Meet the Team
Kendra Weekley
Kendra is a graduate of the University of Akron and is working on her Masters in Applied Exercise Science and Sports Nutrition at Concordia University of Chicago. Her hometown is Garfield Heights, OH. Her favorite discipline of triathlon is cycling. "You can go so far and explore so much on a bike." Her favorite triathlon is any Olympic distance event. Her goals in triathlon are to become a professional and to use the sport to inspire the average person to become great.
Juliana Metz
Juliana is a freshman at Hawken High School. She lives in Kirtland, OH. Her favorite discipline of triathlon is running. She races Junior Elite Cups.
Mark Patterson
Mark is a sophomore at Penn State University - Erie, The Behrend College. His hometown is North Huntington, PA. His favorite discipline of triathlon is swimming. He swims collegiately for PSU - Behrend. His favorite triathlon is the North Park Triathlon since it is really close to home. His short term goals in triathlon are to focus on strengthening his cycling leg and learn the sport of draft legal racing. Long term, his goal is to become a professional triathlete.
Mackenzie Mettille
Mack is a sophomore at Cleveland State University studying Middle Childhood Education. His hometown is Canfield, OH. His favorite discipline in triathlon is running since he has an extensive cross country background, however, "Riding the bike is always fun!" His favorite triathlon is the Des Moines, Iowa draft legal race which was the CAMTRI championships in 2016. The New Jersey State triathlon is a close second. His triathlon goals are to become a professional and compete internationally on the ITU circuit. As a future teacher, he hopes to introduce the sport of triathlon to young athletes.
