Three Triathletes in Top-20 at Junior Nationals

WEST CHESTER, OH. – Three Sun Devil triathletes placed in the top-20 at the USA Triathlon Junior Elite Championships over the weekend, including sweeping two of the three podium spots in sophomore Kira Stanley (second place) and freshman Liberty Ricca (third place). Rounding out the Sun Devils in the competition was sophomore Olivia Jenks (20th).

The event has sold out for the past five years, with nearly 1,000 athletes ages 7-19 competing for national titles annually. The race featured a 750m swim, 20k bike and 5k run.

Stanley raced to a time of 1:02.35 to take second place, splitting 10:07 in her first leg, 31:35 in her second and 18:19 for her third. Incoming freshman Ricco finished just…