Issaquah resident Jason Houck, 33, brought home the top prize in the 11th annual Issaquah Triathlon Saturday morning at Lake Sammamish Park.
Houck finished the 1/4-mile swim, 15-mile bike course and 3-mile cross country run in 1 hour, 2 minutes, 50 seconds — just ahead of Seattle’s Tony Gerbino (1:04:08).
Sammamish resident Drew Magill, 45, finished the 374-man field in sixth place in a time of 1:05:22.
On the women’s side, Issaquah’s Judy Coyle, 33, finished fourth overall in a time of 1:13:43. Kirkland’s Patty Bredice won the race in 1:12:24.
Issaquah’s Gina Estep placed eighth overall in the 167-woman field, finishing in 1:16:36.
In all, there were just shy of 800 competitors in Saturday’s event, which also featured a duathlon, 10K, 5K, relay and kids triathlon.
Event proceeds will fund books, computers, sports education and scholarships for low-income students at Arbor Schools in Sammamish.
Men’s Triathlon
1. Jason Houck, 1:02:50, Issaquah
2. Tony Gerbino, 1:04:08, Seattle
3. Jake VanderPlas, 1:04:17, Seattle
4. Eddie Switaj, 1:04:22, Mercer Island
5. Phil Spencer, 1:04:58, Federal Way
6. Drew Magill, 1:05:22, Sammamish
7. Perry Hanson, 1:05:59, Redmond
8. Mark Oliver, 1:06:27, Seattle
9. Sean Harwin, 1:06:40, Redmond
10. Ryker Lammers, 1:07:16, Kirkland
Women’s Triathlon
1. Patty Bredice, 1:12:24, Kirkland
2. Tracy Orcutt, 1:12:44, Seattle
3. Lila Paradis, 1:12:54, Seattle
4. Judy Coyle, 1:13:43, Issaquah
5. Kristin Wier, 1:15:00, Seattle
6. Jess Pollak, 1:15:11, Kent
7. Lisa Walker, 1:15:47, Edmonds
8. Gina Estep, 01:16:36, Issaquah
9. Evi Emmenegger, 1:17:07, Seattle
10. Yvonne Kraus, 1:17:08, Seattle