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Austin, TX - January 24, 2009

Bay Area Multisport was named the winner of USA Triathlon South MidWest Region's Category 2 Club Points champion for the 2008 Triathlon Season. Category 2 clubs consist of groups with between 100 and 199 registered USAT members. The award was presented at the January 2009 regional meeting in Austin, and includes Triathlon and Multisport clubs from Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma.

Clubs earn points by registering members, encouraging members to participate in local and regional events and tracking members progress throughout the year. In order for a club to earn points at an event, the club must earn at least 10 points for each event and each participant earns ½ point and top 5 age group winners earn from 2 points for fifth place up to 6 points for first place. Each club must collect and submit results for each race within 10 days of the completion of the race.

Bay Area Multisport ended up winning the Category 2 championship with 556 points, over Houston-area Kingwood Triathlon Club with 263½ points and third place Tulsa Area Triathletes from Oklahoma with 108½ points. BAM! also led all Houston-area clubs in the number of points reported to USAT.

After the banquet, BAM! President Todd O'Neal provided some insight into the event. "The room was full of hundreds of the fastest triathletes in the South MidWest Region. It was very cool putting faces to the names you have seen at the top of the rankings all year long. I sat two seats to the right of the #1 Elite male, Ben Hall, who is 17 by the way! To my right was Barb Kuhlemeier. She was first in triathletes for Females 50-54, 17th overall Female Triathlete, and 3rd overall Female Duathlete. Both were extremely nice and great to talk to."

Below are a few pictures from the regional meeting:

Todd O'Neal receives the award for the Category 2 Club Points Championship from USAT's Brian Schmidt

USAT SMR Banquet