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Atlanta, GA | Posted: August 24, 2016
Steven Norris
Social Media Manager
Summary Sentence:
Christopher Douglas brought home his first overall national title in competitve triathlon.
Full Summary:
Douglas, a mechanical engineering graduate student, posted the top time at the USA Triathlon Sprint National Championships in Omaha, Nebraska.
Chris DouglasMechanical engineering grad student Christopher Douglas topped the field at the 2016 USA Triathlon Sprint National Championships, winning his first ever overall national title.
Douglas posted the fastest time from a field of over 1,300 athletes. The Sprint National Championships consists of a 750-meter swim, 20-kilometer bike and 5-kilometer run. Only a day prior, Douglas finished second overall in the Olympic-distance race
Douglas is a research assistant in the Ben T. Zinn Combustion Laboratory at Georgia Tech. He also trains and competes with the Georgia Tech Triathlon Team.
