AuburnTigers.com
AUBURN, Ala. - Like a lot of his fellow Auburn student-athletes, Erik Armes aspires to turn professional after graduation.
Unlike his peers, Armes wants to be a pro triathlete.
“With triathlon, you can have all of these different sponsorships,” Armes said. “You have your bike sponsor, helmet, sunglasses, nutrition, clothing. And when you start adding up all of those contracts, the top guys are making several hundred thousand dollars a year. And the guys who are below or down are still making a great living.”
Armes, a redshirt freshman on Auburn’s cross country team, grew up in Coronado, California, a beach community in San Diego.