
CHAMPAIGN – Jessica Miner, Lisa Kiley and Wendy Smith all garnered top-3 finishes, while Michael Braun took 4th place in the collegiate division Sunday at Tri the Illini sprint triathlon.
Braun placed 12th overall en route to 4th place in the collegiate division, which had 79 competitors. He completed the race in 1:04:02. Chris Braun finished 16th in the collegiate division and in the top 40 overall in 1:10:10.
The race, which had over 450 competitors, included a 300-meter swim, 14.5-mile bike leg, and 3.1 mile run.
Miner and Kiley continued their run of top-3 age group finishes. Miner completed the course in 1:22:25 to take 2nd in 35-39. Kiley had the best bike time in the 55-59 division to finish 2nd with an overall time of 1:23:18.
Smith had her age group’s best bike time, as well, en route to the 2nd-place finish in 40-44 with a time of 1:27:25.
Outside of the collegiate division, Scott Renfro had GRF’s best time of the day, completing the race in 1:13:50 to place 7th in 30-34.