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Parish & Hedgecock Are USAT Duathletes of the Year...

Saturday, 02 February 2013 00:10

Yesterday, USA Triathlon announced their 2012 Duathletes of the Year and Honorable Mentions, and Minnesota athletes were prominent among the award recipients. Dan Hedgecock, runner-up for USAT Triathlete of the Year, was named US Elite Duathlete of the Year, and Patrick Parish won the amateur DOY title. Both guys won hands-down. Also in the mix were Ruth Brennan Morrey, who followed up her AOY HM with a DOY HM, and Matthew Payne, who also was named DOY HM. We feel Ruther was robbed, but we understand and respect the Selection Committee's overriding rationale.

Here are all the DOY and HM recipients and some random commentary:

The 2012 USA Triathlon Age Group Duathletes of the Year and Honorable Mention selections are as follows:

Men

COMMENT: RBM was clearly America's best amateur duathlete in 2012. In fact, she is probably faster than ALL of the US pro women, too. Still, she didn't race at Nationals and/or Worlds. Kattouf, who has won this award in the past, was victorious at Nationals. We also believed that Suzie Fox richly deserved an HM. Once again, the Selectors are reluctant to honor those who don't race at Nationals or Worlds.