Santa Cruz’s Connor Spencer competes at the 2024 USA Triathlon Sprint Distance National Championships in Atlantic City, N.J., on Sept. 15. He took first place in the Clydesdale division. (FinisherPix)
SANTA CRUZ — Former defensive lineman Connor Spencer accomplished big things when he played high school and college football.
The Santa Cruz resident, 28, is doing more of the same as a triathlete. He took first place in the Clydesdale division — reserved for male athletes who more than 220 pounds — at the 2024 USA Triathlon Sprint Distance National Championships in Atlantic City, N.J., on Sept. 15…