U.S. Elite Triathlete Morgan Pearson Wins 2024 Americas Triathlon Championships Miami
by USA Triathlon
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — U.S. Elite Triathlon National Team member and Paris 2024 Olympic Games qualifier Morgan Pearson (New Vernon, N.J.) won the men’s elite race on Friday, March 8 at the 2024 Americas Triathlon Championships Miami, hosted by CLASH Endurance at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
The 2024 Americas Triathlon Championships Miami welcomed the top Elite, U23, Para and Junior athletes from national federations of Americas Triathlon, a continental division of World Triathlon that includes federations in North, Central and South America. Five U.S. elite paratriathletes qualified for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, while U.S. Junior Reese Vannerson won the men’s Junior Americas Championship.
In the men’s Elite race, Pearson led a U.S. sweep on the podium where he was joined by Darr Smith (Atlanta, Ga.) and John Reed (Salt Lake City, Utah). Pearson completed the Olympic-distance course in a time of 1 hour, 43 minutes, 39 seconds, breaking away from his U.S. teammates to take the lead on the 10k run.
Pearson, who qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics at the 2023 World Triathlon Paris Test Event last summer, now turns his attention toward the World Triathlon Championship Series season, which next goes to Yokohama on May 11.
Reed was the top U23 men’s performer on Friday, and he’ll take home the Americas Triathlon U23 Championship. Sullivan Middaugh (Beaver Creek, Colo.), a member of USA Triathlon’s Project Podium, finished third among U23 competitors.
In the elite women’s race, U.S. Elite Triathlon National Team member Gina Sereno (Madison, Wis.) led the way in seventh place. Liberty Ricca (Colorado Springs, Colo.) was the top U.S. U23 women’s finisher, placing 11th.
For full results from the 2024 Americas Triathlon Championships Miami, click here.
USA Triathlon
USA Triathlon is proud to serve as the National Governing Body for triathlon, as well as duathlon, aquathlon, aquabike, winter triathlon, off-road triathlon, paratriathlon, and indoor and virtual multisport events in the United States. Founded in 1982, USA Triathlon sanctions more than 3,500 races and connects with more than 300,000 members each year, making it the largest multisport organization in the world. In addition to its work at the grassroots level with athletes, coaches, and race directors — as well as the USA Triathlon Foundation — USA Triathlon provides leadership and support to elite athletes competing at international events, including World Triathlon Championships, Pan American Games and the Olympic and Paralympic Games. USA Triathlon is a proud member of World Triathlon and the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC).