Erica Hawley, the junior Bermuda triathlete, finished 29th out of a field of 45 women’s competitors at the Monterrey PATCO Triathlon in Mexico yesterday.

Hawley finished the sprint distance race in a time of 1hr 8min 53sec, which was not fast enough to qualify her for the Youth Olympic Games. Stephanie Jenks, of the United States, won the race in a time of 59.55.

Fellow junior Alex Pilgrim produced an excellent performance in the USA Triathlon 13-15 Youth Elite Series race in Richmond, Virginia, placing thirteenth out of a field of more than 80 starters.

The 13-year-old, who finished in a time of 32.46, was just two minutes behind 15-year-old race winner Ricardo Reyes, of the United States.

Also in action at the weekend were Heather Cooper, Jeff Conyers and Mark Robinson, who competed in the St Croix 70.3 Ironman.

Cooper finished an impressive fourth in the female 50-54 age group in a time of 5:55.25, Conyers came eleventh in the 60-64 age group in 7:04.07, while Robinson was 73rd overall in 5:03.31.