Soe, competing in the men's 40­44 age group, finished the 400-yard swim, 5-mile bike ride and 2-mile run in 29:09 to top the field in the 17th annual race around AVAC.

The triathlon, co-sponsored by AVAC and Kain Performance Multi-Sport, featured 14 divisions for competitors of all ages, including 11 age divisions, a Clydesdale relay for competitors more than 200 pounds and the open-elite division for men and women.

Two-time defending Super Sprint champ Becky Gibbs Lavelle, an Olympic hopeful, was the favorite in the open-elite division, but she was unable to finish the race because of an injury.

Joe Sanders of San Jose came through with a win in the highly-competitive division, finishing in 31:56 in the event where competitors went from a 200-yard swim to a 2.5-mile bike ride to a 1-mile run, back to a 2.5-mile bike ride, 200-yard swim and 1-mile run.

Brian Lavelle of Cupertino was second in the division in 32:19 with Erin McCarty third in 32:40.

Soe, an Almaden resident, won the regular Super Sprint with his time that bettered 30 seconds. Tim Lavelle was second in 30:29 with Craig Pepys of San Jose third in 32:31. Soe easily took the men's 40­44 age group, Lavelle was an easy winner in the men's 55­59 class and Pepys took the men's 30­34 division.

Sarah Martin was the top women's finisher in 35:31, also good for a win in the women's 25­29 age group.

Bolko Stolberg was the relay winner in 31:36 and youth titles went to Stephanie Scannell (10 and under—100-yard swim, 1-mile run) and Jackie Pauley (11­14—100-yard swim, 2.5-mile bike ride, 1-mile run).

Rounding out the list of female division winners were: 15­19—Shannon Forster (39:05); 20­24—Laura Landgreen, (38:19); 30­34—Dana Booth (40:14); 35­39—Christy Cowley (37:21); 40­44—Melanie Richardson (37:40); 45­49—Carol Wilson (36:30); 55­59—Wendy Kim (46:14); Athena—Marna Bennett (51:22).

Men's division winners included: 20-24—John Conley (36:22); 25­29—Gabriel Harley (33:37); 35­39—Lane Patterson (34:55); 45­49—Alfredo Muir (34:02); 50­54—Dennis Rogers (35:24); 60 and over—Jack Craig (43:12); Clydesdale—Maverick Malech (36:41).