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Sunday, 30 September 2018 23:10
2018 MINNESOTA MULTISPORT HONORS - The easiest, no-braineriest, MMH category to determine this year was female TRIATHLETE OF THE YEAR.The nominees were obvious choices. Not only that, this foursome rivals the group that was nominated in 2012, which heretofore was arguably the most formidable list of female TOY nominees in MMH history, which began in 1999.
Who were those 2012 nominees? Ruth Brennan Morrey, Cathy Yndestad, Suzie Fox and Claire Bootsma.
Here, in alpha order, are the 2018 female TOY nominees and their highlights:
GABY BUNTEN, 26, White Bear Lake (2017 Minnesota Triathlete of the Year - photo L)
- 1st @ USAT Olympic Nationals
- 1st @ South Beach (FL) Olympic
- 1st @ Trinona Olympic
- 1st @ Heart of the Lakes Sprint - CR
- 2nd @ Gold Coast (AUS) World Championship
- 2nd @ Minneapolis OLympic
- 2nd @ New Your City Olympic
HANNA GRINAKER, 30, St. Paul (2016 Minnesota Triathlete of the Year)
- 1st @ Liberty Long Course
- 1st @ Minneapolis - 2:08:06
- 1st @ Heart of the Lakes - 1:39:42
- 1st @ Chisago Half IM - 4:28:24
- 1st @ SuperiorMan - 4:32:05
- 2nd @ Ironman Wisconsin - 10:08:33 (debut)
CHRISTINA ROBERTS, 32, St. Louis Park
- 1st @ Timberman Olympic
- 1st @ YWCA Women's Triathlon
- 1st @ St. Paul Olympic - 2:08:34
- 3rd @ Escape From Alcatraz
BECKY YOUNGBERG, 43, Eden Prairie (2004 Minnesota Triathlete of the Year)
- 1st @ Lake Waconia - 1:31:25 (MR)
- 1st @ Green Lake Olympic - CR
- 1st @ Maple Grove Olympic - 2:05:01 - CR
- 1st @ Hopkins Royal - 1:07:25 - CR
- 2nd @ Heart of the Lakes
- 2nd @ Chisago Half IM - 4:37:04 - MR
MMH winners will be announced on this site on October 13.
