Lucas Schrimsher and Samantha Achterberg were as competitive as any US athletes at the UIPM World Championship when they competed in the mixed relay to wrap up the event on Sunday. Finishing 14th of 23 the Americans were respectable to end what had been a tough competition for the US athletes. Things didn’t start off great as they were 22nd in fencing and left themselves a large deficit to overcome. They were strong though the rest of the day finishing eighth in swimming, ninth in riding, and eighth in combined to move backup to 14th. A top-14 place finish in fencing would have moved them into the top 10.

The next major modern pentathlon event will be the Olympics where the women and men both begin competition on August 18th. Expect the US to be more competitive there than they were this week in Moscow.

Previous UIPM World Championship Coverage:
Preview
Tuesday Recap
Wednesday Recap
Thursday Recap