2011 MARYLAND YOUTH TRIATHLON SERIES WRAP UP
Monday, December 12, 2011 
Megan, Kaitlyn, Hailey and Joseph hammin' it up at the 2011 TriColumbia Kidz Triathlon
We're puttin' the wraps on year one of the Maryland Youth Triathlon Series and what a year it was!
As a refresher, the Maryland Youth Triathlon Series was formed through a partnership among the Nottingham Kids Triathlon presented by the MINI COW TRI CLUB, the TRI-TO "WIN-THE-FIGHT" Frederick Kids Triathlon, the Truxtun Youth Triathlon, and the TriColumbia Kidz Triathlon, to drive awareness of Melanoma skin cancer among adolescents and young adults and support the Joanna M. Nicolay Melanoma Foundation.
Back in August, thanks to some creativity on our part and generousity on your part, we were able to raise $500 by offering 20 charity spots to the sold out Nottingham Kids Triathlon. We kicked in another $200 and thanks to a corporate matching contribution raised a total of $1,400 for the Joanna M. Nicolay Melanoma Foundation!
In addition to raising awareness of Melanoma skin cancer among adolescents and young adults, the Maryland Youth Triathlon Series encouraged participation in multiple Series events by offering incentives for completing two, three or four Series events. In total, 125 children completed two or more Series events (92 children completed two events, 23 children completed three events, and ten children completed all four Series events). We're proud to say that of the ten children who completed all four Series events, seven were MINI COW TRI CLUB Youth Triathlon Racing Team members!
There was also the business of awarding ten grand prizes, chosen at random from among all the children who completed a Maryland Youth Triathlon Series event. The following winners will be receiving a USA Triathlon transition back pack and a USA Triathlon transition towel!
COWgratulations to all our Maryland Youth Triathlon Series participants and a special shout out to MINI COW TRI CLUB Youth Triathlon Racing Team members Anna, Benjamin, Ben, Declan, Grace, Jordan and Megan for completing all four Series events!
Check out our gallery for more pics from the TRI-TO "WIN-THE-FIGHT" Frederick Kids Triathlon, the Truxtun Youth Triathlon, and the TriColumbia Kidz Triathlon.
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