The annual Davis Lake Triathlon was staged the morning of July 4 at The Lake in Luverne.
A total of ten individuals and four teams competed in two divisions.
The triathlon competition included kayaking, bike riding and running.
Emma Cowell of Luverne was the only contestant in the female Minnow division. She finished with a time of 29.18.00
The male race in the Minnow division played out in an unusual way.
Tyson Cowell, Luverne, was leading after the kayaking and biking legs of the competition before a race volunteer accidently directed him to run the longer course.
When the other Minnow division competitors ran the correct shorter course, Cowell finished third with a 25.40.00 time.
Ryker Johnson came in first with a time of 25.07.00 and Jaxon Pick finished a very close second at 25.07.04.
Mike Ykema of Luverne finished fourth with a time of 32.44.00.
In Minnow team competition, the “Invasion” team made up of Blake Shafer of Cibilo, Texas, and Ethan Rust of Yorktown, Virginia, won with a time of 26.27.00.
The team of “American Babes” made up of Aniyah Rivas and Harper Renken, both of Luverne, finished second with a time of 29.44.00.
In the male Shark division, Levi Van Dyken of Luverne won with a time of 49.05.00.
Timothy DeBates, Luverne, finished second with 71.22.00 and Greg Haburn of Estherville, Iowa, came in third with a time of 92.48.00.
In the female Shark division, Vicki Busswitz of Hills won with a time of 67.47.00. Berty Stearns came in second at 72.52.00.
“Heather’s Minnions” won the Shark team competition with a time of 52.56.00. Team members included Heather, Jim and Burke Johnson, all of Luverne.
Team “Firecracker,” made up of David and Amanda McDonald of Luverne and Melanie Keeney of Sioux Falls, finished second with a time of 55.56.00.