With St. George 70.3 Worlds and the Bear Lake Brawl now behind us, it's time for some final season rankings, aka the WALL OF FAME. That said, a quick plug for the late season addition Ghost Town Tri on Oct. 2 if you want to get another hit in!
SAVE THE DATE! Like 2019, we're throwing an all-inclusive, end of season party... THURS, SEP 30th ~5:00-8:00 at the University Guest House + outdoor area on the U of U campus. Come enjoy some good company and food as we also hand out season awards, hear a few words from local pros Skye Moench and Nicholas Chase, and celebrate those who qualified for Kona/St. George!
IF YOUR NAME IS ON THE WALL OF FAME LIST BELOW, WE HAVE AN AWARD FOR YOU!
We stand & applaud everyone who has qualified for the rankings. Regardless of individual rank, these are all people who enjoy the friendly competition and camaraderie of the Utah Triathlon Championship Series and who support the local scene.
Think about it, how many people stayed in bed while you were out testing your limits??
How many others are active, yet too chicken to ever toe a start line??
Kudos to everyone in the rankings... you're fighters who are strong in both body & mind!
Lastly, keep in mind this is for FUN. The intention is to build some hype and intrigue throughout the local tri season, as we've strived to do since 2016... please don't take it too seriously.
The methodology is simple:
* To be eligible for final season rankings, must have raced at least 3 of the 11 events on the Utah Triathlon Championship Series calendar
Round 3 (end of season): 3 race minimum (average of your top 3 races)
* The final rankings will be the basis for several “Most Improved Triathlete" and other awards at the end of season Awards Night, not just for Championship Belt Holders and other elite-level athletes.
* Like prior years, we take the AVERAGE of everyone’s top 3 series races for the final rankings… this provides some incentive to get out and race often, as you can only help yourself by racing more. For example, if you had an off day, or even a DNF, that result will shake out of your top 3 average if you raced 4+ times.
* We use your Overall % to calculate the rankings (which is shown in all the individual race “Results Breakdowns” we post). This is simply how you placed vs. the field - if you placed 60th out of 100 at a race, that’s 60%. If you placed 80th out of 200 at another, that’s 40%. In this case those two then average to 50%.
Your 50% average would then be stacked up to other qualifying triathletes for the rankings.
* Like previous years, there was a points bonus applied to the State Champs race results (this year being the Daybreak Olympic)
* A larger points bonus was applied to the 70.3 Worlds results to account for the level of competition throughout the field (this resulted in a season Top 3 Average score below zero for a few at the top of the rankings... they're just that fast!)
That's a wrap!
8) Sep 11: Brineman - Half (70.3)
9) Sep 11: Kokopelli - Olympic
10) Sep 18: Bear Lake Brawl - Half (70.3)
11) Sep 17-18: St. George 70.3 Worlds
Keep in mind that most of the Series events have non-Championship Series options as well (for example Echo sprint). For these the emphasis is less on results, rankings, etc. and more on getting people out to experience triathlon.
Without further adieu, here's the 2021 WALL OF FAME... scroll down to see splits by gender and age group as well!
By column: current ranking, movement +/- from Round 2 rankings, name, average of top 3 races (finishing place divided by # participants in the race = percentile), # of UTCS races they've done, age group, age group rank
OVERALL RANKINGS
Click on any of the snapshots below for a clearer image
RANKINGS - WOMEN
RANKINGS - MEN
RANKINGS BY A.G.
*****Below is the 2021 UTCS lineup! Check out this post if you need a refresher on how it all works. Thank you Trent Perry for being the title sponsor of the Series!*****
Below are links to all the races in the 2021 Championship Series:
POPULAR LINKS
UTAH TRIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES 2021 --> HERE
LATEST AGE GROUP RANKINGS --> HERE
CHAMPIONSHIP BELT HOLDERS --> HERE
MOST IMPROVED TRIATHLETES --> HERE
TOP LOCAL RACER AWARDS --> HERE
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2020 --> HERE
IMSG "COUNTY COMPETITION" (MAY BE REVIVED) --> HERE
UTAH TRIATHLON HISTORY 101 --> HERE
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