PONTEVEDRA, Spain – Nearly three weeks since winning its season-opening race in South Dakota, current and former members of the Sun Devil Triathlon program will now travel across the Atlantic Ocean to participate in the World Triathlon Championship event in Pontevedra, Spain, where the five-day event begins on Wednesday, Sept. 23.
How to Follow Along:
Each of the three races involving a Sun Devil Triathlon student-athlete can be streamed on Triathlonlive.io, while live results can be found here.
Participants:
Junior Women’s Championship – Thursday, Sept. 24
Brooke Rousselle – Canada
Maja Brinkmann – Namibia
Kathrin Ritter – Austria
U23 Women’s Championship – Friday, Sept. 25
Sidney Clement – Canada
Britney Brown – South Africa
Alex Campbell – Canada
Naomi Ruff – USA
Zoe Mari Adam – Puerto Rico
U23-Junior Mixed Relays Championship – Sunday, Sept. 27
Alex Campbell – Canada
Sidney Clement – Canada
Naomi Ruff – USA
Kathrin Ritter – Austria
Flashback to 2025
11 months ago, three Sun Devils participated in the 2025 World Triathlon U23 Championships in Wollongong, Australia:
- 25th – Britney Brown (USA), 2:01:55
- 29th – Sidney Clement (Canada), 2:02:53
- DNF – Naomi Ruff (USA), DNF
Additionally, one more Arizona State representatives raced in the Junior Women’s Championship:
- 49th – Luna Sraka (Slovenia), 1:16:29
Last Time Out:
This week’s race action will mark the first for Sidney Clement since the Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada native earned her second career individual race win on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, when the CTCA First Team All-American paced the 67-participant field at the Southern Hills Super Spring in South Dakota with a race-winning 30:51 time.
Clement was one of seven Sun Devils – Clement, Zoe Mari Adam, Brooke Rousselle, Alex Campbell, Alice Alessandri, Kathrin Ritter and Britney Brown – to finish the race in the top 10.
Social Media:
For the latest information on the team, follow @SunDevilTri on X, Facebook and Instagram. General athletic news can also be found at @TheSunDevils on X, Instagram and Facebook.