TCMTriSquad Team Goals

Updated September '24

Squad Races 2024

TCMTriSquad athletes can race wherever their dreams take them but we selected a group of races where we hope to show up en masse to support the attainment of our team goals and maximize sponsor exposure:

March 3 Stanford Treeathlon (draft-legal and classic). 600m swim/20k bike/5k run.

***RESULT: 12 finishers / 7 podiums***

April 6 USA Triathlon California State Championships. Napa Valley. Sprint and Olympic.

***RESULT: State Champions!***

May 19 Morro Bay 70.3

***TRICLUB RESULT: 60th/106***

August 11 Tri Santa Cruz

***17 Podium Finishers***

September 8 Santa Cruz 70.3

***TRICLUB PODIUM RESULTS: Division V: 2nd/107 Clubs***

September 14-15 USA Triathlon National Championships. Atlantic City, NJ. Sprint and Olympic (must qualify).

***Four Members Finished. Connor Spencer National Sprint Distance Champion (Clydesdale Division)***

October 13 Lake Evans Triathlon

October 27 IM California

December 8 Indian Wells 70.3

Squad Goals

Ironman Global Rankings

2024 Goal: Top 100 in Division V

339 out of 4371 clubs in Division V (as of 9/10/24)

Ironman events award points to age group competitors registered under clubs. The better you perform in your age group the more points you get. But everyone gets points just for finishing an official 70.3 or Ironman. Details of the competition here. Division V is for clubs with less than 25 participants (i.e. not total membership but number of members that compete in an Ironman branded event in that calendar year) which TCM is currently classified under.

2023 = 219 out of 4981 clubs

2022 = 532 out of 4808 clubs

If you haven't affiliated your profile to TCMTriSquad do so here.

State, National and World Triathlon Championship Representation

2024 Goal: 15 TCMTriSquad Participants in State, National and World Triathlon Championship Events

2024 California State Championships, Napa

🏆 Sophie Brauneis:🥇Sprint Triathlon, AG 10-14

🏆 Mark Sullivan:🥇Olympic, AG 65-69

Donny Zeng:🥈SuperSprint, AG 10-14

Mandy Draper:🥈Olympic, AG 40-44

Jack Michael: 5th Olympic, AG 40-44

Carsten Puls: 5th Olympic, AG 55-59

Leilani Fonua: 9th, State High School Championships

2024 National Draft-Legal Sprint Triathlon Championships, Omaha, NE

🥉 Caleb Mui, AG 16-19

2024 USAT Olympic Distance Nationals, Atlantic City, NJ

Mandy Draper 29th, F40-44

Jack Michael 53rd, M40-44

Patrick Flanagan 69th, M45-49

2024 USAT Sprint Distance Nationals, Atlantic City, NJ

🏆 Connor Spencer 1st Place, Clydesdale

2023 Youth Triathlon National Championships, Milwaukee

Sophie Brauneis (2nd 13 year old)

Donny Zeng (11th 10 year old)

2023 World Sprint Championships, Hamburg, Germany

Mariah Mitchell (26th 25-29 AG)

2023 California State Championships, Orange County

Chad Brownfield (Sprint 35-39 AG Champion)

Jack Michaels (Olympic 40-45 9th)

Leilani Fonua (Sprint 4th 15-19)

2023 Arizona State Championships, Tempe

Mariah Mitchell (Sprint 25-29 AG Champion)

Representation at State, National or World Championships across the globe brings much honor to the squad! The USAT National Championships are listed here and State Championships here. We plan on qualifying athletes for USAT National Championships at State and regional races.

TriClub Podium Awards

2024 Goal: A Top 5 finish

2024 Santa Cruz 70.3 - 15th out of 170 (Division V: 2nd out of 107)

2024 Morro Bay 70.3 - 60th out of 113

2023 IM California - 40th out of 170

2023 Santa Cruz 70.3 - 9th out of 161

2023 Morro Bay 70.3 - 21st out of 175

TriClub Podium Awards are an on-site competition that honors the top five clubs with a physical and digital award at each IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 race. Club points are calculated with points being added from all athletes from their respective club. We have a chance at three local races in 2024. Morro Bay 70.3, Santa Cruz 70.3 and IM California where could potentially attain the honor.