Nine men and women from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department competed in relay triathlon events at the Western States Police and Fire Games on June 13-14 and the results were sweet.
Games participants Investigator Susan Edwards, Lieutenants Bob Wren, Mike Hiller and Jim Rudy, Deputies David Sprague, Charles Foote, Investigator Myrna Caballero and Deputy Evan Phillips
The games were held at Castaic Lake in Santa Clarita where over over 100 competitors from law and fire agencies throughout the western United States participated in the event. There were three teams from OCSD competing in three different categories. All three are medal winners. The race consisted of a one mile lake swim, 22 mile bike ride (With a 1,700 foot climb in the first 7 miles) and 10k run around the lake. The Men’s Masters Team had the overall fastest time out of seven relay teams.
Gold Medal Winners Lieutenants Wren, Hiller and Rudy
Men’s Master Relay Team (“OCSD Old” was the team name) Gold Medal
Lieutenant Mike Hiller - Swim
Lieutenant Bob Wren - Bike
Lieutenant Jim Rudy – Run
Mixed Open Relay Team Gold Medal
Investigator Susan Edwards – Swim
Investigator Jason Park – Bike
Investigator Myrna Caballero – Run
Men’s Senior Relay Team Bronze Medal
Deputy David Sprague - Swim
Deputy Evan Phillips - Bike
Deputy Charles Foote - Run