Tony

Smoragiewicz

Career Highlights

• Under 23 World Championships, Rotterdam, 2017 (Olympic Distance - Men)
• Junior World Championships, London, 2013 (Sprint Distance - Men)
• Junior World Championships, Auckland, 2012 (Sprint Distance - Men)
• Junior World Championships, Beijing, 2011 (Sprint Distance - Men)

Quick Facts

Tony Smoragiewicz’ interest in running was sparked by his elementary school physical education teacher. This was also when he began competing in triathlons. Smoragiewicz grew up in Rapid City, S.D., the same hometown as fellow triathlete, Tamara Gorman. He continued racing through middle school and into high school. In high school, Smoragiewicz was a four-time South Dakota state champion in track and cross country events. He then ran collegiately at the NCAA Division I level for the University of Michigan. After taking a break from Triathlon to run for Michigan, he returned and began competing as an elite triathlete in March 2017. Smoragiewicz is currently a member of the USA Triathlon Olympic Development Team. His family also has a history of competing in college athletics. His father was a swimmer at the University of Maine, and his brother was a swimmer at South Dakota State University.

Elite Triathlon Career

2019: Started the season with a bang, earning his first career ITU Triathlon World Cup medal with a silver in Cape Town on Feb. 10 • Placed 4th at the ITU Triathlon World Cup in Mooloolaba on March 16 • Finished 17th at the New Plymouth ITU Triathlon World Cup, on March 31 • Finished in 16th at the ITU Triathlon Series in Bermuda, on April 27  • Placed 28th at the ITU World Triathlon Series in Yokohama, on May 18 • Finished 10th as a member of the U.S. Mixed relay team at the World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series stop in Nottingham, on June 15 • Finished 17th at the ITU World Triathlon Montreal, on June 29 • Earned gold at the Magog CAMTRI Sprint Triathlon American Cup, on July 13 • Placed 43rd at the Tokyo ITU World Olympic Qualification Event at Odaiba Marine Park on Aug. 15

2018: Placed 20th at the Salinas ITU Triathlon World Cup on Oct. 21 • Finished 18th at the Sarasota-Bradenton ITU Triathlon World Cup, held as a duathlon, on Oct. 13  • Placed 28th at ITU World Triathlon Montreal on Aug. 26 • Finished 35th at ITU World Triathlon Edmonton on July 27 • Won a gold medal at the Magog CAMTRI Sprint Triathlon American Cup on July 14 • Placed 4th at the Wuustwezel ETU Sprint Triathlon European Cup on June 23 • Finished 11th at the Antwerp ITU Triathlon World Cup on June 17 • Took 29th at the Cagliari ITU Triathlon World Cup on June 2 • Placed 7th at the Astana ITU Triathlon World Cup on May 19 • Took 24th at the Chengdu ITU Triathlon World Cup on May 6 • Placed 17th at both the New Plymouth ITU Triathlon World Cup on March 25 and the Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon World Cup on March 10 • Took 42nd at ITU World Triathlon Abu Dhabi on March 2  

2017: Placed fourth at the Hamilton CAMTRI Sprint Triathlon American Cup on April 9 in his first race as an elite • Placed fourth at the CAMTRI Sprint Triathlon American Cup in Richmond, Virginia, on May 7, and ninth at the CAMTRI Sprint Triathlon Premium American Cup in Ottawa on June 17 • Took silver at the West Des Moines CAMTRI Sprint Triathlon American Cup, which doubled as the USA Triathlon U23 National Championships, on July 9 • Took 27th in his ITU World Triathlon Series debut in Edmonton on July 28 • Finished 26th at the Yucatán ITU Triathlon World Cup on Aug. 12 • Placed 13th at the ITU U23 World Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on Sept. 14  • Took 39th at the Huelva ITU Triathlon World Cup on Sept. 23 • Took 10th at the Sarasota ITU Triathlon (Duathlon) World Cup, earning the USA Triathlon Elite National Championships silver medal in the process

2013: Opened his season with a win in the junior field at the Vila Velha PATCO Triathlon Pan American Championships on June 29 • Earned the USA Triathlon Junior Elite national title in West Chester, Ohio, on Aug. 3 • Placed 42nd at the ITU Junior World Championships in London on Sept. 11

2012: Placed 17th at the Holten ETU Triathlon Junior European Cup on July 7 • Won silver at the Tiszaujvaros ETU Triathlon Junior European Cup on July 14 • Took 34th at the ITU Junior World Championships in Auckland, Australia, on Oct. 20

2011: Earned three consecutive junior PATCO medals, including a bronze in Clermont at the Clermont PATCO Triathlon Junior North American Championships on March 5, the Monroe PATCO Junior American Cup on June 25 and the Edmonton PATCO Junior Pan American Championships on July 10 • Claimed bronze in his first ITU Junior World Championships in Beijing on Sept. 9

World Championship Experience

• 2017 ITU U23 World Championships, 13th; 2011 ITU Junior World Championships bronze medalist