USA Triathlon ha premiato come migliori triatleti Elite 2011 per il triathlon olimpico Sarah Groff e Manny Huerta.
Per le distanze lunghe, i riconoscimenti sono andati a Mary Beth Ellis e Jordan Rapp.
Di seguito l’elenco completo dei riconoscimenti.
2011 USA Triathlon Elite Athletes of the Year
Olympic/ITU Athletes of the Year
Sarah Groff (Hanover, N.H.)
Manuel Huerta (Miami, Fla.)
Non-Olympic/ITU Athletes of the Year
Mary Beth Ellis (Boulder, Colo.)
Jordan Rapp (Thousand Oaks, Calif.)
Rookies of the Year
Kelly Whitley (Geneva, Ill.)
A.J. Baucco (Willoughby Hills, Ohio)
Under-23 Athletes of the Year
Kaitlin Shiver (Melbourne, Fla.)
Greg Billington (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Female Elite Duathlete of the Year
Nicole LaSelle (Dayton, Ohio)
(HM) Courtenay Brown (Boulder, Colo.)
Male Elite Duathlete of the Year
Matthew Russell (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
(HM) Josh Merrick (Alamosa, Colo.)
HM – honorable mention
Photo Credit: Rich Cruze e USA Triathlon