NW Briefs | Collins sets mark in Seafair triathlon

Ben Collins of Seattle set a course record in taking the overall victory in the Benaroya Research Institute Triathlon at Seafair on Sunday at Seward Park.

Collins' time of 57 minutes, 13 seconds in the "sprint-distance" triathlon — featuring a ½-mile swim, 12-mile bike ride and 3.1-mile run — surpassed the 57:33 posted by Dave Messenheimer in 2006.

Kirkland's Robin Secrist was the top female finisher, and 15th overall, in 1:05.38.

A record 2,200 participants took part in the seventh annual race, and nearly 400 other competitors turned out for the PCC Natural Markets Kids Triathlon.

Another Gold Cup for Villwock

Auburn's Dave Villwock sped to victory in the 99th running of the Chrysler Jeep Superstore APBA Gold Cup on the Detroit River, collecting his sixth career win in the unlimited hydroplane race.

Villwock passed Gar Wood for the third-most Gold Cup wins in the history of the oldest active motorsport trophy.

In the final heat, Villwock held off Steve David for the win. Puyallup's J. Michael Kelly finished third, followed by Gregg Hopp of Snohomish.

Kuykendall

heads to Curtis

Tim Kuykendall, who coached Auburn High School to state runner-up finishes in baseball each of the past two years, is leaving to coach at Curtis of University Place.

The former Washington State outfielder coached 11 seasons at Auburn and led the Trojans to the state tournament six of the past seven seasons. Auburn (24-3) lost to Issaquah in the Class 3A title game this year. Last year, the Trojans finished 24-4 with a loss to Jackson in the 4A final.

Kuykendall will also teach physical education and health at Curtis. He replaces Michael Davis, who resigned his baseball position to focus on family and career responsibilities.

Golf

Portland's Cody Upham birdied his last hole at Indian Canyon Golf Club in Spokane to capture the Rosauers Open title with a three-round total of 17-under-par 196. Upham is the first amateur to win the event.

Birk Nelson of Monroe, Ore., and Hood River's Casey McCoy finished tied for second at 197.

Rowing

Former University of Washington coxswain Mary Whipple guided the U.S. women's eight to a gold medal, and former Huskies rower Anna Mickelson won silver in the women's pair at the 2007 Rowing World Cup Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Whipple guided the U.S. women's eight, which included Seattle's Portia Johnson McGee, in a bow-to-bow battle with Germany before pulling away in the final 500 meters for a win in 6 minutes, 4.36 seconds on the 2,000-meter course. The gold was Whipple's fifth and Johnson's first in World Cup competition.

In women's pair competition, Mickelson and Megan Cooke of Los Gatos, Calif., clocked a 7:08.00 to finish 1.33 seconds behind New Zealand's Juliette Haigh and Nicky Coles.

Soccer

After a round of crossover matches at Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila, the round of 16 has been set for the All Nations Cup Championship.

Bosnia (2-0 victory over Romania), Somalia (6-5 over Turkey) and El Salvador (2-1 over Tanzania) were the top three winners in the crossover games, and advanced in the tournament.

Twelve other berths were filled by the top three teams from each of the four All Nations Cup Groups: Gambia, Ireland and Cameroon (Group 1); Colombia, Mexico and England (Group 2), Brazil, United States and Ukraine (Group 3); and Peru, Cambodia and Japan (Group 4). The final berth was filled by 2006 champion Russia.

Round-of-16 games begin on Saturday.

Compiled from sports-information reports and other sources.