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2016 Race of the Year Finalists...

Monday, 17 October 2016 02:10

MINNESOTA MULTISPORT AWARDS -

Voting for 2016 TRIATHLETES CHOICE RACE OF THE YEAR concluded yesterday. The way the TCROY is determined is that the votes for a race are divided by the number of its finishers giving us its "% of Participation."

In 2016, 36 events received votes and seven of those races received the support of at least 5% of their finishers, and had 30 or more total votes. In alpha order, those races are:

- BREWHOUSE TRIATHLON -

- GREEN LAKE TRIATHLON -

- HOPKINS ROYAL TRIATHLON (2015 TCROY) - ...

2016 Triathlete of the Year: Women...

Thursday, 13 October 2016 23:10

2016 MINNESOTA MULTISPORT AWARDS - Today we reveal the official nominees for Female TRIATHLETE OF THE YEAR. They are:

HANNA GRINAKER (28, St. Paul) - This sensational rookie triathlete won four of the eight tris she entered, two in course record time. She excelled at sprint, Olympic and half IM and her CR at Lake Waconia is nominated for Performance of the Year....

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, Sean, Wade & Matt...

Tuesday, 11 October 2016 05:10

MINNESOTA MULTISPORT AWARDS - Here are the official nominees for 2016 Male TRIATHLETE OF THE YEAR:

- JOSH BLANKENHEIM (36, Duluth) - 3rd MMA Nomination - 1st TOY

COMMENT: Fast times in victorious performances at Toughman Sprint and Brewhouse Olympic were the highlights of his seven-race 2016 resume. He also podiumed at Timberman, Lake Waconia and in his AG at Omaha Nationals....

2016 Most Improved: The Men...

Sunday, 09 October 2016 05:10

MINNESOTA MULTISPORT AWARD - Last Friday we revealed the women who were nominated for this year's Most Improved award. Today, we introduce the men nominated in this category.