KMCH SPORTS: 173 Athletes Competed in Manchester’s Hero Hustle Triathlon

BY JON SWISHER – SPORTS DIRECTOR:

The 9th Annual Hero Hustle Triathlon was held in Manchester on Sunday morning as 173 athletes gathered at Schram Park to compete in a 400-yard swim, a 16-mile bike ride and a 5K run. Competitors also had the option of a duathlon, with a 400-yard run replacing the swim.

Elaina Biechler of Dubuque won the female Triathlon overall with a time of 1:11:38. In her fifth time competing, she won her fourth title and second in a row.

The Triathlon male overall champion was 16-year old Rexton Travagiakis with a time of 1:110.09. Travagiakis a Sophomore at Cedar Rapids Jefferson High School, was in his second time at this event, first since 2022:

Thirty-nine first time athletes to be exact involved in this year’s Hero Hustle which is a fundraiser for our local heroes with all the proceeds going to Delaware County Public Safety, which includes fire departments, EMS and law enforcement.

Manchester City Parks and Rec Director and coordinator of the event Doug Foley shared his thoughts on another very successful Hero Hustle:

Besides Iowa, four different states were represented with participants also from Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri and Wisconsin.

A milestone for two of participants from Manchester occurred after the awards ceremony as Jacob Seedorff proposed to his girlfriend Devin Spolsdoff.

A picture of the happy couple and other pics can be seen below.

Full results here.