Courtesy: USAT

The results of the 2001 USA Triathlon Board of Directors election were announced this weekend at the November Board meeting at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.

The new Board members will be Jim Girand (Palo Alto, Calif.) in the Western Region, Valerie Ellsworth-Gattis (Louisville, Ky.) in the Central Region, Diane Travis (Clermont, Fla.) in the Eastern Region and Karen Buxton (Greensboro, N.C.) as the At-Large representative.

Girand is on USA Triathlon's Duathlon Commission and has represented the United States at every International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Duathlon Championship but one.

Ellsworth-Gattis has served as chair of the Women's and Age Group commissions and competed on Team USA.

Travis is the current co-chair of the Duathlon Commission and is co-president of the Florida Region. She has also competed at both the long- and short-course world duathlon championships.

Buxton is the current co-chair of the Age Group Commission and has competed at both duathlon and triathlon world championships.

The new Board members will replace outgoing members Mike Highfield (Central Region), Katie Knight-Perry (Eastern Region), John Duke (Western Region) and Sharron Ackles (At-Large) as of Jan. 1, 2002.

A total of 1,751 ballots were received and counted by the firm of Waugh & Associates, P.C.