Triathlon Ironman 70.3 Superfrog Race in Coronado

The Army West Point Triathlon team sent six members to San Diego to compete in the Ironman 70.3 Superfrog race in Coronado. The race consisted of a 1.2-mile open ocean swim, 56-mile bike and 13.1-mile run – half of which was on the beach. The team had an outstanding race with Remington Ponce-Pore ’18 taking first in the men’s Military Academy division, first in the men’s 18-24-year-old division and 11th place overall in the race, qualifying a slot to the Ironman World Championships in Kona, HI in 2018, being he is graduating, he rolled-down his slot to Wolfgang Drake who will be the 4th cadet in the past 6 years to represent USMA in the premier long-distance triathlon in the world – the Hawaii Ironman. Wolfgang Drake ‘20 was second in the men’s Military Academy division, Katie Harris ’20 was 4th and Hailey Conger ’19 was 5th in the women’s Military Academy division.