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2016 Male Performance of the Year...

Wednesday, 12 October 2016 23:10

MINNESOTA MULTISPORT AWARDS - Here are the officlal nominees for Male Performance of the Year:

SEAN COOLEY - Course record victory at Superior Man Half IM - 4:04:21 (Fastest 70.3 time by a MInnesota man in 2016)

SEAN COOLEY (photo) - Course record victory at Lake Waconia Triathlon. Sean beat a very deep field. His margin of victory was 2:06!

WADE CRUSER - Victory at Oakdale Duathlon. His time--1:02:07--was extraordinary given the inclement weather. His margin of victory was 5:58!

MATTHEW PAYNE - Course record (1:54:15) at Buffalo Olympic. Matt outraced one of the deepest field of the year. His victory margin was 2:46.

As always, the POY category was extremely difficult to determine and not all Committee members agreed with the final picks. Here are the other performances that were given serious consideration:

JOSH BLANKENHEIM - Victories at Toughman Sprint and Brewhouse Olympic.

WADE CRUSER - Victories at Timberman Olympic and Lake Country (CR - 58:33)

MATTHEW PAYNE - Victories at Heart of the Lakes, Life Time Tri - Minneapolis and Apple.

KRIS SPOTH - Course record win at Trinona Sprint.