St. Pius All-American Represents U.S. in Triathlon

North Druid Hills-Briarcliff Patch about Devon Dabney, now a junior at . Then, after winning a major award, USA Triathlon said it considered her one of the up-and-coming triathletes in the country.

This past weekend, Dabney was granted another great opportunity: representing the United States in 2011 PATCO Triathlon Junior Pan Am Championships in Edmonton, Canada, Neighbor Newspapers reported.

From the newspaper's story:

“It was exciting because I did not think I was going to make it this year,” Dabney said. “It was a definite surprise.”

Dabney was one of four members of the USA Triathlon Southeast Junior High Performance Triathlon Team to qualify for the Pan Am championships.

She qualified by discretionary selection based on her 2010 race results and 2011 benchmark tests. She won one race in 2010 and came in as the second overall female in four others with a fourth overall finish and a third overall finish. She has come in second, third and fifth in three races this year.

Check out the rest here. To see other juniors who competed in the triathlon, check out the roster at USA Triathlon.