On Saturday, 65 young triathletes competed in the 5th annual Cassadaga Kids Triathlon. Submitted photo

On Saturday, Aug. 12, the 5th Annual Cassadaga Kids Triathlon was completed by 65 young triathletes from all over Western and Central New York, with families traveling from Honeoye Falls and Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Pennsylvania, and Ridgewood, N.J.

Kids from ages 4-14 swam 100 yards, biked three miles and ran one mile.

Ruger Bobseine of Dunkirk was awarded the Parker Morrison Sportsmanship Award.

Several records were broken: Colden Campbell, age 10, crushed his own course record by almost four minutes with a time of 20:26. Lillian Ellis of Bemus Point beat her own time by two minutes with a new female course record of 23:35. Max Roets, 12, of Westfield beat his own personal best and new Paratriathlete course record with a finish time of 55:24.

Six other age group records were set on Saturday. You can view all of the results and age group records on the website; www.CoachMarkWilson.com.

This fun event is sponsored by Tom’ Pro Bike, PEL Industrial Supply, WitCo, King Kone, The Pineapple Place, Storer’s Container Services, E-Z Self Storage, JoJo Asian Cafe, Loud Performance, The Red House, Temple Street Dental, Cassadaga ShurFine, Todd & Kathy Wickmark, and the Village of Cassadaga.

Watch the website for registration to open for the Aug. 10, 2024 event.