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The Masters: Women...

Thursday, 04 October 2012 02:10

(Photo - This pair of bar-hopping Angies--Hop and Schmidt--are among those being considered for 2012 Master of the Year nominations.)

2012 Minnesota Multisport Awards - The list of potential female Master of the Year nominees is even longer than the men's roster, which was posted yesterday. A brief glance at this year's bios and results suggests that at least 20 fast women deserve serious consideration, including former MOY winners Jan Guenther and Heidi Keller-Miler. It is the world class standards set by this seriously fast duo that these candidates will be compared to....

Which four of these women do you think deserve official nominations? Let is know by using the COMMENT feature at the bottom of the post.

* Gillian Auslander, 42, Minneapolis (Highlights: 2nds at New Bri and Waseca 1/3)

* Cindy Blackstock, 40, Plymouth (Highlight: CR win at Buffalo Sprint)

* Veronica Bond, 40, Rochester (Breakout Season: Won two races)

* Joyce Bourassa, 45, Lakeville (Three starts. Two wins and a 2nd.)

* Leanne Bronson, 41, Superior, WI (Consistent Top 5 finisher)

* Lesley Englert, 45, Maple Grove (Got our attention at Manitou; wowed us with an overall win at Maple Grove Sprint.)

* Sarah Foley, 40, Cologne (Excelled in Graniteman Endurance Series races)

* Jan Guenther, 53, Mound (Highlight: 2nd at Heart of the Lakes)

* Jamie Heying, 41, Buffalo (Four races. Four Top 5s.)

* Tina Hjeltman, 41, Cambridge (Star on regional du scene.)

* Angie Hop, 41, Rosemount (Five Top 5s, including a win at COLT.)

* Heidi Keller-Miler, 47, Chaska (Highlights: Win at Waconia and 5th / 1st master at Minneapolis Elite)

* Christel Kippenhan, 46, Bemidji (Highlights: Wins at Northwoods and Lakes Country)

* Julia Lyng, 46, Burnsville (Highlights: Win at St. Paul Olympic and 2nd at Green Lake Olympic)

* Carol Marston, 52, Mankato (Seven divisional victories in 2012)

* Christine Mitchell, 43, Maple Grove (Three races, three podiums)

* Jen Neuman, 42, Ramsey (Highlights: One win and two 3rds)

* Jena Ogston, 40, Duluth (Highlights: Wins at Brewhouse Short Course and Burrito Union 5 Hr.) (photo R)

* Sue Rubens, 45, Plymouth (Highlights: Masters win at Rev 3 and Top 5 at Hy-Vee)

* Angie Schmidt, 42, St. Paul (Breakout Season; one of our region's premier long distance triathletes.)

* Ann Snuggerud, 45, Chaska (Highlights: Five Top 5s, including 2nd at Timberman.)

* Laura Swartz, 45, St. Louis Park (Highlight: 5th at Lake Minnetonka)

ED. Apologies to Leslie Englert for not including her in the initial posting. Our bad.