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Carson Deichman is 2020 Male Junior of the Year!

Monday, 09 November 2020 23:10

2020 MINNESOTA MULTISPORT HONORS - Determining the winners of the MMHs is easy sometimes. More often, though, it's extremely difficult. The boys JUNIOR OF THE YEAR category was a toughie.

There is a tendency sometimes to forget that the MMH recipients need to be selected based solely on resume, and not on who is recognized as the faster athlete. This year the fastest of the nominees for male JOY did not recieve the honor, which is to say that 2019 JOY KYLE SWENSON (18, Rogers) finished a close 2nd this time around. Yes, he convincing won the junior division in both of the events he entered, setting an AG record in one of those races. That record-setting effort - Graniteman Big Lake--was arguably the Performance of the Year for a Minnesota male teen. He will also be the first teen boy in the 21-year history of Team MInnesota to make the team.

And in his only confrontation with our choice to win the JOY, he won handily. Most of the MMH Committee members agree that Kyle would have repeated as JOY had his resume included just one more strong performance.

Why then did the MMH Committee nanimously select CARSON DEICHMAN (17, Mankato) as the 2020 male Junior of the Year?

Two words: Volume (6 triathlon starts) and Consistency (5 AG wins / 3 AG records)....

2020 Athletes of the Year...

Saturday, 07 November 2020 23:10

2020 MINNESOTA MULTISPORT HONORS - Here are the nominees for 2020 ATHLETE OF THE YEAR. Note that, unlike prior years, we are including a pro athlete, in this case, Ted Treise. We include him because of COVID-19's limiting effects on the frequency of races and numbers of participants. We are happy to include Ted because he supported local events and threw down some great performances.

Women (alphabetical):

1. DIANE HANKEE, 42, Lake Elmo

- 1st @ Green Lake Olympic

- 1st @ Fall Classic Duathlon

2. SHYANNE MCGREGOR, 36, Duluth

- 1st @ Graniteman Clearwater

- 4th @ Ironman Florida (11/19) - 9:47:52

3. ANNA RAINER, 26, Minneapolis (photo below)

- 2nd @ Graniteman Clearwater

- 4th @ Graniteman Big Lake ....

Shyanne, Diane, DKT & Ted....

Wednesday, 04 November 2020 23:10

2020 MINNESOTA MULTISPORT HONORS - Today we reveal the PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR nominations.

Women:

- DIANE HANKEE's win at Green Lake Olympic (Margin: 1:59)

- SHYANNE MCGREGOR's 4th place finish at Ironman Florida in 9:47:52. (photo)

- SHYANNE MCGREGOR's win at Graniteman Green Lake (Margin: 4:22)

Also considered:

- JENNA HORNER's win @ Granitman Big Lake

- MELEAH MURPHY's win @ Square Lake 70.3 - 4:49:37

- DIANE HANKEE's win at Fall Classic Duathlon ...

Shyanne, Anna, AJ and Kyle...

Sunday, 01 November 2020 23:10

MINNESOTA MULTISPORT HONORS - Two men and two women have been nominated for 2020 MOST IMPROVED. Here are their resumes:

Women:

SHYANNE MCGREGOR , 36, Duluth

2020

- 1st @ Graniteman Clearwater (Margin of vistory - 4:42!)

- 4th @ Ironman Florida (Nov. 2019) - 9:47:52

2019

- 1st @ Brewhouse Sprint - CR

- 22nd @ Madison 70.3 - 5:12:34 ...

Helen, Lisa, Tim and Luke....

Friday, 30 October 2020 09:10

2020 MINNESOTA MULTISPORT HONORS: Today we reveal the men and women nominated for 2020 GRAND MASTER OF THE YEAR. This is not a coed category this year, thus a male and female honoree will be announced.

The nominees are:

Women:

HELEN GUNTHER, 62, Excelsior (2x GMOY nominee - photo)

- 1st AG @ Graniteman Big Lake Sprint - AG Record

- 1st AG @ Graniteman Clearwater Sprint - AG Record ...