Coloradans among USAT’s Age-group Triathletes and Duathletes of the Year

Triathletes of the Year

Men’s Triathlete of the Year

Dan Stubleski (Washington, Mich.)

Honorable Mention

Ian Boggs (Zionsville, Ind.), Mark Harms (Madison, Wis.)
Steve Mantell (Fort Collins, Colo.)
Matthew Payne (Columbia Heights, Minn.)
Mark Tripp (Redondo Beach, Calif.)

Women’s Triathlete of the Year

Heather Lendway (St. Paul, Minn.)

Honorable Mention

Amy Farrell (Tupper Lake, N.Y.)
Dani Fischer (Wausau, Wis.)
Samantha Morrison (Goldsboro, N.C.)
Robin Pomeroy (Folsom, Calif.)
Kirsten Sass (McKenzie, Tenn.)

Men’s Masters Triathlete of the Year

Christopher Thomas (Easton, Conn.)

Honorable Mention

Paul Brinkmann (Flagstaff, Ariz.)
Doug Clark (Mendham, N.J.)
Tony Schiller (Eden Prairie, Minn.)
Dave Slavinski (Point Pleasant, N.J.)
Ritch Viola (Tiburon, Calif.)

Women’s Masters Triathlete of the Year

Kelly Dippold (Overland Park, Kan.)

Honorable Mention

Susanne Davis (Carlsbad, Calif.)
Donna Kay-Ness (Enfield, Conn.)
Adrienne LeBlanc (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
Steph Popelar (Parker, Colo.)
Kristin White (Manlius, N.Y.)

Men’s Grand Masters Triathlete of the Year

Greg Taylor (Yankton, S.D.)

Honorable Mention

Jon Adamson (Marietta, Ga.)
Don Ardell (St. Petersburg, Fla.)
Tony Marshall (Carlsbad, Calif.)
Michael Orendorff (Pueblo, Colo.)
William Wren (Arlington, Va.)

Women’s Grand Masters Triathlete of the Year

Cherie Gruenfeld (Cathedral City, Calif.)

Honorable Mention

Ellen Hart (Denver, Colo.)

Heysoon Lee (Morristown, N.J.)
Karen McKeachie (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Laura Sophiea (Atlanta, Ga.)
Donna Smyers (Adamant, Vt.)

Men’s Junior Triathlete of the Year

Jack Toland (Kirkland, Wash.)

Honorable Mention

Connor Weaver (Parker, Colo.)

Women’s Junior Triathlete of the Year

Emma Langley (Cos Cob, Conn.)

Honorable Mention

Holland Smith (St. Joseph, Mo.)

Duathletes of the Year

Men’s Duathlete of the Year

Matthew Payne (Columbia Heights, Minn.)

Honorable Mention

Albert Harrison (Boone, N.C.)
Dave Slavinski (Point Pleasant, N.J.)
Jeff Wilson (Copley, Ohio)

Women’s Duathlete of the Year

Dani Fischer (Wausau, Wis.)

Honorable Mention

Diane Hankee (Lino Lakes, Minn.)
Laura Kline (New Paltz, N.J.)
Kirsten Sass (McKenzie, Tenn.)

Men’s Masters Duathlete of the Year

Dave Slavinski (Point Pleasant, N.J.)

Honorable Mention

Kevin Konczak (Boulder, Colo.)

Kevin O’Connor (Medina, Minn.)
Thomas Woods (Lincoln, Neb.)

Women’s Masters Duathlete of the Year

Kirsten Chapman (Edmond, Okla.)

Honorable Mention

Lisa Bouhler (Lehigh Acres, Fla.)
Celia Dubey (Tarpon Springs, Fla.)
Kristin Villopoto (Chapel Hill, N.C.)

Men’s Grand Masters Duathlete of the Year

David Burkhart (Brighton, Mich.)

Honorable Mention

Don Ardell (St. Petersburg, Fla.)
Joe Carr (Blowing Rock, N.C.)
David Morrow (Tarpon Springs, Fla.)

Women’s Grand Masters Duathlete of the Year

Heysoon Lee (Morristown, N.J.),

Honorable Mention

Heather Leach (Seattle, Wash.)
Patty Peoples-Resh (Redlands, Calif.)
Judith Shepard (Odessa, Fla.)

Men’s Junior Duathlete of the Year

Timothy Winslow (Elk Grove, Calif.)

Honorable Mention

Jack Toland (Kirkland, Wash.)

Women’s Junior Duathlete of the Year

Rebecca Naughton (Des Moines, Iowa)

Honorable Mention

Kaytlynn Welsch (Alvin, Texas)

Men’s Elite Duathlete of the Year

Dan Hedgecock (St. Paul, Minn.)

Honorable Mention

Patrick Parish (Bloomington, Minn.)

Women’s Elite Duathlete of the Year

Ruth Brennan Morrey (Rochester, Minn.)

Honorable Mention

Lauren Olson (Mesa, Ariz.)

Source: USA Triathlon