Courtesy: USAT

Jarrod Shoemaker, who won the 2004 Ford New York City Triathlon as an age grouper, came back as an elite and defeated two Olympians on Sunday to win the 2005 Ford New York City Triathlon presented by Accenture.

Shoemaker (Sudbury, Mass.) used his cross-country background to outrun 2004 Olympians Victor Plata of the United States and Simon Thompson of Australia and get his first International Triathlon Union (ITU) Continental Cup victory in 1 hour, 49 minutes and 46 seconds. Plata (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) finished second in 1:49:53 and Thompson was third in 1:50:02.

Shoemaker, a member of USA Triathlon's Under-23 National Team, ran with Plata and Thompson on the second and third laps of the run before pulling away.

It was another story in the women's elite race where 2000 water polo Olympian Julie Swail (Irvine, Calif.) held off challenges from two young challengers to win in 1:58:52. Sarah Haskins (St. Louis, Mo.) was second in 1:58:59 and Canada's Kathy Tremblay was third in 1:59:33.

Swail was coming back from a case of pneumonia and was pleasantly surprised with the victory.

Haskins ran with Swail and Tremblay for much of the run, but couldn't go with Swail when she made her move.

Michelle Lindsay (Blacksburg, Va.), who finished fifth overall, was the top U23 finisher in the women's race.

The race was part of the USA Triathlon's 2005 Elite Cup Challenge Series - The Haul to the Great Wall and also part of the USA Triathlon Athlete Development Series for U23 athletes.

For more information and complete results, go to www.nyctri.com.

Ford New York City Triathlon presented by Accenture
ITU Pan American New York City
July 10, 2005; New York, N.Y.
1.5k swim, 40k bike, 10k run

Men
1. Jarrod Shoemaker (Sudbury, Mass.) 1:49:46; 2. Victor Plata (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) 1:49:53; 3. Simon Thompson (Australia) 1:50:02; 4. Brian Fleischmann (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1:50:54; 5. Kyle Jones (Canada) 1:51:07; 6. Derek Kite (Malibu, Calif.) 1:51:18; 7. Brendan O'Brien (Escondido, Calif.) 1:51:30); 8. Arturo Garza (Mexico) 1:51:37; 9. Matthew Seymour (Honolulu, Hawaii) 1:51:51; 10. Manuel Huerta (Miami, Fla.) 1:52:02

11. Tim O'Donnell (Oakland, Calif.) 1:52:07; 12. Jason Wicke (Canada) 1:52:52; 13. Dave Messenheimer (Seattle, Wash.) 1:53:03; 14. Barrett Brandon (Lincoln, Neb.) 1:53:11; 15. Haven Barnes (Manitou Springs, Colo.) 1:53:18; 16. Darin Shearer (Gainesville, Fla.) 1:53:33; 17. Bucky Schafer (Englewood, Colo.) 1:53:44; 18. Nathan Korteum (Clermont, Fla.) 1:54:10; 19. John Dahlz (South San Francisco, Calif.) 1:54:11; 20. David James Tache' (Canada) 1:54:25

21. Daniel Wells (Canada) 1:54:38; 22. Aaron Webb (Canada) 1:54:47; 23. Stephen Hackett (Australia) 1:55:01; 24. Brent Poulsen (Canada) 1:55:46; 25; Javier Cuevas (Dominican Republic) 1:56:24; 26. Chris Stehula (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) 1:56:35; 27. Jonathan Salerno (Seattle, Wash.) 1:56:45; 28. Alexis Ascah (Canada) 1:56:51; 29. Todd Menzel (Newport Beach, Calif.) 1:58:04; 30. William Iaia (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) 1:58:16; 31. Johnny Rockliff (Australia) 1:58:21; 32. Brian Hague (Chicago, Ill.) 1:58:12

Women
1. Julie Swail (Irvine, Calif.) 1:58:52; 2. Sarah Haskins (St. Louis, Mo.) 1:58:59; 3. Kathy Tremblay (Canada) 1:59:33; 4. Kelly Cook (Marietta, Ga.) 2:00:49; 5. Michelle Lindsay (Blacksburg, Va.) 2:01:23; 6. Patrice Wolfensberger (Knoxville, Tenn.) 2:01:40; 7. Suzanne Weckend (Canada) 2:01:56; 8. Malaika Homo (Salt Lake City, Utah) 2:02:27; 9. Karen Melliar Smith (Denver, Colo.) 2:02:37; 10. Kelsey Withrow (Woodinville, Wash.) 2:03:12

11. Sara McLarty (Deland, Fla.) 2:03:32; 12. Alicia Kaye (Canada) 2:03:39; 13. Jenna Shoemaker (Sudbury, Mass.) 2:03:41; 14. Amanda Felder (La Jolla, Calif.) 2:04:13; 15. Magdalena Stovickova (Hawthorne, N.J.) 2:04:28; 16. Gretta Simpson (Grand Junction, Colo.) 2:05:52; 17. Alexis Waddel (Carmel, Calif.) 2:06:40; 18. Annie Warner (Spokane, Wash.) 2:07:29; 19. Caitlin Shea Kenney (Brockton, Mass.) 2:07:39; 20. Erin Ford (The Dalles, Ore.) 2:07:54

21. Beth Hibbard (Seal Beach, Calif.) 2:10:19; 22. Lindsay Hyman (Colorado Springs, Colo.); 23. Susie Gallucci (Colorado Springs, Colo.) 2:16:33; 24. Florence Chretien (Wayland, Mass.) 2:19:43; 25. Jen Perez (New Orleans, La.) 2:19:58