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seafair triathlon / rugby awards
Join us in honoring college rugby's top
players at the seventh annual Sorensen
& Scholz Collegiate Rugby Player of the
Year awards ceremony on Saturday, June
11, in the Crystal Ballroom.
e banquet recognizes the nation's
best college rugby players, with the top
women's player receiving the MA So-
rensen Award and the top men's player
receiving the Rudy Scholz Award.
e selection process begins with
Division I players across the country
voting on three finalists from a group of
nominees. Final selection of the winners
is decided by a panel of college coaches
and members of the rugby community.
Past winners of the Sorensen & Scholz
Awards have gone on to play profession-
ally and for the U.S. national team.
is year's winners will be announced
in May. e WAC is the official home of
the Sorensen & Scholz Awards.
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Celebrating college rugby's best players
Last year marked the first time "Seattle's
only triathlon" moved out of the city
limits, to Lake Sammamish State Park.
e move, done in part to expand the
Seafair festival's reach, will continue this
year as the Seafair Triathlon returns to
the southern shore of Lake Sammamish.
Hundreds of athletes—including
dozens of WAC members—will swim,
bike, and run their way around the park
and nearby environs on Sunday, July 24.
e race offers various course formats—
including relays and duathlons—that
cater to everyone from elite endurance
athletes to casual racers and children.
e main triathlon is a sprint-distance
event, including a half-mile swim, 14.8-
mile bike, and three-mile run.
e WAC is the official athletic club
of the Seafair Triathlon, and WAC
members receive 20 percent off their
race registration when they use the code
"WAC20."
WAC members will also receive a
discount on the 44th annual Torchlight
Run, set for Saturday, July 30. at
discount code will be posted on wac.net.
e Torchlight Run offers five- and
eight-kilometer options and takes place
just prior to the Torchlight Parade.
e race starts and ends at the Space
Needle and runs through the streets of
downtown.
Seafair Triathlon returns
to Sammamish this July
AWARDS CEREMONY
AND DINNER
6–9 pm; Saturday, June 11
Crystal Ballroom
$50, includes dinner.
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