ELJUNE Ayag of 8700 Tri Team and Nikki Te of Trisbots bagged the overall Olympic distance division championship titles in the 3rd Philippine Eagle Team Championship Triathlon that closed at Villa Josefina Resort Village in Dumoy, Toril, Davao City over the weekend.
Ayag clocked a total of two hours, 12 minutes and 42 seconds to race past Andrei Sajulga of Caltex Delo Tribu and Christopher Eyao of Tri SOS who finished second and third, respectively, in overall male category.
Sajulga timed 2:13:11 while Eyao registered 2:16:54 in the 1.5-kilometer swim, 40K bike and 10K run of the Davao leg organized by Tri Right Mindanao, the grassroots arm of the Triathlon Association of the Philippines for Mindanao, headed by Stax Savellano.
In the distaff side, Te checked in at 2:52:03 to outclass Kimi Jade Wee of GRSL (3:03:15) and Shawn Garcia of Trisibots (3:19:21) who grabbed the next two spots.
Tri Right, for its part, topped the relay team event with a time of 41:59. Swimmer Alec Sarenas timed 21:13 while cyclist clocked 1:08:07 and runner John Paul Piamonte registered 41:59.
Tri Kidaps (2:20:45) of Jed Mearns, Jarmaine Funelas and Matt Louise Gapasin placed second while Trisibots Champaolo (2:29:04) of Glenn Yap, Wesley Bangayan and Paolo Domingo came third.
Meanwhile, kids winners were: six-under male - Cedrick Gloriba (first), Sean Hao (second), Cal Joseph Regis (third); six-under female - Penelope Aubrey Sales (first), Ysabella Gimenes (second); 7 to 9 male - YouOne Kriven (first), Arki Lozano (second), Franco Gloriba (third); 7-9 female - Eloira Avanzado (first), Gillian Delrio (second), Catherine Kamdon (third); 10-12 male - Juan Suarez (first), Matthew Dugaduga (second), Christopher Te (third); 10-12 female - Parisse Orong (first), Francesca Caballero (second), Aira Danara Gregorio (third); 13-15 male - Jan Paul Orong (first), Gian Wallace Taylor (second), Ralph Pasion (third); 13-15 female - Aliyah Gregorio (first), Christianelle Bacus (second), Lyf Ashanna Benigno (third).
Ferdinand Tugas and Robin Vidal dominated the novice categories.
Godwin Jacob Taylor of Bukids and Pia Suarez of Triad lorded over their sprint male and female 16-24 rivals even as Eric Juban of Tri Davsur and Kristine Joy Sikad Davao governed the male and female 25-34 and Louie Restauro and Edwin Dayao of Tri Kidaps annexed the male 35-44 and 45-55 events.