82 youngsters participate in Cape Girardeau triathlon, kids runs

A record number of participants turned out Saturday as the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department hosted its 18th annual Youth Triathlon and Kids Run at Central Municipal Pool.

A total of 82 youngsters participated in the event, which was co-sponsored by the Gators swim team and Cape Bicycle and Fitness.

"We had so many kids that we ran out of T-shirts," said Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department aquatics coordinator Chad Sierman.

New to this year's event was the kid's one-mile run for ages 6 to 8.

The bicycle course for the youth triathlon was doubled in length with this year's course covering four miles, compared to the two-mile course of years past.

Taking home the overall triathlon titles were Riley Talbut of Jackson, who won the boys division with a time of 25:26; and Cailin McGinnis, also of Jackson, who finished atop the girls division with a time of 28:43.

Other triathlon winners included Matt and Ryan Gibson, both of Jackson, who won the boys 8-11 and 12-15 titles, respectively.

Iliana Arevalo won the girls 8-11 title and Mary Ford won the girls 12-15 division. Both Arevalo and Ford are from Cape Girardeau.

Raleigh Davis and Brennan Redinger won the boys 8-11 team title, while Michael Bohn, Lauren Castleman and Kate Bohn captured the boys 12-15 team title.

The boys 16-18 team title went to Austin Mehner, Hunter Givens and Peyton Waggener.

In the girls team contests, the group of Kyleigh Troxel, Paden Wachter and Jenny Powell finished atop the 8-11 division, while Lacie Robinson, Haley Yancey and Claire Gillard won the 12-15 division.

Youth Triathalon

Boys

Overall -- 1. Riley Talbut, Jackson, 25:26

8-11 -- 1. Matt Gibson, Jackson, 27:54; 2. William Zoughaib, Ste Genevieve, 32:29; 3. Lucas Wells, Cape, 37:19; 4. Riley Duncan, Cape, 38:21; 5. Alex McCrite, Tamms, Ill., 39:04; 6. Nicholas Biri, Cape, 39:25; 7. Erik Wood, West Paducah, Ky., 40:08; 8. Thomas Steward, Malden, 44:37; 9. Jacob Boerboom, Cape, 44:50; 10. Christopher Steward, Malden, 53:46

12-15 -- 1. Ryan Gibson, Jackson, 26:09; 2. Daniel Wood, West Paducah, Ky., 28:05; 3. Connor McGinnis, Jackson, 28:09; 4. Joseph Gray, Jackson, 29:21; 5. Wyatt Larson, Cape, 30:57; 6. Coleman Schott, Cape, 32:34

Girls

Overall -- 1. Cailin McGinnis, Jackson, 28:43

8-11 -- 1. Iliana Arevalo,Cape, 35:42; 2. Madeleine McDonald, Cape, 39:04; 3. Lauren Barr, Jackson, 41:00; 4. Sophie Park, Jackson, 47:55; 5. Graeme Davis, Cape, 54:39

12-15 -- 1. Mary Ford, Cape, 29:26; 2. Amanda Whitlow, Jackson, 31:58; 3. Katie Garner, Cape, 35:46; 4. Shelby Kate McCord, Jackson, 35:59; 5. Molly Turner, Jackson, 37:33

Boys team

8-11 -- 1.Raleigh Davis, Brennan Redinger, Cape, 31:47; 2. Mason Turner, Brandon Simpher, Ty Crowden, Jackson, 34:08; 3. Kaleb Barr, Jackson, Lucas Shauks, Jackson, Zach Schneider, Cape, 47:58

12-15 -- 1. Michael Bohn, Scott City, Lauren Castleman, Cape, Kate Bohn, Scott City, 27:56; 2. Joseph Gray, Dylan Elfrink, Brett Leimbach, Jackson, 32:26

16-18 -- 1. Austin Mehner, Hunter Givens, Peyton Waggener, Cape, 26:31; 2. Jason Mercer, Alex Knight, Matt Holmes, Cape, 26:49

Girls team

8-11 -- 1. Jenny Powell, Cape, Kyleigh Troxel, Jackson, Paden Wachter, Jackson, 27:16; 2. Mollie Pleimann, Cape, Laura Waggener, Cape, Dallas Campbell, New Madrid, 34:10; 3. Josey Powell, Cape, Palmer Campbell, New Madrid, Gabriela Vieira, Cape, 37:37

12-15 -- 1. Lacie Robinson, Haley Yancey, Claire Gillard, Jackson, 38:25

Kids mile

Boys

Overall -- 1. William Zoughaib, Ste Genevieve, 7:07

6-8 -- 1.Joshua Seabaugh, Cape, 8:18; 2. Colin Schlitt, Jackson, 9:52; 3. Palmer Campbell, New Madrid, 12:50

Girls

Overall -- 1. Marissa Jones, Sikeston, 6:57

6-8 -- 1. Jenya Zoughaib, Ste Genevieve, 8:24; 2. Sarah Boerboom, Cape, 9:29; 3. Jennifer Wood, West Paducah, Ky., 9:35; 4. Sophie Park, Jackson, 11:02.16; 5. Caroline Schott, Cape, 11:02.36; 6. Camille Park, Jackson, 11:24

Kids half-mile

Boys

Overall -- 1. Parker Fisher, Jackson, 5:30

3-5 -- 1. Nate Schlitt, Jackson, 5:50; 2. Nathan Boerboom, Cape, 6:04; 3. Auggie Phegley, Cape, 6:36; 4. Emery Davis, Cape, 6:52; 5. Petyon Redinger, Cape, 9:14; 6. Langdon Scheeter, Oran

Girls

Overall --1. Molly Phegley, Cape, 4:24

3-5 -- 1. Zoe Pleimann, Cape, 4:51; 2. Emily Kellum, Cape, 5:30; 3. Zoie Roth, Cape, 5:34