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2016 MMA Winners!

Saturday, 12 November 2016 05:10

2016 MINNESOTA MULTISPORT AWARDS - The Winners are:

Triathlete of the Year

Hanna Grinaker & Matthew Payne

Long Distance Athlete of the Year

Diane Hankee

Duathlete of the Year

Matthew Payne

Performance of the Year

Hanna Grinaker's Course Record at Lake Waconia

Matthew Payne's Course Record at Buffalo Olympic....

Most Improved

Erin Hyndman-Farrens & Wade Cruser

Master of the Year

Brian Bich & Cheryl Zitur

Grand Master of the Year

Jan Guenther

Junior of the Year

Mitchell Clayton

Rookie of the Year

Hanna Grinaker

Triathletes Choice Race of the Year

Superior Man

TEAM MINNESOTA - Women

1. HANNA GRINAKER (1/1 - 5 pts)

2. DIANE HANKEE (2/2 - 10 pts)

3. CHRISTINA ROBERTS (3/4 - 16 pts)

4. DANI VSETECKA (3/5 - 23 pts)

5. KORTNEY HAAG (4/6 - 25 pts)

6. GABY BUNTEN (5/7 - 29 pts)

7. ERIN HYNDMAN-FARRENS (5/10 - 34 pts)

8. SUZIE FOX (7/9 - 42 pts)

9. LISA LENDWAY (7/10 - 42 pts)

10. BRIDGET McCOY (9/11 - 50 pts - photo R)

TEAM MINNESOTA - MEN

1. MATTHEW PAYNE (1/1 - 5 pts.) *

2. SEAN COOLEY (2/2 - 10 pts.)

3. WADE CRUSER (3/3 - 15 pts.)

4. JOSH BLANKENHEIM (4/5 - 22 pts)

5. KEVIN O'CONNOR (4/5 - 23 pts)

6. BROOKS GROSSINGER (6/7 - 32 pts)

7. KRIS SPOTH (6/8 - 34 pts)

8. DAVID HOLDEN (7/10 - 44 pts)

9. JORDAY ROBY (8/9 - 44 pts)

10. ANDY WIBERG (10/11 - 51 pts)

* Point breakdown in parentheses, i.e. Christina Roberts (3/4 - 16 pts.) 3= her best placement (4 of 5 voters ranked her 3rd), 4= her lowest placement (one voter ranked her 4th), thus 3 x 3 + 4 = 16 points.

Photo L - Sean and Hanna in Hawaii.

MTN will discuss how the individual MMA winners were in future posts, starting on Tuesday. Thanks to all who attented Tri Night '16 and to all who contribute--athletes, directors, VOLUNTEERS, product and service providers, et al--to Minnesota's magnificent tri/du scene. You're awesome.

ALSO: Very special thanks to Kevin O'Connor for his ongoing generous support of the MMAs. Thanks also to Bob Powers. A decorated war hero, his Veterans Day presentation was very moving. And thanks to Kortney Haag for setting up the Potluck. Lots and lots of great food. Thanks to all who brought yummy stuff.

Thanks also to the MMA Selectors. Working with Stephen Bullard (15 years), Todd White (13 years), Steve Sander (5 years) and Brad Mitchell (MMA Committee rookie) has been awesome. The Committee was without both of its women members this year, who were unavailable. One of those women does plan to return in 2017. We are actively recruiting women to particate. We'd love to see an equal number of men and women on the Committee. We invite anyone--female or male--who would like to get involved to contact us (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).