Greg Bennett (AUS) won yesterday’s Toyota US Open in Dallas, Texas to claim $60,000 for winning the event. He garnered an additional $60,000 for taking the series’ points championship and another $300,000 for sweeping the series - all told a $420,000 day.
Team Bennett certainly has been having a successful year… From the Lifetime Fitness Triathlon series wins, Bennett has taken in $508,000 in 2007. Laura, his wife, won the BG Des Moines Triathlon ($200,000 top prize and Hummer) and earned a spot on the 2008 US Olympic team at the BG Beijing World Cup.
On the women’s side, Emma Snowsill was the favorite going in, having won three of the previous four races in the series, but the surprise win went to Sarah Haskins with a time of 1:55:45 and a $60,000 prize check.
Snowsill, who acknowledged being a bit under the weather, finished in fourth, although her consolation was a $60,000 prize for taking the overall points title.
Haskins now focuses her attention on earning her Olympics berth. At the World Cup triathlon in Beijing in September she was the second place American, so she needs strong finishes at the next qualifying races in early 2008.
“It’s definitely a confidence builder for qualifying for Beijing,” Haskins said.
PRO MEN OVERALL RESULTS
1. Greg Bennett 1:44:41
2. Filip Ospaly 1:45:02
3. Bevan Docherty 1:45:13
4. Hunter Kemper 1:45:29
5. Matthew Reed 1:46:49
6. Stephen Hackett 1:46:58
7. Craig Walton 1:47:17
8. Kris Gemmell 1:49:03
9. David Thompson 1:49:25
10. Michael Simpson 1:50:37
PRO WOMEN OVERALL RESULTS
1. Sarah Haskins 1:55:45
2. Julie Dibens 1:57:57
3. Mirinda Carfrae 1:59:11
4. Emma Snowsill 1:59:41
5. Rebeccah Wassner 2:00:15
6. Anja Dittmer 2:01:46
7. Mary Beth Ellis 2:03:18
8. Kelly Handel 2:04:21
9. Jillian Petersen 2:04:55
10. Michelle Leblanc 2:04:56
