Colorado Runner

USA Triathlon Junior Elite national champions Lukas Verzbicas and Kelly Whitley have been honored for their remarkable 2011 seasons with USA Triathlon Junior Triathlete of the Year honors. USA Triathlon will announce its Elite Athletes of the Year later this week. Verzbicas (Colorado Springs, Colo.) made national headlines in September 2011 when he captured gold at the ITU Junior World Championships to honor friend and teammate Kevin McDowell, who was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in March 2011. Prior to winning the world title, Verzbicas was victorious at the USA Triathlon Junior Elite National Championship and the PATCO Junior Pan American [...]