FEATURES
Masters Excellence - 2024 Edition...
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Friday, 13 September 2024 00:10
In October MTN's two-man Minnesota Multisport Honors committee (Note: Simon & Grarfunkel are replacing last season's evaluators Matt and Damon) will announce their nominees for the 2024 MMH honors. Below are some of the Masters (Ages 40-59) guys who are being considered for the eventual three nominations in this category....
2024 Kids Stuff...
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Saturday, 07 September 2024 00:10
Who are the Juniors that rocked the hardest during the 2024 season. Below are what may be the frontrunners for Junior of the Year.
Boys -
NOAH BILLINGS, 18, Rochester - The two-time JOY is a prolific racer, with at least ten completed tris on his 2024 scorecard. He won three of those races, including Junior Nationals. The only concern for the MMH Guys is that he finished behind fellow juniors on four occasions.
CORBIN DEICHMAN, 16, Mankato - Corbin won at least two (three?) races this year and didn't lose to a fellow junior in regional competition in his five (six?) starts. He was especially impressive in his win at Maple Grove Sprint where he outraced fellow elite juniors Noah Billings, Nolan Snyder and Kyler Williams. Concerns? His efforts at Nationals, however, were not as impressive as his regional performances against adult competition. (NOTE: For MMH purposes, perormances in DL races are excluded from consideration.) ...
Oldies But Goodies - The Undefeated...
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Sunday, 01 September 2024 00:10
Six Minnesota triathletes age 50-and-over with at least three starts to date are undefeated this season. Most are stting AG records aalmsot every outing. Who are they?And what have they accomplished.
TIM BROWN, 65, Emily – Five starts. Five AG wins. Four AG records.
LUKE HARNED, 71, St.Paul - Five starts. Five AG wins. At least three AG records.
CHECK HENGEL, 60, Wayzata (photo) – Six starts. Six AG wins. At least three AG records
ROD RAYMOND, 59, Duluth – Three starts. Three AG wins. Three Top 7 overall finishes.
JAN GUENTHER, 65, Long Lake – Four starts. Four AG wins. Three AG records.
CHERYL ZITUR, 59, Corcoran – Four starts. Four AG wins. Three overall women's titles....
Winners Circle...
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Thursday, 22 August 2024 00:10
The 2024 tri season in Minnesota is winding down, and we thought it would be fun to look back to see who the most successful athletes are. We are not including successful Age Group athletes here. That will be featured in a later post.
So, who are the athletes that have won the most races this year. We've made a list and we doubt that many will be surprised by it. Know that all wins are not created equal.
Here are the winningest Men and Women who have won at least two races this season. thus far ( through the weekend of August 17-18):
PRESTON YOUNGDAHL, 32 (photo), Plymouth - 5
ELENA JASPER, 27, Deephaven – 4
BECKY YOUNGBERG, 49, Shakopee - 4
NOAH BILLINGS, 18, Rochester – 3
COREY NYGAARD, 29, Alexandria - 3
SPENCER SYVERTSON, 28, Alexandria - 3
SEAN PICKLE, 19, St. Cloud- 3
KADIE HOKANSON, 43, Alexandria - 3...
On The Radar...
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Saturday, 17 August 2024 00:10
As we reach the two-thirds mark of the 2024 Minnesota tri season we are impressed with the emergence of athletes that were not on our radar a year ago. In alpha order, here are a few who have captured our attention this season:
KAITSY BAKER, 24, Plymouth
A rookie, Kaitsy has cracked the Top 5 in both of the tris--Clearwater Sprint & Northwoods--she's entered this season. She's already riding at a 20 mph clip and running sub-7. She will only get faster with each race.
NICK JASMER, 32, Menagha
Nick showed “promise” in 2023, but we weren't ready to embrace him fully because his effort at Timberman Olympic was not competitive. This year is much different. His results are very good and will only get better with time. We like his trajectory. Here is his 2024 scorcard to date:
1st @ Average Jo
2nd @ Hoot Lake (Behind Corey Nygaard)
3rd @ Northwoods (Behind Blankenheim and Grossinger)
4th @ Alexandria (Sprencer Syvertson, Corey Nygaard & Easton Syvertson...
