How Iowans fared over the weekend

s were racing on the national stage over the weekend, with more action to come for one native Iowan. At the 41st Falmouth Road Race in Falmouth, Mass., on Sunday, former University of Iowa standout Diane Nukuri-Johnson, 28, finished fourth overall in the strong field. The native of Burundi living in Iowa City ran 37:16 for 11 kilometers, or 7 miles. Kenyan Joyce Chepkirui led from the first mile, which she ran at 5:13, and took the victory in 36:43. More than 11,000 competed in the race. Jesson Baumgartner of Waukee won a world title at the ITU Duathlon World Championships in Ottawa, Canada, on Saturday. Baumgartner covered the 10k run, 40k bike and 10k run in 1:51:32 to win the 30-34 men's age group. Former West Des Moines resident Matt Migonis won a national championship at the USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships in Milwaukee on Sunday. Migonis, now living in Hamilton, N.Y., posted the fastest time (59:19) of the day on the 750-meter swim, 20k bike and 5k run. "To be honest, it was hillier than I thought it would be and that was a benefit to me on the bike," Migonis said in a USA Triathlon press release. "I actually felt really good on the bike. From the first mile I felt great and I knew it was going to be a good day. The finish is amazing, to come down on the red carpet like that is just a sweet feeling." The previous day, Migonis placed 58th overall in the USA Triathlon Olympic Distance National Championships. Migonis will represent the U.S. at the 2014 ITU World Championships in Edmonton, Canada, from Aug. 27-Sept. 2. At the IAAF World Championships in Moscow on Sunday, Webster City native Jenny Simpson advanced to the semifinals by placing second in her heat of the 1,500 meters. Simpson ran 4:07.16. She runs in the semifinals on Tuesday morning. At the Bluff Creek Triathlon in Boone on Sunday, Peder Skoog, 34, of Waukee took the overall win in the Olympic-distance event in 2:04:17.7. He won by almost 7 minutes over Ames' Alex Murphy. Elaina Mertens, 27, of Mount Pleasant took the women's victory in 2:25:49.1. At the M.A.M.M. 10k in Monroe on Saturday, Runablaze Iowa's Robyn Friedman, 40, won the women's division and finished second overall in 38:20. The former Wartburg College standout was second only to Chad Sellers, 34, who ran 33:03.70. oakley men sunglasses oakley sunglasses On Saturday at the Kraut Route in Lisbon, Sam Read, 21, of Cedar Rapids took the men's 5k victory in 15:56. Runablaze's Marie Schofer, 31, took the women's title in 18:37. At the Springville Extreme Quarry Run, Cedar Rapids' Brett Stephenson, 42, took the overall win in 21:32.17. One name to watch in the future is Maddie Case. The 13-year-old from Eldridge won the women's overall title at the Durant Dusk Hustle 5k on Friday in 19:43, a 6:20 pace per mile. MEET PRO TRIATHLETES: A meet and greet with professional triathletes Matt Reed and Cameron Dye will take place at Scheels Jordan Creek Town Center in West Des Moines starting at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 30. Reed and Dye will be in town that weekend for the Hy-Vee Triathlon. A drawing for several prizes will be given away, including a Fuji D6 Tri Bike Frame, a GoPro camera, Oakley sunglasses, Scheels gift cards and more.