ProTriStats LogoProTriStats

2016 Ironman 70.3 Cozumel

October 1, 2016 · Cozumel, Mexico

Data: Ironman™ · Updated 7/4/2025 · Quality: unknownHow data works

Race editions

Switch year or compare this race across stored editions.

202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Distance
Half-Iron (70.3 miles)
Middle Distance
Field size
40
27 men · 13 women
Men SOF
Unavailable
Women SOF
Unavailable

Race story in the data

Men: Mauricio Mendez Cruz won in 3:43:43 with a +6:25 margin. Mauricio Mendez Cruz had the fastest run (1:14:33).

Women: Sue Huse won in 4:19:35 with a +1:16 margin. Sue Huse had the fastest run (1:24:51).

Shareable race cards

Copy clean podium and split summaries for chats, newsletters, and social posts.

Race summary

2016 Ironman 70.3 Cozumel 2016 - Men

ProTriStats

Winner: Mauricio Mendez Cruz in 3:43:43

Margin: +6:25

Fastest bike: Richie Cunningham - 2:05:20

Fastest run: Mauricio Mendez Cruz - 1:14:33

Top points: Mauricio Mendez Cruz - 91.60 pts

Field: 23/27 finishers

Race summary

2016 Ironman 70.3 Cozumel 2016 - Women

ProTriStats

Winner: Sue Huse in 4:19:35

Margin: +1:16

Fastest bike: Lauren Brandon - 2:20:38

Fastest run: Sue Huse - 1:24:51

Top points: Sue Huse - 69.38 pts

Field: 13/13 finishers

Men race summary

23 finishers from 27 starters

Winner
Mauricio Mendez Cruz
3:43:43
Winning margin
+6:25
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Alois Knabl · 18:49
Fastest bike
Richie Cunningham · 2:05:20
Fastest run
Mauricio Mendez Cruz · 1:14:33
Top points
Mauricio Mendez Cruz
91.60 pts

Women race summary

13 finishers from 13 starters

Winner
Sue Huse
4:19:35
Winning margin
+1:16
Gap to second place
Fastest swim
Lauren Brandon · 19:50
Fastest bike
Lauren Brandon · 2:20:38
Fastest run
Sue Huse · 1:24:51
Top points
Sue Huse
69.38 pts

Men split podiums

Fastest stored segment times. These are segment rankings, not cumulative race-position order.

Swim

  1. 1
    Alois Knabl
    Finish 3
    18:49
  2. 2
    Barrett Brandon
    Finish 7
    18:51
  3. 3
    James Hadley
    Finish 4
    19:34

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Richie Cunningham
    Finish 2
    2:05:20
  2. 2
    Mauricio Mendez Cruz
    Finish 1
    2:06:24
  3. 3
    Drew Scott
    Finish 8
    2:06:29

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Mauricio Mendez Cruz
    Finish 1
    1:14:33
  2. 2
    Scott Defilippis
    Finish 11
    1:20:40
  3. 3
    Richie Cunningham
    Finish 2
    1:20:47
Off-bike and off-run position order needs cumulative split-position data. ProTriStats currently stores segment times and segment ranks, so this page reports the fastest bike split rather than who entered T2 first.

Women split podiums

Fastest stored segment times. These are segment rankings, not cumulative race-position order.

Swim

  1. 1
    Lauren Brandon
    Finish 2
    19:50
  2. 2
    Ellie Salthouse
    Finish 3
    20:58
  3. 3
    Celine Schaerer
    Finish 5
    20:58

T1

Split unavailable.

Bike

  1. 1
    Lauren Brandon
    Finish 2
    2:20:38
  2. 2
    Sarah Cameto
    Finish 4
    2:20:54
  3. 3
    Sue Huse
    Finish 1
    2:23:06

T2

Split unavailable.

Run

  1. 1
    Sue Huse
    Finish 1
    1:24:51
  2. 2
    Ellie Salthouse
    Finish 3
    1:30:20
  3. 3
    Hayley Benson
    Finish 8
    1:31:21
Off-bike and off-run position order needs cumulative split-position data. ProTriStats currently stores segment times and segment ranks, so this page reports the fastest bike split rather than who entered T2 first.

PodiumMen

Winner time: 3:43:43
🥇#1
MX
Mauricio Mendez Cruz
3:43:43
91.60 pts
🥈#2
AU
Richie Cunningham
3:50:08
72.24 pts
🥉#3
AT
Alois Knabl
3:50:35
70.88 pts

PodiumWomen

Winner time: 4:19:35
🥇#1
CA
Sue Huse
4:19:35
69.38 pts
🥈#2
US
Lauren Brandon
4:20:51
65.97 pts
🥉#3
AU
Ellie Salthouse
4:23:00
60.20 pts

Men · Split Rank Flow

Top finishers by stored split rank. Lower lines are worse ranks; this is not cumulative race position at each checkpoint.

Top 8
#1#5#10SwimBikeRunFinish#1#2#3#4#5#6#7#8
Mauricio Mendez Cruz1Richie Cunningham2Alois Knabl3James Hadley4Leon Griffin5Viktor Zyemtsev6Barrett Brandon7Drew Scott8

Women · Split Rank Flow

Top finishers by stored split rank. Lower lines are worse ranks; this is not cumulative race position at each checkpoint.

Top 8
#1#5#10SwimBikeRunFinish#1#2#3#4#5#6#7#8
Sue Huse1Lauren Brandon2Ellie Salthouse3Sarah Cameto4Celine Schaerer5Annett Jalowi6Ewa Komander7Hayley Benson8

Men · Finish Time Distribution

Women · Finish Time Distribution

Male Pro Results

27 participants

3:43:43
Swim
19:40
Bike
2:06:24
Run
1:14:33
3:50:08
Swim
20:32
Bike
2:05:20
Run
1:20:47
3:50:35
Swim
18:49
Bike
2:07:40
Run
1:20:53
3:51:09
Swim
19:34
Bike
2:06:43
Run
1:21:46
3:53:26
Swim
19:44
Bike
2:06:34
Run
1:24:03
3:54:54
Swim
20:31
Bike
2:09:28
Run
1:21:56
3:58:03
Swim
18:51
Bike
2:07:05
Run
1:28:28
3:58:11
Swim
19:34
Bike
2:06:29
Run
1:28:47
4:00:23
Swim
21:43
Bike
2:07:32
Run
1:27:45
4:03:26
Swim
21:34
Bike
2:06:48
Run
1:30:45
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Mauricio Mendez CruzMX3:43:43Winner19:40—2:06:24—1:14:3391.60
2Richie CunninghamAU3:50:08—20:32—2:05:20—1:20:4772.24
3Alois KnablAT3:50:35—18:49—2:07:40—1:20:5370.88
4James HadleyGB3:51:09—19:34—2:06:43—1:21:4669.17
5Leon GriffinAU3:53:26—19:44—2:06:34—1:24:0362.28
6Viktor ZyemtsevUA3:54:54—20:31—2:09:28—1:21:5657.86
7Barrett BrandonUS3:58:03—18:51—2:07:05—1:28:2848.35
8Drew ScottUS3:58:11—19:34—2:06:29—1:28:4747.95
9Thomas GerlachUS4:00:23—21:43—2:07:32—1:27:4541.31
10Jonathan ShearonUS4:03:26—21:34—2:06:48—1:30:4532.11
11Scott DefilippisUS4:04:07—22:37—2:16:29—1:20:4030.04
12Alan Carrillo AvilaMX4:05:34—21:40—2:08:00—1:32:0925.67
13Franz LoeschkeDE4:09:17—19:43—2:18:27—1:27:1814.45
14Kennett PetersonUS4:09:24—23:18—2:10:05—1:31:1714.10
15Vinicio IbarraMX4:11:53—19:41—2:15:08—1:34:216.61
16Will JurkowskiUS4:13:02—21:44—2:14:38—1:32:363.14
17Francisco SerranoMX4:15:23—20:34—2:09:08—1:42:04—
18Jose Valencia VillaverdeMX4:16:44—21:27—2:20:37—1:32:00—
19Gerardo VergaraGT4:26:48—20:29—2:22:21—1:40:13—
20Patrick MckeonUS4:30:20—22:35—2:14:53—1:49:54—
21Andrew BoltonCA4:32:26—23:20—2:16:09—1:48:44—
22Jorge VazquezMX4:33:38—21:45—2:26:15—1:41:52—
23Sergio QuezadaMX4:46:31—21:24—2:20:01—2:00:47—
DNFStephen KilshawCADNF—18:48—2:07:55———
DNFManuel KuengCHDNF—18:50—2:07:16———
DNFSean DonnellyDEDNF—18:54—2:06:56———
DNFChris LeifermanUSDNF—21:31—5:25:08———

Female Pro Results

13 participants

4:19:35
Swim
26:56
Bike
2:23:06
Run
1:24:51
4:20:51
Swim
19:50
Bike
2:20:38
Run
1:36:43
4:23:00
Swim
20:58
Bike
2:24:56
Run
1:30:20
4:25:27
Swim
22:04
Bike
2:20:54
Run
1:37:22
4:30:03
Swim
20:58
Bike
2:31:25
Run
1:33:33
4:30:31
Swim
24:45
Bike
2:27:41
Run
1:34:07
4:31:02
Swim
23:22
Bike
2:25:52
Run
1:37:55
4:31:20
Swim
24:42
Bike
2:30:44
Run
1:31:21
4:36:18
Swim
28:01
Bike
2:27:48
Run
1:36:37
4:38:16
Swim
22:05
Bike
2:26:30
Run
1:45:26
PosAthleteTimeGapSwimT1BikeT2RunPoints
1Sue HuseCA4:19:35Winner26:56—2:23:06—1:24:5169.38
2Lauren BrandonUS4:20:51—19:50—2:20:38—1:36:4365.97
3Ellie SalthouseAU4:23:00—20:58—2:24:56—1:30:2060.20
4Sarah CametoUS4:25:27—22:04—2:20:54—1:37:2253.62
5Celine SchaererCH4:30:03—20:58—2:31:25—1:33:3341.26
6Annett JalowiDE4:30:31—24:45—2:27:41—1:34:0740.01
7Ewa KomanderPL4:31:02—23:22—2:25:52—1:37:5538.62
8Hayley BensonUS4:31:20—24:42—2:30:44—1:31:2137.81
9Palmira AlvarezMX4:36:18—28:01—2:27:48—1:36:3724.47
10Christen BrownUS4:38:16—22:05—2:26:30—1:45:2619.19
11Emma-Kate LidburyGB4:39:55—22:02—2:23:55—1:50:0114.76
12Natasha MendezDO4:44:31—25:17—2:37:25—1:37:382.40
13Michelle HarburgUS5:44:06—25:34—2:43:12—2:26:47—