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Two Top-15 Finishes For U.S. Juniors at 2025 World Triathlon Junior World Championships

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by USA Triathlon

WOLLONGONG, Australia — Young stars of the future represented the U.S. on Friday, Oct. 17 at the 2025 World Triathlon Junior World  Championships in Australia, with the U.S. earning two top-15 finishes. 

Jimena Renata De La Peña Schott led the U.S. Junior squad, placing 10th in the women's race. The silver medalist from the 2023 Junior World Championships, she completed the sprint distance course (750-meter swim, 20-kilometer bike, 5k run) on Friday in a time of 1 hour, 5 minutes, 58 seconds. De La Peña trains with U.S. development group Project Podium, based in Tempe, Arizona. 

France's Léa Houart won the women's Junior World Championship with a time of 1:03:41. Fanni Szalai of Hungary earned the silver, while Diana Dunajska of Slovakia took the bronze. 

De La Peña's U.S. teammates Ruth Pardy, Mia Wentzy and Marley Andelman placed 21st, 32nd and 35th, respectively. All three compete in triathlon on NCAA Division I Women's Collegiate triathlon programs; Pardy and Wentzy at the University of Arizona, which won the 2024 national title, and Andelman at Texas Christian University. 

In the men's Junior World Championships, the top U.S. finisher was Blake Bullard, who placed 12th. In August, Bullard earned the silver medal at the 2025 Junior Pan American Games in Paraguay. He, along with De La Peña, trains with Project Podium. 

U.S. teammates, Isaac Lamprecht and Graham Hummel placed 29th and 46th, respectively. Lamprecht competes on the Wingate University men's collegiate club triathlon team. 

Tristan Douche of France won the men's Junior World Championship in a time of 55:42. Great Britain's Alex Robin took the silver and Ignacio Flores Arana of Chile earned the bronze. 

UP NEXT & HOW TO WATCH 

Next up from Wollongong is the Para World Championships, Junior/U23 Mixed Relay World Championships and the Wollongong T100 on Saturday, Oct. 18 (Friday evening for U.S. viewers). Fans can watch all of the World Championship and T100 racing in Wollongong live and on-demand on TriathlonLive.tv. Buy your pass here to subscribe to TriathlonLive. 

Plan for a few late nights watching live triathlon this week and weekend as Wollongong is 15 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time.

Live Coverage

Paratriathlon World Championships: Saturday, Oct. 18, 7:30 a.m. AUS | Friday, Oct. 17, 4:30 p.m. ET

Junior/U23 Mixed Relay World Championships: Saturday, Oct. 18, 12:15 p.m. AUS | Fri., Oct. 17, 9:15 p.m. ET 

Women's T100: Saturday, Oct. 18, 2 p.m. AUS | Fri., Oct. 17, 11 p.m. ET 

Men's T100: Saturday, Oct. 18, 3:45 p.m. AUS | Saturday, Oct. 18, 12:45 a.m. ET 

2025 WORLD TRIATHLON JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS   

Wollongong, Australia | Oct. 17 

750 meter swim, 20k bike, 5k run 

Complete Results

Men 

1. Tristan Douche (FRA), 55:42

2. Alex Robin (GBR), 55:47

3. Ignacio Flores Arana (CHI), 55:50

U.S. Finishers 

12. Blake Bullard (Southlake, Texas), 56:19

29. Isaac Lamprecht (Fairfield, Pa.), 57:29

46. Graham Hummel (Richardson, Texas), 1:00:50

Women 

1. Léa Houart (FRA), 1:03:41

2.Fanni Szalai (HUN), 1:04:17

3. Diana Dunajska (SVK), 1:04:54

U.S. Finishers 

10. Jimena Renata De La Peña Schott (El Paso, Texas), 1:05:58

21. Ruth Pardy (Sioux Falls, S.D.), 1:06:40

32. Marley Andelman (St. Charles, Ill.), 1:07:59

35. Mia Wentzy (Brandon, S.D.), 1:09:21

(Photo by World Triathlon)

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