Gambrills Man Among Top Finishers at Columbia Triathlon

Gambrills resident Gene Severtson finished 7th out of 599 finishers Sunday in the Celebrating Heroes Triathlon in Columbia on Sunday, and had the best time among all members of the Armed Forces. 

Severtson, 37, finished with an overall time of 1:24:07 to win the Armed Forces Challenge.

Five other Gambrills residents and four from Crofton also took part in the race, which featured a 0.62 mile swim, 16 mile bike ride and 3.4 mile run. 

Here's a look at all the local finishers and their times: 

Gambrills
Gene Severtson, 37. Swim: 18:50. Bike: 42:10. Run: 20:56. Total: 1:24:06.6 Overall Rank: 7
Craig Peterson, 54. Swim: 21:54. Bike: 54:57 Run: 34:08. Total: 1:54:29.1 Overall Rank: 201.
Lisa Deklau, 20. Swim: 16:57. Bike: 1:07:26 Run: 43:52. Total:  2:13:02.8 Overall Rank: 416.
Timothy Deklau, 23. Swim: 17:10 Bike: 1:09:41 Run: 42:18. Total: 2:14:35.5 Overall Rank: 432.
Gina Galimberti , 48. Swim: 21:33 Bike: 1:09:22 Run: 41:38 Total:    2:18:35.4 Overall Rank: 473.
David Michels, 57. Swim: 32:33 Bike: 1:10:23 Run: 45:46 Total: 2:38:09.9 Overall Rank: 560.

Crofton
Kristen Poland, 41. Swim: 17:36 Bike: 56:09 Run: 32:11  Total: 1:50:33.4 Overall Rank: 158.
Chris Kloss, 39. Swim: 28:47 Bike: 49:59 Run: 29:17  Total:  1:52:02.4 Overall Rank: 174.
Dan Brethauer, 45. Swim: 25:58 Bike: 50:14 Run: 32:21  Total: 1:52:12.2 Overall Rank: 178.
Tracy Wahl, 39. Swim: 24:08 Bike: 1:10:15 Run: 43:47  Total: 2:25:37.7 Overall Rank: 509.