National Champions Crowned in Aquabike, Super-Sprint At 2025 Multisport National Championships Festival Presented By Mutual Of Omaha
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by USA Triathlon
OMAHA, Neb. — The first full day of multisport racing at the 2025 USA Triathlon Multisport National Championships Festival Presented by Mutual of Omaha kicked off on Thursday, June 5, at Lake Cunningham in Omaha, Nebraska. Age group athletes competed in the Aquabike National Championships (swim-bike) and the Super-Sprint Triathlon (swim-bike-run) and Super-Sprint Duathlon (run-bike-run) Time Trial National Championships.
The five-day event, which started on Wednesday with an open water swim competition, celebrates multisport’s diverse group of race formats featuring different combinations of swimming, biking and running. Athletes from all 50 states across the U.S. traveled to Omaha to compete for age group national titles in the following National Championships:
• Draft-legal Triathlon National Championships
• Duathlon (run-bike-run) National Championships (standard and draft-legal sprint distances)
• Aquathlon (run-swim-run) National Championships
• Aquabike (swim-bike) National Championships (standard distance)
• Super Sprint Triathlon Time Trial National Championships
• Super Sprint Duathlon Time Trial National Championships
• Mixed Relay Triathlon & Duathlon National Championships
Thursday’s racing action began with the Aquabike National Championships, as swim-bike specialists raced a 1,500-meter swim in Lake Cunningham and 40-kilometer bike on the roads surrounding the lake.
Stephanie Oechsner (St. Peters, Mo.) defended her 2023 and 2024 Aquabike National Championships title, powering on the bike to win her third consecutive national title with a time of 1 hour, 32 minutes, 29 seconds. She averaged 22.41 miles per hour on the bike.
Jacob Capin (Milwaukee, Wis.) won the men’s Aquabike National Championships title, averaging 24.6 miles per hour on the bike en route to his first USA Triathlon National Championships title with a time of 1:26:23.
The afternoon race sessions featured the fast and furious Super-Sprint Triathlon and Duathlon Time Trial National Championships.
Athletes racing in the Super-Sprint Triathlon Time Trial National Championships completed a 200m swim, 5k bike and 1.2k run course. The short distance is approachable for newcomers to the sport, encouraging a fun atmospshere on the race course.
Many-time national champion Kirsten Sass (McKenzie, Tenn.) won the Super-Sprint Triathlon Time Trial National Championship in a time of 18:43. In the men’s race, Capin won his second national title of the event, capturing the Super-Sprint Triathlon Time Trial National Championship in 16:54.
The Super-Sprint Duathlon Time Trial National Championships featured a 1k run, 5k bike and a second 1k run.
Sass, one of the sport’s strongest run-biker, captured her second overall national title of the day, winning the Super-Sprint Duathlon Time Trial National Championships in 17:14. The men’s race belonged to Stephen Eles (Boulder, Colo.), who won the Super-Sprint Duathlon Time Trial National Championships in 15:39. One of the country’s strongest duathletes, Eles won the 2024 USA Triathlon Male Duathlete of the Year honors.
In addition to racing for age group national championships, athletes also raced to qualify to represent age group Team USA at 2025 World Triathlon Age Group World Championships. For more information about Team USA, comprised of the nation’s top amateur multisport athletes who represent the U.S. at World Triathlon Age Group World Championship events, visit www.usatriathlon.org/our-community/age-group-team-usa.
More than 100 athletes are attempting to race five or more events for the chance to earn the title of “Multisport Master.” Athletes crowned as Multisport Master will receive a special belt buckle and be honored at the final Awards Ceremony on Sunday evening.
MEDIA & COVERAGE
WHAT IS MULTISPORT?
Traditional triathlon is contested in the swim-bike-run format, while multisport features different combinations of swim, bike, run. Learn more about the different variations of multisport in this explainer article.
RESULTS
2025 USA Triathlon Multisport National Championships Festival Presented by Mutual of Omaha
Aquabike National Championships
1500m swim, 40k bike
Women’s Overall Champion: Stephanie Oechsner, 1:32:29
Men’s Overall Champion: Jacob Capin, 1:26:23
Athena Overall/40-54: Katharine Posner, 2:15:14
Athena 55+: Leslie Battle, 2:27:03
Clydesdale Overall/40-59: 1:38:41
Adaptive Men (ATD3): Larry Seidman, 2:16:34
F17-19: Ellayna Potter, 1:55:34
M17-19: Archer Jones, 1:54:17
F25-29: Carolyn Adams, 2:16:17
F30-34: Shannon Scovel, 1:53:02
M30-34: Timothy Broderick, 1:51:18
F35-39: Stephanie Oechsner, 1:32:29
M35-39: Jacob Capin, 1:26:23
F40-44: Sarah Formen, 1:39:46
M40-44: Josh Wolf, 1:31:18
F45-49: Kirsten Sass, 1:35:11
M45-49: Maarten Bout, 1:29:44
F50-54: Lilias Young, 1:54:39
M50-54: Ramses Rodriguez, 1:34:35
F55-59: Lauren Jensen McGinnis, 1:44:22
M55-59: Vic Perini, 1:31:04
F60-64: Kelly Dippold, 1:42:38
M60-64: Drew Magill, 1:31:18
F65-69: Denise Brown, 1:52:25
M65-69: Mike Plumb, 1:43:02
F70-74: Susan Griffin-Kaklikian, 1:59:42
M70-74: Rick Kozlowski, 1:44:35
F75-79: Barbara Kostner, 3:17:26
M75-79: Duane Fritchie, 1:56:48
M80-84: Larry Nelson, 2:28:57
Super Sprint Triathlon National Championships
250m swim, 5k bike, 1k run
Women’s Overall Champion: Kirsten Sass, 18:43
Men’s Overall Champion: Jacob Capin, 16:54
Athena Overall/40-54: Katharine Posner, 27:44
Clydesdale Overall/40-59: Scott Cadwallader, 20:40
Clydesdale 39 and under: 25:18
Men’s Adaptive ATD1: Hoang Dinh, 24:55
Women’s ATD2: Victoria Decker, 49:32
Men’s Adaptive ATD2: James Lustre, 1:11:06
Women’s Adaptive ATD3: Jennifer Stack, 36:32
Men’s Adaptive ATD3: Larry Seidman, 1:01:01
Women’s Adaptive ATD4: 34:14
F13-19: Dylan Volk, 19:12
M13-19: Rhys Ferrito, 18:59
F20-24: Alexis Workman, 20:04
M20-24: Alexander Allman, 18:55
F25-29: Lauren Soares, 27:55
M25-29: Brennan Hoem, 18:32
F30-34: Caitlin Mahoney, 22:16
M30-34: Elliot Feng, 18:25
F35-39: Stephanie Oechsner, 19:09
M35-39: Jacob Capin, 16:54
F40-44: Michelle Christine, 19:16
M40-44: Carl Newton, 18:32
F45-49: Kirsten Sass, 18:43
M45-49: Maarten Bout, 18:11
F50-54: Celia Dubey, 21:41
M50-54: Andrew Taylor, 18:35
F55-59: Stacia McInnes, 23:15
M55-59: Grzegorz Zgliczynski, 18:27
F60-64: Susan Pierson, 21:34
M60-64: John Myers, 20:55
F65-69: Lorrie Beck, 23:32
M65-69: Jim Taylor, 20:45
F70-74: Susan Griffin-Kaklikian, 23:48
M70-74: David Morrow, 21:34
F75-79: Cande Olsen, 28:43
M75-79: Duane Amato, 26:12
F80-84: Peggy McDowell-Cramer, 39:41
M80-84: Richard Poole, 30:21
F85+: Eileen Croissant, 43:44
M85-89: Kenneth Fleischhacker, 35:10
M90+: Jim Farr, 55:44
Super Sprint Duathlon National Championships
1k run, 5k bike, 1k run
Women’s Overall Champion: Kirsten Sass, 17:14
Men’s Overall Champion: Stephen Eles, 15:39
Athena Overall/40-54: Katharine Posner, 26:28
Athena 55+: Julianne
M13-19: Alexander Profumo, 16:03
F20-24: Anay Sierra, 22:12
M20-24: Hanns Steinhauser, 21:36
F30-34: Lexi Hutton, 18:52
M30-34: James Hrabchak, 19:21
F35-39: Sowmiya Karthikeyan, 35:37
M35-39: Jonathan Zappala, 16:15
F40-44: Michelle Christine, 17:44
M40-44: Clive Cooper, 16:20
F45-49: Kirsten Sass, 17:14
M45-49: Stephen Eles, 15:39
F50-54: Celia Dubey, 19:26
M50-54: Benjamin Drezek, 15:41
F55-59: Steph Popelar, 18:15
M55-59: Steven Worth, 16:22
F60-64: Karen Cummins, 19:46
M60-64: Matt Wegenka, 17:38
F65-69: Tracy Disabato-Aust, 22:00
M65-69: James Aust, 18:49
F70-74: Colleen Rebant, 23:08
M70-74: David Morrow, 19:24
F75-79: Ruth Hamilton, 27:24
M75-79: Ron Wrightman, 21:55
M80-84: Wolf Hillesheim, 24:29
F85-89: Sharon Roggenbuck, 32:41
M85-89: Lockett Wood, 31:37
M90+: Jim Farr, 43:08
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