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Team Minnesota 2018....

Tuesday, 16 October 2018 23:10

2018 MINNESOTA MULTISPORT HONORS - Today we reveal the names of the Top 10 men and women who were named to Team MInnesota. The selections were based on 2018 resume, not reputation. Criteria includes performance quality relative to field and records, racing volume and head-to-head results.

In addition to the Top 10s, we've done some extra name-dropping, listing the names of other athletes who were part of the Team Minnesota discussion. They are very loosely ranked here.

New names on the Top 10 lists this year are TED TREISE, JOE ADRIAENS (photo L) and CHERYL ZITUR, whose racing excellence at the age of 54 has earned her a berth. Returnees to the Team after an extened hiatus were BECKY YOUNGBERG (7 years) and SAM HAUCK (10 years).

Over the next few weeks we will break down Team MInnesota and the other MMHs, which were arrived at through a domocratic process. This content will be inspersed with race reports, athlete blog posts and other news.

TEAM MINNESOTA - WOMEN ...

1. HANNA GRINAKER, 30, St. Paul (Triathlete of the Year)

2. GABY BUNTEN, 26, Forest Lake

3. BECKY YOUNGBERG, 43, Eden Prairie (Master of he Year)

4. CHRISTINA ROBERTS, 32, St. Louis Park

5. DANI VSETECKA, 34, Rochester

6. KELLY TROM, 30, Minneapolis

7. ELAINE NELSON, 39, Duluth

8. SUZIE FOX, 34, Chaska

9. CHERYL ZITUR, 54, Corcoran (photo R)

10. NICOLE HEININGER, 30, Minneapolis

HM – Women: 11. Diane Hankee, 12. Andrea Myers, 13. Bettina Keppers, 14. Sara Rondorf, 15. Sheena Dauer, 16. Emily Gage (Most Improved), 17. Heather Taylor, 18. Kristina Swenson, 19. Kayla Kjellman (ONT), 20. Christel Kippenhan, 21. Jan Guenther (Grand Master of the Year).

TEAM MINNESOTA - MEN

1. WADE CRUSER, 30, Sauk Rapids (Triathlete of the Year)

2. SEAN COOLEY, 32, St. Paul

3. PATRICK PARISH, 33, Minneapolis

4. KEVIN O'CONNOR, 47, Medina (Master of the Year)

5. TED TREISE, 24, Minneapolis (Most Improved)

6. MATTHEW PAYNE, 41, Golden Valley

7. JOSH BLANKENHEIM, 38, Duluth

8. JORDAN ROBY, 28, St. Louis Park

9. JOE ADRIAENS, 30, Elk River

10. SAMUEL HAUCK, 34, Eden Prairie (photo R)

HM – Men: 11. Josh Mork, 12. Branden Scheel, 13. Kris Spoth, 14. Brooks Grossinger, 15. Garrett Welsch, 16. Dan Arlandson. 17. Andy Zabel, 18. Andy Wiberg, 19. David Holden, 20. Dave Koppel, 21. Spencer Syverston, 22. Brett Lovaas.