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Featured Athlete, Kalee Tyson
Kalee certainly embodies all aspects of being a D3 athlete! Most notably to her coach, Brad Seng, was her Desire to improve and be her best. She had an extremely hectic summer outside of her training/racing with both work commitments/travel…
Featured Team D3 Athlete, Keith Graham
He hails from Texas and works 1-to-1 with Coach Jim Hallberg, it’s a pleasure to introduce you to Team D3 Athlete Keith Graham. Keith was nominated because he and his coach have a strong athlete-coach partnership that began over 3…
Featured Team D3 Athlete – Danielle Lowry
2018’s Ironman Boulder was Danielle Lowry’s first full Ironman, and during her recovery phase, she opted into AG Nats at the last minute, and guess what happened? She qualified for Worlds 2019 in Lausanne, Switzerland! Her D3 Coach, Laura Marcoux,…
Featured Athlete, July 2019 – Jack Toland
Success on and off the race course – that’s just what Jack Toland has been experiencing and we are proud to turn the spotlight on him! His Coach, Brad Seng, noted that he’s had a really strong year as an…
Featured Athlete, June 2019 – Janet Lapp
Janet decided to become a triathlete at 74 and promptly qualified for the Sprint Worlds in Lausanne, Switzerland! She has an excellent attitude about her training and while her Coach (Julie Dunkle) sees her optimism through examples such as ‘despite…
Featured Athlete, May 2019 – Lawrence Gray
When you trust the process, good things happen! It’s a pleasure to introduce you to D3 Athlete Lawrence Gray. Coach Julie shared, that she has had the privilege of working with Lawrence for almost a year and while he has…
Featured D3 Athlete, Dana Willett
It is with great pleasure that we introduce you to Team D3 athlete Dana Willett. Her coach, Jim Hallberg, expressed with pride and excitement, that Oceanside 70.3 2019 was Dana’s best race in many years and that there was an…
FEATURED ATHLETE, DECEMBER 2019 – MATTHEW BUONGIORNO
Matt and started working with D3 Coach Dave Sheanin a little over a year ago and Dave shared that Matt has made huge gains as a triathlete during that time. He came in with a goal to go sub-5 at a 70.3…
Featured Athlete, November – Elyse Sitomer
This story will amaze you with examples of desire, determination, and discipline. The life lessons we learn from training and racing are incredible in and of themselves, but when you overlay that with a car accident and subsequent major trauma,…
Featured Athlete, October 2018 – Phillip Lemmons
Throughout his triathlon journey, Phillip has embraced ‘the process’ with great energy and enthusiasm shares his coach, Brad Seng. From his early years racing with the CU triathlon team to the present, Phillip has always been a true “team” player…
Featured Athlete, September 2018 – Carla Laukka
Coach Jim nominated Carla Laukka for our Featured Athlete Spotlight and we are glad to recognize her for three reasons (and so many more): her achievements this season (shaving 29 minutes off her 70.3 time!), her consistency and commitment to her…
Featured Athlete of the Month June 2018: Monica Stratton
Monica Stratton has a diverse athletic background, but triathlon has become her passion. She balances her time between a physically demanding job, caring for her father, and finding the time to train. The Sacramento native now calls San Diego home…
Featured Athlete of the Month June 2018: Nic Cumings
This month’s featured athlete of the month Nic Cumings is like many triathletes- balancing work and family with the demands of training for triathlons when he can. The former Marine is married with three kids and has the physically and…
Featured Team D3 Athlete, April 2018 – Jay Klein
We get the privilege of coaching some very amazing athletes. Athletes who dig deep in their training to reach their goals. Athletes who overcome adversity to cross the finish line strong. Athletes who juggle crazy schedules in order to make…
Athlete of the Month, Jan. 2018 – Onyanga Dean
This month’s D3 Athlete is Onyanga Dean, a Californian who has overcome the odds to succeed in the sport he loves. From a misdiagnosed heart condition to a cramping issue that just won’t quit, Dean has the dedication and determination…