After disappointing 2016 Olympics, SU alum Katie Zaferes prepares for Tokyo
Courtesy of Katie Zaferes
Katie Zaferes ran her first triathlon the summer after her senior year of high school. She is now the top-ranked triathlete in the world.
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Katie Zaferes broke down in tears at the finish line. Ranked fourth in the world at the time, Zaferes had just finished the triathlon at the 2016 Rio Olympics in 18th place, well out of reach of the medal she hoped to secure.
She had only done triathlons competitively for five years and didn’t realize all of the preparation that’s necessary for the Olympics. The bike portion, Zaferes’ weakest discipline of the three sports that make up the triathlon, was the object of her thoughts. Looking at the tall hill she would have to bike down made her nervous, and she realized that she may not be as ready as she thought.
Print article DESHKA LANDING The 2021 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race marked Dallas Seavey’s return to the race he dominated the previous decade, and he came into it wanting to make a statement. He did exactly that with the laser-focus approach that made him a four-time champion before he turned 30. He ran a methodical race that left everyone chasing him and now, at age 34, he’s a five-time champion. Shortly after crossing the Deshka Landing finish line Monday morning to match Rick Swenson as the Iditarod’s winningest musher, Seavey made another statement, a sharp and carefully worded explanation for why he left the race for three years and why he’s back now.
Duane Goldman, a 1981 Cheyenne Mountain High School graduate, recently launched Goldman’s Wrestling Academy of the Rockies (W.A.R.). It is located at 65 Commerce Street, Suite 100, near North Nevada Avenue and East Fillmore Street.
The aim of W.A.R., Goldman explains on his website, is to prepare wrestlers of all levels for competition. Training includes technique, drilling, sparring and hard wrestling.
Goldman has an impressive resume that includes success as a competitor and coach. He was a two-time state champion (1979 and 1981) as a prep to go along with a record of 86-2.
Goldman then wrestled for the University of Iowa, where he won an NCAA championship in 1986 at 190 pounds. He also was a three-time NCAA runner-up and four-time Big Ten champion.
Duane Goldman, a 1981 Cheyenne Mountain High School graduate, recently launched Goldman’s Wrestling Academy of the Rockies (W.A.R.). It is located at 65 Commerce Street, Suite 100, near North Nevada