COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 21, 2005) – U.S. elite Logan Wealing took gold and Doug Friman and Jasmine Oeinck won silver at the International Triathlon Union (ITU) Rincon Triathlon Caribbean Cup on June 12 in Puerto Rico.

Wealing (Fowler, Ind.), an athlete in USA Triathlon's resident program at the Olympic Training Center, won his first ITU Continental Cup race in 1 hour, 48 minutes, 53 seconds.

Friman (Tucson, Ariz.) was second in 1:49:13 and Nicolas Becker of France was third in 1:49:41.

The U.S. men, and particularly those who are part of the USAT Development Program, dominated the top 10 as Under-23 National Team members Jarrod Shoemaker (Sudbury, Mass.) and Matt Seymour (Pleasanton, Calif.) finished sixth and seventh respectively. U.S. elite Mark Fretta (Portland, Ore.) was eighth and Derek Kite (Malibu, Calif.) was ninth.

In the women's race, U23 triathlete Oeinck (Littleton, Colo.) was second behind Canada's Natasha Filliol, who finished in 2:03:07. Oeinck finished in 2:06:35 and Ayesha Rollinson of Canada was third in 2:07:12.

The U.S. women also had a strong showing in the top 10, as U23 team member Kelsey Withrow (Woodinville, Wash.) was fourth and Jenna Shoemaker (Sudbury, Mass.) was sixth.

Sarah Haskins (Boulder, Colo.), a resident athlete at the OTC, finished seventh.

"I could not be more excited about these results," said USA Triathlon National Teams Program Director Libby Burrell. "We have some great young athletes coming up through our pipeline."

Complete results are available at www.rinconpr.com/triathlon/2005results.htm.