CENTRE COUNTY — The competition at Happy Valley Ironman 70.3 is steep, and though the competitors race against each other, more so, they all race to reach their personal best. Finishing an Ironman is no easy feat, regardless of the finishing time. Still, these were the top 10 finishers of the 2025 race:
DREW NESBITT
Nesbitt, an American, had the second-best overall race time at Ironman Happy Valley, making him the top place finisher among the men with a total time of 4:18:51. Breaking down his scores, Nesbitt came in 10th place among the men for the swimming portion of the race with a time of 28:27, third place among the men in the biking portion with a time of 2:28:38 and had the best run time of the men at 1:16:33
GARRISON FAMIGLIO
Famiglio, a State College Native, had the second best overall time among the men at 4:25:14. Of the men, he came in sixth place in the swimming portion with a time of 28:09, second place in the biking portion at 2:28:33 and second place among the men in the running portion at 1:23:58.
TREY OEHMLER
Coming in at third among the top male finishers for Ironman Happy Valley 70.3 was Oehmler with a time of 4:25:27. He had the fourth best swim time among the men at 27:26, the fourth best bike time at 2:31:14 and came in third for the running portion among the men with a time of 1:22:12.
ANDREW GRAY
The fourth best male finisher was Gray, an American with an overall time of 4:25:44. His gender rank for the swim portion was 26th with a time of 30:10, he came in sixth place among the men for the bike portion with a time of 2:29:15 and had the fourth best run time of the men at 1:21:51.
MATTHEW MARTINO
Martino was the fifth top overall male finisher with a time of 4:28:51. The American’s swim time of 29:44 put him at 19th place for that portion, but had the ninth best bike time among the men at 2:36:13 and the fifth best run time at 1:17:55.
PABLO CASUSO
Casuso, a Spaniard, was the sixth top male finisher coming in with a time of 4:29:01. He had the 17th best swim time among the men at 29:23, came out on top of the men in the bike portion with a time of 2:25:54 and had the sixth best run time of the male finishers at 1:28:16.
MICHAEL MARSHALL
The seventh top male finisher, Marshall, came in with an overall time of 4:34:34. The Canadian came in 14th for the swimming portion with a time of 29:01, had the seventh best bike time among the men at 2:30:47 and had the seventh best run time of the male finishers at 1:28:53.
RYAN BRENNAN
Brennan was the eighth top male finisher with a time of 4:35:09. The American’s gender rank in the swim portion was 22nd with a time of 29:55, 17th in the bike portion coming in at 2:37:55 and had the eighth best run time of the men at 1:22:05.
CHARLES MEILEUR
At ninth in the male finishers came Meileur, a Canadian with an overall time of 4:35:29. His swim time of 31:36 put him at 41 among the men, while his bike time of 2:34:43 was the 13th best among the men and his run time was ninth best at 1:23:11.
WILLIAM FORTIN
Fortin was the 10th top male finisher with an overall time of 4:37. The Canadian had a swim time of 34:34, which ranked him at 105 among the men. In the bike portion, he had the 18th best time among the male finishers at 2:33:39 and had the 10th best run time at 1:23:33.