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Navy Men and Marine Corps Women Capture Armed Forces Triathlon Gold
Riders on the course of the 2023 Armed Forces Triathlon Championship hosted by Naval Base Ventura County, California on April 1. The Armed Forces Championship features teams from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy (with Coast Guard runners), and Air Force (with Space Force Runners). Department of Defense Photo by Mr. Steven Dinote - Released.
April 3, 2023 - Navy men defended their title as the Marine Corps Women won team gold for the first time since 2008, during an exciting Armed Forces Triathlon Championship held at Point Mugu Beach aboard Naval Base Ventura County, California on April 1st.
Naval Base Ventura County to host 2023 Armed Forces Triathlon
Athletes enter the Pacific Ocean at Point Mugu Beach for the start of the 2021 Armed Forces Triathlon Championship held on 11 September. Service members from the Marine Corps, Navy (with Coast Guard) personnel), and Air Force (with Space Force personnel) compete for gold. (Department of Defense Photo, Released)
March 30, 2023 - The Armed Forces Triathlon Championship featuring teams from Army, Marine Corps, Navy (including Coast Guard) and Air Force (including Space Force), will be held at the Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu Beach, California on 1 April 2023.  
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Results

INDIVIDUAL WOMEN MEDALISTS - OPEN
Gold:  Capt Mollie Geyer, MCB Camp Pendleton, CA - USMC - 2:08:24
Silver:  CPT Danielle Nuszkowski, Fort Eustis, VA - Army - 2:13:17
Bronze:  Capt Stephanie Murphy, MCB Camp Butler, Okinawa, Japan - USMC - 2:14:49

INDIVIDUAL MEN MEDALISTS - OPEN
Gold:  LCDR Kyle Hooker, Pentagon, Washington, DC - Navy - 1:52:22
Silver:  Maj Joel Bischoff, Creech AFB, NV - USAF - 1:54:05
Bronze:  MAJ Nicholas Sterghos, Army Reserves - Army - 1:55:09

INDIVIDUAL WOMEN MEDALISTS - MASTERS
Gold:  MAJ Christyn Gaa, Tripler Army Medical Center, HI - Army - 2:33:20
Silver:  LCDR Christina Schreckengaust, NMC Portsmouth - Navy - 2:45:58
Bronze:  LCDR Meaghan Foster, MSC Norfolk, VA - Navy - 3:11:27

INDIVIDUAL MEN MEDALISTS - MASTERS
Gold:  Lt Col Jon Mason, Pope Field, NC - USAF - 2:01:32
Silver:  CWO4 Jared Pohlman, NBVC Point Mugu, CA - Navy - 2:02:43
Bronze:  CDR Nicholas Collier, USNORTHCOM HQ - Navy - 2:03:31

INDIVIDUAL WOMEN RESULTS
Gold:  Capt Mollie Geyer, MCB Camp Pendleton, CA - USMC - 2:08:24
Silver:  CPT Danielle Nuszkowski, Fort Eustis, VA - Army - 2:13:17
Bronze:  Capt Stephanie Murphy, MCB Camp Butler, Okinawa, Japan - USMC - 2:14:49
4th Place:  Capt Nicole Larson, Mountain Home AFB, ID - USAF - 2:15:20
5th Place:  ENS Kristen Heinzel, NAS Whiting Field - Navy - 2:16:52
6th Place:  Capt Sam Skold, Elmendorf AFB, AK - USAF - 2:17:30
7th Place:  1LT Olivia Beattie, Hunter Army Airfield, GA - Army - 2:17:48
8th Place:  ENS Carolyn Riggs, NAS Corpus Christi, TX - Navy - 2:19.35
9th Place:  2ndLt Mary Poltrack, MCB Camp Butler, Okinawa, Japan - USMC - 2:21:00
10th Place:  2ndLt Danielle Audino, MCB Camp Pendleton, CA - USMC - 2:23:18
11th Place:  LtCol Christine Houser, MCAS Miramar, CA - USMC - 2:24:39
12th Place:  Maj Esther Wilett, FE Warren, WY - USAF - 2:25:22
13th Place:  1LT Hannah White, USAG Bavaria (Grafenwoehr), Germany - Army - 2:27:38
14th Place:  CPT Victoria Haag, Fort Bliss, TX - Army - 2:28:31
15th Place:  LTJG Taylor Welker, Naval Base San Diego - Navy - 2:29:28
16th Place:  LT Paige Mita, Navy Manpower Analysis, VA - Navy - 2:30:02
17th Place:  Capt Jinan Andrews, Mountain Home AFB, ID - USAF - 2:31:45
18th Place:  Col Melissa Tallent, Camp H.M. Smith, HI - USAF - 2:31:53
19th Place:  LTJG Maeve Roach*, USCG Headquarters, Washington, DC - Navy - 2:32:20
20th Place:  LTC Erica Chabalko, Fort Bragg, NC - Army - 2:40:30

INDIVIDUAL WOMEN RESULTS - MASTERS
Gold:  MAJ Christyn Gaa, Tripler Army Medical Center, HI - Army - 2:33:20
Silver:  LCDR Christina Schreckengaust, NMC Portsmouth - Navy - 2:45:58
Bronze:  LCDR Meaghan Foster, MSC Norfolk, VA - Navy - 3:11:27

INDIVIDUAL MEN RESULTS - OPEN                                                          
Gold:  LCDR Kyle Hooker, Pentagon, Washington, DC - Navy - 1:52:22
Silver:  Maj Joel Bischoff, Creech AFB, NV - USAF - 1:54:05
Bronze:  MAJ Nicholas Sterghos, Army Reserves - Army - 1:55:09
4th Place:  Maj Scott Tonder, United States Air Force Academy, CO - USAF - 1:57:32
5th Place:  PO3 Kyle Warwick, Naval Base San Diego - Navy - 1:57:42
6th Place:  LCDR Ian King*, USCG CC Det.,St. Louis, MO. - Navy - 1:58:08
7th Place:  PO2 Sam Dannenbring*, Sector North Bend, OR - Navy - 1:58:38
8th Place:  1LT Ryan Derrick, Army National Guard - Army - 1:59:17
9th Place:  1LT William Derrick, Fort Hood, TX - Army - 1:59:33
10th Place:  LCDR Alex Schueckler, Naval Base San Diego - Navy - 2:00:42
11th Place:  LCDR Patrick Doughtery, Naval Base San Diego - Navy - 2:01:48
12th Place:  CPT Cole Garriott, Army Reserves - Army - 2:03:15
13th Place:  2LT Nolan Pierce, Hanscom AFB, MA - Army - 2:04:32
14th Place:  Capt Christopher Cordova, MCB Camp Lejeune, NC - USMC - 2:06:44
15th Place:  CPT Patrick New, Fort Bliss, TX - Army - 2:08:41
16th Place:  MSgt Josh Johnson, Greeley ANG Station, CO - USAF - 2:11:12
17th Place:  LTC Bryan Dunker, Peterson SFB, CO - Army - 2:12:40
18th Place:  SrA Phillip Mathys, Ramstein AB, Germany - USAF - 2:13:21
19th Place:  Maj Josh Banks, Pentagon, VA - USAF - 2:14:08
20th Place:  Capt John Marino, MCAS New River, NC - USMC - 2:14:11
21st Place:  LT Luke Sullivan, NSA Norfolk - Navy - 2:14:43
22nd Place:  Maj Thomas Scovel, USNA, Annapolis, MD - USMC - 2:15:22
23rd Place:  Capt James Higginson, Norfolk, VA - USMC - 2:16:38
24th Place:  Maj Christopher Perkins, Nellis AFB, NV - USAF - 2:17:38
25th Place:  Lt Col Brian* Hans, National Reconnaissance Office, VA - USAF - 2:18:54
26th Place:  Capt David Gallaher, NAS Whiting Field, FL - USMC - 2:28:13
27th Place:  Capt William Price, H&S, Columbia, SC - USMC - 2:33:52
28th Place:  Capt Joseph Rothchild, USNA, Annapolis, MD - USMC - 2:48:20

INDIVIDUAL MEN RESULTS - MASTERS
Gold:  Lt Col Jon Mason, Pope Field, NC - USAF - 2:01:32
Silver:  CWO4 Jared Pohlman, NBVC Point Mugu, CA - Navy - 2:02:43
Bronze:  CDR Nicholas Collier, USNORTHCOM HQ - Navy - 2:03:31
4th Place:  MAJ Ryan Knopfle, Orlando, FL - Army - 2:08:00
5th Place:  Lt Col Ken* Coriglianno, N/A - USAF - 2:09:00
6th Place:  MSgt Chad Holladay, MCB Camp Butler, Okinawa, Japan - USMC - 2:11:51
7th Place:  MAJ Robert Killian, National Guard Bureau, VA - Army - 2:22:16
8th Place:  Col Joseph Galvin, MCB Camp Lejeune, NC - USMC - 2:25:21
 

WOMEN TEAM RESULTS
1st Place: USMC 
Team Score -  13 pts
Place Athlete Time 
1 Capt Mollie Geyer, MCB Camp Pendleton, CA 2:08:24 
3 Capt Stephanie Murphy, MCB Camp Butler, Okinawa, Japan 2:14:49 
9 2ndLt Mary Poltrack, MCB Camp Butler, Okinawa, Japan 2:21:00 
10 2ndLt Danielle Audino, MCB Camp Pendleton, CA 2:23:18 
11 LtCol Christine Houser, MCAS Miramar, CA 2:24:39 

2nd Place: Army 
Team Score -  22 pts 
Place Athlete Time 
2 CPT Danielle Nuszkowski, Fort Eustis, VA 2:13:17 
7 1LT Olivia Beattie, Hunter Army Airfield, GA 2:17:48 
13 1LT Hannah White, USAG Bavaria (Grafenwoehr), Germany 2:27:38 
14 CPT Victoria Haag, Fort Bliss, TX* 2:28:31 
20 LTC Erica Chabalko, Fort Bragg, NC 2:40:30 
* Army wins Tie Breaker with next top finisher 

3rd Place: USAF 
Team Score -  22 pts 
Place Athlete Time 
4 Capt Nicole Larson, Mountain Home AFB, ID 2:15:20 
6 Capt Sam Skold, Elmendorf AFB, AK 2:17:30 
12 Maj Esther Wilett, FE Warren, WY 2:25:22 
17 Capt Jinan Andrews, Mountain Home AFB, ID* 2:31:45 
18 Col Melissa Tallent, Camp H.M. Smith, HI 2:31:53 
* Army wins Tie Breaker with next top finisher 

4th Place: Navy 
Team Score -  28 pts 
Place Athlete Time 
5 ENS Kristen Heinzel, NAS Whiting Field 2:16:52 
8 ENS Carolyn Riggs, NAS Corpus Christi, TX 2:19.35 
15 LTJG Taylor Welker, Naval Base San Diego 2:29:28 
16 LT Paige Mita, Navy Manpower Analysis, VA 2:30:02 
19 LTJG Maeve Roach*, USCG Headquarters, Washington, DC 2:32:20 

MEN TEAM RESULTS 
1st Place: Navy 
Team Score -  29 pts 
Place Athlete Time 
1 LCDR Kyle Hooker, Pentagon, Washington, DC 1:52:22 
5 PO3 Kyle Warwick, Naval Base San Diego 1:57:42 
6 LCDR Ian King*, USCG CC Det.,St. Louis, MO. 1:58:08 
7 PO2 Sam Dannenbring*, Sector North Bend, OR 1:58:38 
10 LCDR Alex Schueckler, Naval Base San Diego 2:00:42 
11 LCDR Patrick Doughtery, Naval Base San Diego 2:01:48 
21 LT Luke Sullivan, NSA Norfolk 2:14:43 

2nd Place: Army 
Team Score -  45 pts 
Place Athlete Time 
3 MAJ Nicholas Sterghos, Army Reserves 1:55:09 
8 1LT Ryan Derrick, Army National Guard 1:59:17 
9 1LT William Derrick, Fort Hood, TX 1:59:33 
12 CPT Cole Garriott, Army Reserves 2:03:15 
13 2LT Nolan Pierce, Hanscom AFB, MA 2:04:32 
15 CPT Patrick New, Fort Bliss, TX 2:08:41 
17 LTC Bryan Dunker, Peterson SFB, CO 2:12:40 

3rd Place: USAF 
Team Score -  59 pts 
Place Athlete Time 
2 Maj Joel Bischoff, Creech AFB, NV 1:54:05 
4 Maj Scott Tonder, United States Air Force Academy, CO 1:57:32 
16 MSgt Josh Johnson, Greeley ANG Station, CO 2:11:12 
18 SrA Phillip Mathys, Ramstein AB, Germany 2:13:21 
19 Maj Josh Banks, Pentagon, VA 2:14:08 
24 Maj Christopher Perkins, Nellis AFB, NV 2:17:38 
25 Lt Col Brian* Hans, National Reconnaissance Office, VA 2:18:54 

4th Place: USMC 
Team Score -  105 pts 
Place Athlete Time 
14 Capt Christopher Cordova, MCB Camp Lejeune, NC 2:06:44 
20 Capt John Marino, MCAS New River, NC 2:14:11 
22 Maj Thomas Scovel, USNA, Annapolis, MD 2:15:22 
23 Capt James Higginson, Norfolk, VA 2:16:38 
26 Capt David Gallaher, NAS Whiting Field, FL 2:28:13 
27 Capt William Price, H&S, Columbia, SC 2:33:52 
28 Capt Joseph Rothchild, USNA, Annapolis, MD 2:48:20

Standings

FINAL WOMEN TEAM STANDINGS
1st Place:: USMC - 13 pts
2nd Place:: Army - 22 pts*
3rd Place:: USAF - 22 pts*
4th Place:: Navy - 28 pts
Army wins Tie Breaker with next top finisher over USAF

FINAL MEN TEAM STANDINGS
1st Place:: Navy - 29 pts
2nd Place:: Army - 45 pts
3rd Place:: USAF - 59 pts
4th Place:: USMC - 105 pts