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Llanos, Whitmore win Xterra

WAILEA, Hawaii » Eneko Llanos of Spain won the annual Xterra World Championship for the second consecutive year yesterday.

Llanos completed the 26.3-mile off-road physical challenge in two hours, 28 minutes and 44 seconds. He took more than 4 minutes off his 2003 winning time of 2:32:56.

Jamie Whitmore, of Elk Grove, Calif, led the women in 3:01:35.

The race included a 1-mile rough-water swim, 20-mile mountain-bike ride up and down the rocky slopes of Haleakala, and a 5.3-mile run over lava rock, forest trails and beach sand.

A total of 455 triathletes, including more than 70 professionals, began the race and 434 finished.

The field included more than 40 triathletes who participated in the grueling Ironman Triathlon in Kona just eight days earlier.

Peter Reid of Canada won the "double" competition for the third straight year and fifth time overall. He finished in 2:44:19 for a combined Ironman-Xterra time of 11:27:59. Heather Fuhr, also of Canada, won the women's double title with an Xterra time of 3:21:58 and a combined time of 13:18:17.

BYUH volleyball team downs Hilo in 4 games

Yu Chuan Weng knocked down 17 kills and Lilly Tufuga had 15 to lead the BYU-Hawaii women's volleyball team past UH Hilo 22-30, 30-28, 30-18, 30-22 in a nonconference match Saturday night in Laie.

Noelle Filimoeatu and Musie Olevao added 12 and 11 kills for BYUH (10-10). Cori Sutter led the Vulcans (4-14) with 11 kills.

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