January 25
World Champion Jarrod Shoemaker Joins Team Psycho Elite Development Program

Team Psycho is pleased to announce that Jarrod Shoemaker will join its Elite Development Program (EDP) for 2006. Jarrod is the reigning U23 World Champion with several wins to his credit in 2005. Having only started racing triathlon in 2004, Jarrod has already made quite a splash in the ITU arena, with a current world points ranking of 60th. If he can hold that ranking, he will be well within the mark to earn a spot at the 2008 Olympic Trials. Jarrod's biography and a full list of race results are available on his website, www.jarrodshoemaker.com.

The EDP was founded in 2002 as a way for Team Psycho to give back to the triathlon community in a manner consistent with the mission and founding principals of the Team, and its goal of promoting excellence in triathlon. EDP athletes receive financial assistance and mentoring. In 2004, Christoph O'Donnell, one of EDP's first athletes, qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials, where he finished eighth despite battling a respiratory infection. With Jarrod now on board, Team Psycho members are optimistic that an EDP athlete will reach Beijing in 2008.

Details of the EDP, including application procedures, are available at here.