ITC triathlon

Branchville’s Matthew Majka won the 2006 International Trade Center Triathlon contested Saturday in Mount Olive. The 27-year-old completed the challenging competition in 1:20:54 to finish first among 151 tri-athletes who completed the scenic course at the Triathlon Activities Field. It was a unique experience that started with a 14K mountain bike course over 4 different surfaces. The tri-athletes then hopped into one of 375 identical red canoes to paddle through a 4K buoyed course on Budd Lake before finishing with a 5K run on varied terrain of road, trails and fields. Hopatcong’s 26-year old Melissa Kern was the first female tri-athlete to cross the line, placing sixth overall in 1:27:12. Local finishers (Compliments of njtriathlon.com) 1. Matthew Majka, Branchville, 1:20:54 6. Melissa Kern, Hopatcong, 1:27:12 19. Jack Niemynski, Andover, 1:33:54 20. David Platz, Lafayette, 1:34:07 24. Kelly Rozansky, Newfoundland, 1:35:38 38. Brian Beckman, Andover, 1:39:35 41. Mark Frolich, Newton, 1:39:44 51. James Cunneely, Stockholm, 1:41:52 67. Scott MacLean, Sparta, 1:45:11 75. Ronald Jung, Andover, 1:47:29 91. Mark Bippes, Lake Hopatcong, 1:51:06 123. Debreen Oliva, Fredon Township, 2:04:00 125. Della Brunner, Netcong, 2:04:28 131. Liam Buckley, Stanhope, 2:08:25 134. Charles Spero, Netcong, 2:12:37 136. Joseph Farinella, Newton, 2:16:17 144. Thomas Daley, Sparta, 2:26:01