William Huffman

The Journey Begins

mdubis — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 19:46:27 +0000

MY STORY… Adversity is what lead me into triathlons. After running cross country in middle school, I had an injury and was told by a doctor that I’d never run again. It killed me to think that such a passion of mine could be lost – running was my life. Determined to stay in shape with the slight hope that I would someday run again, I joined the high school swim team as a freshmen. I kept pursuing a remedy and luckily found a doctor who figured out I had been misdiagnosed. After missing 7 months of running, I was back to competing with my cross country team. By this time I had developed a passion for swimming. Knowing that I loved both swimming and running, it occurred to me that I was practically a triathlete. I did my first age group triathlon in the summer of 2009 and my first draft-legal race (second triathlon ever) the following year, in which I earned my elite license. I then began racing as an elite in 2011, at the age of 17, with the goal of one day representing the United States as a triathlete at the Olympics.

Hometown: Colleyville, Texas (Dallas, Fort Worth Metroplex area)

Resides: Colleyville, TX

School: High School Senior – Grapevine High School

Birth Date: 6-29-1993

Birth Place: Fort Worth, Texas

Years Elite: Junior Elite 2012- 2012; Elite License Obtained 2011

Profile

In 2010, at the age of 16, I competed in my first season of triathlons and earned my elite license the same year. I have been racing as an elite since 2011, starting as a junior in high school. Currently a student at Texas A&M University.

Triathlon Highlights

2012 (Elite and Jr. Elite – Age 19)
- Member of Team USA for Junior Elite World Triathlon Championships – Auckland, New Zealand
- Podium finish Jr. Elite National Championships
- Podium finish U23 National Championships
- 6 Top 10 finishes including 1^st place at Tiszaujvaros ETU Jr. European Cup
- Attended USAT Road to Rio Training & Racing camp in Europe by invitation

2011 (First Year Elite – Age 18)
- USA Elite National Championships – Silver Medal in U23, 7th Overall
- Qualified to compete in FISU World University Triathlon Championships summer of 2012 in Taiwan
- Points ranking nationally among elites at year-end – 22nd
- Obtained elite triathlete license

2010 (Junior Elite)
- All American
- National ranking – #1 Age Group, #5 Junior Elite
- Attended two week Olympic Training Center camp by invitation
- Three overall wins and 6 top 10 finishes including – Winner Texas High School Triathlon Championship
- Qualified for elite license in first draft legal race
- Earned slot for Age Group Sprint Worlds in Budapest, Hungary

Athletic Background

High School Swim Team:
- 2012 – Team Captain; Awards – Most Inspirational
- 2011 – Team Captain; District Champion 500 Free; Awards – Most Inspirational, Hardest Worker & “G” Award (School award for all around athlete/student);
- 2010 – District Champion 500 Free; Awards – Most Inspirational, Hardest Worker, & Coach’s Award;
- 2009 – Rookie of the Year, Hardest Worker, & Letterman

High School Cross Country Team:
- 2011 – District Champion
- 2009 – “G” Award – Most Inspiring & Dedicated

Academic: I take academics seriously and am proud to be an honor student.

Summer Update

mdubis — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 18:12:07 +0000

I’m back from my month-long USAT European training camp and race tour. It was an amazing opportunity! Thanks USAT!

Recent News

mdubis — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 17:46:17 +0000

William finishes in 3rd place at Junior Elite Nationals in West Chester, Ohio. 8/11/2012

William Huffman finishes in First Place in the Tiszaujvaros ETU Triathlon Junior European Cup.
You can see the results and read more about it here.

William heads to Brazil for two PanAm Cup Races
Race One - Click Here
Race Two - Click Here
Watch out for William Huffman – Slowtwitch Interview
William places 10th in Clermont PanAm Cup

William selects Texas A&M University
Enrolled for fall 2012

William wins Frost Yer Fanny Duathlon

First Place in the Tiszaujvaros ETU Triathlon Junior Cup

mdubis — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 17:45:57 +0000

William placed first in the Tiszaujvaros ETU Triathlon Junior European Cup this week.

The event is part of the week long triathlon festival, called TriWeek in Tiszaujvaros, Hungary. The athletes did a semi-final on Saturday and the final on Sunday as of chapter 19 of the ITU Competition Rules.

Race Results

mdubis — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 23:59:38 +0000

Race results are posted regularly by the International Triathlon Union and we’ll also keep you updated on the results of races that William participates in here. We include links and screen shots of all the relevant information to keep you posted.

You can view a PDF of these results here.

The Latest News on William Huffman

mdubis — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 15:00:38 +0000

William Huffman finishes in First Place in the Tiszaujvaros ETU Triathlon Junior European Cup

William wins Frost Yer Fanny Duathlon

Grapevine High School senior triathlete has breakthrough race at USA Triathlon Elite National Championship

US National Championships – 11th Place,
7th among Americans, Silver Medal U23

Huffman places 19th in Canadian Pan American Cup
racing against gold medalist Simon Whitfield

William Huffman wins TWU Pioneer Sprint Triathlon in
Denton, Texas by 5 ½ minutes over the rest of the field

Racing to the Next Level

William Huffman named All American and top ranked
nationally in his age group for 2010

Newton Publicity – Santiago Race
Meanwhile, Newton athlete William Huffman placed 15th
at the ITU Santiago Pan American Cup Triathlon in Chile, and was
the youngest, at age 18.
Read the full article online here

Photos

mdubis — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 03:16:29 +0000

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2011 News

mhuffman — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:56:11 +0000