, of Colorado Springs, also claimed the title of the first American finisher among the men at this year’s IRONMAN World Championships in Kona.

Pro Women

1. JOANNA ZEIGER 4:02:49
2. MARY BETH ELLIS 4:04:07
3. BECKY LAVELLE 4:07:32
4. JULIE DIBENS 4:09:10
5. NINA KRAFT 4:15:32
6. ERIKA CSOMOR 4:16:00
7. CATRIONA MORRISON 4:16:28
8. ANGELA NAETH 4:16:50
9. LEANDA CAVE 4:18:50
10. AMANDA STEVENS 4:20:28

Pro Men

1. TERENZO BOZZONE 3:40:10
2. ANDREAS RAELERT 3:40:42
3. RICHIE CUNNINGHAM 3:41:47
4. OSCAR GALINDEZ 3:42:28
5. REINALDO COLUCCI 3:43:22
6. ANDY POTTS 3:44:30
7. LUKE MCKENZIE 3:45:11
8. BRENT MCMAHON 3:45:43
9. JOE GAMBLES 3:46:23
10. FRASER CARTMELL 3:46:34