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2023 MMH Nominees - Full List...

Tuesday, 19 December 2023 00:10

2023 MINNESOTA MULTISPORT HONORS - Here's a full listing of this year's nominees:

JUNIOR OF THE YEAR - Boys - Noah Billings (17, Rochester), Corbin Deichman (18, Mankato), Sean Pickle (18, St. Cloud)

JUNIOR OF THE YEAR - Girls - Macy Iyer (19, Edina), Isabell Mahoney (15, Monticello)...

GRAND MASTER OF THE YEAR - Men - Tim Brown (65, St. Paul), Luke Harned (70, St. Paul), Keith Tufte (63, Excelsior)

GRAND MASTER OF THE YEAR - Women - Jan Guenther (64, Long Lake), Christel Kippenhan (58, Bemidji), Cheryl Zitur (59, Corcoran)

MASTER OF THE YEAR - Men - Dan Arlandson (47, Burnsville), Brooks Grossinger (46, Mayer), Brandon Lee (42, Lino Lakes)

MASTER OF THE YEAR - Women - Diane Hankee (46, Lake Elmo), Bettina Keppers (40, Duluth), Stephanie Peterson (47, St. Paul)

MOST IMPROVED - Men - Brandon Lee (42, Lino Lakes), Corey Nygaard (24, Alexandria), Peter Wikman (29, St. Louis Park), Dillon Williams (28, Minneapolis)

MOST IMPROVED - Women - Kadie Hokanson (42, Alexandria), Katie Kadera (35, Marine on St. Croix), Vanessa Nagel (38, Bloomington), Bette Rowley (38, Burnsville)

PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR - Men - Sean Cooley (39, Stillwater) - First amateur to break 2-hours at Trinona Olympic. Andrew Manning (35, Fargo) -Course record @ Buzz Ryan Sprint (45:20). Preston Youngdahl (33, Plymouth - Amateur course record at Maple Grove Olympic (1:52:55). 

PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR - Women - Caryn Herrick (33, St. Louis Park - Win at Trinona Olympic (2nd fastest women's time in race history. Heather Lendway (39, St. Paul) - Outright win at Hopkins Royal. Shyanne McGregor (39, Duluth) - Win @ Ironman Maine 70.3.

TRIATHLETE OF THE YEAR - Men - AJ Manning (35, Fargo), Peter Wikman (29, St. Louis Park), Preston Youngdahl (33, Plymouth)

TRIATHLETE OF THE YEAR - Women - Elena Hengel (27, Wayzata), Caryn Herrick (33, St. Louis Park), Heather Lendway (39, St. Paul)