Now that we’re over halfway through the 2024 Utah Triathlon Championship Series, it’s time for Round 1 of the Utah Tri Buzz age group rankings!
We stand & applaud everyone who has qualified for these 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 Round 1 Rankings, must have raced at least 2 of the 6 events that have taken place (unfortunately Jordanelle was cancelled this year but will be back for next year) on the Utah Triathlon Championship Series calendar to date
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| Show up at 3 or more of the 14 total Series races (Olympic + Half at Echo and Brineman) to qualify for 2024 season swag & awards! |
* Like prior years, rankings will be updated throughout the season and will of course change as more people qualify. Keep in mind that a minimum of 3 races will be required for the final rankings!
Round 1 (post-Daybreak): 2 race minimum (average of your top 2 races)
Round 2 (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 many other awards, not just for Championship Belt Holders and other elite-level athletes.
* Like prior years, we'll 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.
* For people who really like to get into the details, for St. George 70.3 we exclude the non-Utah pro field in the calculation, which helps everyone's "score" (as you're only compared to other age groupers). In addition, the State Champs race each year includes a bonus of 5 percentile points. For example, if you finished 40th out of 100 at the State Champs race, your "score" would be 35% as opposed to 40%.
Next races up in the Series before Final rankings:
8) Sep 6: Brineman - Olympic & Half!
So if you've raced two Championship Series races so far, it only takes one of these above to qualify for Final rankings, awards and swag. If you've only done one, go knock two late season races out!
Keep in mind that most of the Series events have non-Championship Series options as well (for example Brineman and Kokopelli sprint). For these the emphasis is less on results, rankings, etc. and more on getting people out to participate & experience triathlon.
Without further adieu, here's the Round 1 WALL OF FAME... keep scrolling down to see splits by gender and age group as well! Green shading indicates athletes who have already completed the minimum 3 season races required for Final Rankings.
Keep in mind that most of the Series events have non-Championship Series options as well (for example Brineman and Kokopelli sprint). For these the emphasis is less on results, rankings, etc. and more on getting people out to participate & experience triathlon.
Without further adieu, here's the Round 1 WALL OF FAME... keep scrolling down to see splits by gender and age group as well! Green shading indicates athletes who have already completed the minimum 3 season races required for Final Rankings.
OVERALL RANKINGS
ROUND 1
ROUND 1
Click on any of the snapshots below for a clearer image
ROUND 1 RANKINGS - WOMEN
ROUND 1 RANKINGS - MEN
ROUND 1 RANKINGS BY A.G.
*****Below is the 2024 UTCS lineup! Check out this post if you need a refresher on how the UTCS works.*****
Below are links to 2024 Championship Series races:
Ice Breaker - Sprint
Sand Hollow - Olympic
Jordanelle - Olympic
Echo - Olympic & Half!
East Canyon - Olympic
Daybreak (UTCS State Champs!) - Olympic
Brineman - Olympic & Half!
POPULAR LINKS
UTAH TRIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES --> HERE
AGE GROUP RANKINGS 2023 --> HERE
CHAMPIONSHIP BELT HOLDERS (scroll below)
MOST IMPROVED TRIATHLETES --> HERE
TOP LOCAL RACER AWARDS --> HERE
IMSG "COUNTY COMPETITION" (MAY BE REVIVED) --> HERE
UTAH TRIATHLON HISTORY 101 --> HERE
HISTORICAL U.T.B.
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