Gulfport, MS- The men's triathlon completed their season with a strong showing with a 36th place team finish at the Collegiate Club National Championship (CCNC) hosted by USA Triathlon in Gulfport, MS.   Through the 2 days of racing, 5 program records were set, and 13 PRs were accomplished within the swim/bike/run splits for each athlete. The Norse men raced over 2 days with day 1 being the men's sprint draft legal triathlon and day 2 being the men's Olympic distance triathlon.  The Norse men were led by Toby Martin who raced both days finishing in 36th place in the sprint draft legal race, and inside the top 100 during the Olympic distance race on day 2.  Overall, the Norse had 5 student athletes compete, which is the most to compete at a national championship in its young 2-year history as a program.    

THE BASICS
Location- Gulfport, MS
Competition- Collegiate Club National Championships
Team Results- 36th

NOTABLES
-Day 1 sprint draft legal results saw Toby Martin finish in 36th place with an overall time of 1:08:23 (program record) with a 750m swim of 10:32 (program record), 20km bike in 34:31 and the 5km run in 21:09.  
-Day 2 Olympic distance triathlon had Toby Martin leading the Norse with a total time of 2:08:40 good for 84th place (program record) including a 1500m swim in 22:57, 40km bike in 1:03:03 (program record), and 10k run in 37:53.
-Sean Smyth finished 2nd for the Norse and 118th overall with an overall time of 2:11:59 including a 1500m swim in 28:24, 40km bike in 1:03:39, and 10km run in 34:31 (program record).
-Senior Fred Smal finished his Norse career finishing 3rd for the Norse and 248th overall with a time of 2:26:22 including a 1500m swim in 24:49, 40km bike in 1:11:23, and 10km run in 43:47.
-Max Marion finished the top 4 scoring by finishing in 446th place in a time of 2:45:57 including a 1500m swim in 31:58, 40km bike in 1:23:57, and 10km run in 42:45.
-Jude Woodruff finished 5th for the Norse on the day with an overall placing of 3:17:51 with a time of 3:17:51 including a 1500m swim in 30:50, 40km bike in 2:04:03, and a 10km run in 34: 58.

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