Granderson, Grosberg cop gold in Triathlon event

Granderson, of Queen’s Royal College, won gold in the boys 16-19 category, finishing ahead of Jonathan Thompson of Maple Leaf (silver) and Dario Omiss of St Anthony’s College (bronze).

Grosberg, of St Joseph’s Convent (SJC) Port of Spain, was the winner of the girls 16-19 category, while her schoolmates Noa Shepherd and Kristin Scott were second and third respectively.

Zahra Gaskin ensured it was not a clean sweep for St Joseph’s Convent Port of Spain in the girls 14-15 category grabbing the silver medal behind Convent’s Kirsten St Omer. Ashleigh Scott of SJC was third.

In the boys 14-15 category, Liam Trepet of Trinity College (Moka) won gold ahead of Marvin Gillard-Bruce of St Mary’s College (silver) and Ethan Miller, also of Trinity (bronze). Jorja Jalim of SJC made it an excellent day for the school, capturing the girls 13-and-Under category. Jade Doopan of Holy Name Convent was second and Kaya Rankine-Beadle of St Augustine Girls High School was third.

St Mary’s dominated the boys 13-and-Under category, with Stefan Stuven and Graeme Waithe-Toussaint finishing first and third respectively.

Rowan King of North Gate was second.

The TTT F believes they are moving in the right direction by encouraging more national participation as well as developing more girls in the sport.

The TTT F saw two new girls schools competing in small numbers which heightened the competition among the girls.

Those schools were Holy Name Convent and St Augustine Girls High School.

Some of the schools that have started to show an interest in triathlon include Trinity College East, Trinity College (Moka), Bishop Anstey East and North Gate.

The series has come to an end and the TTT F will announce the top schools in the near future.

The new series will start in the new academic school year in September with an aquathlon event.