From USA Triathlon

The U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) named triathlete Sarah Haskins its female Athlete of the Month for May following three victories in three starts last month.

Haskins (Colorado Springs, Colo.), a USA Triathlon National Team member and Beijing Olympian, raced her way to an undefeated month of May. In addition to earning her first career ITU World Cup win in Monterrey, Mexico, on May 8,

Haskins was victorious at two of the top domestic Olympic-distance races — the St. Anthony's Triathlon in St. Petersburg, Fla., on May 1, and the Capitol of Texas Triathlon in Austin, Texas, on May 30.

In between her key U.S. wins, Haskins claimed her first career ITU World Cup gold medal after breaking away from the pack midway through the bike and leading wire-to-wire on the 10-kilometer run to top the podium in 1:57:15.