February 01, 2011

Qualified Athletes

Who's qualified from each state?

As the season progresses, we'll follow the six athletes from each state who've earned invitations to the Best of the U.S. National Championship, and track who has accepted their berths.

Early qualifying states are Florida (Great Clermont, March 27), Hawaii (Lavaman, April 4) and Nevada (Rage in the Sage, April 16). Late May brings four more, then the floodgates open. Forty-three states qualify in June, July and August, with as many as five qualifiers on any given weekend. Full schedule

Check back often, as this gallery of America's best amateur triathletes grows.

FLORIDA, Great Clermont, March 27
1. Colin Riley, 23                   Natalie Kirchoff, 24,
2. Bill Picciano, 45                Mallory Dunn, 28
3. Craig Dixon, 26                 Kim Grogan, 32

HAWAII, Lavaman, April 3
1. Sam Corace, 29                 Ravi Tanimoto, 36
2. Ben Williams, 28                Sandra Ferriera, 42
3. Tai Blechta, 32                    Rae Bastoni, 22 

NEVADA, Rage Triathlon, April 15
1.  Daniel Schultz, 37              Nancy Dickerson, 31
2.  Paul Riddle, 33                   Michelle Woodmansee, 35
3.  Chad Bidart, 40                   Wendy Loo, 41

CALIFORNIA, Orange County Triathlon, May 22
1. Chris Berg, 27, La Jolla                            Carly Johann, 28, Los Angeles
2. Charlie Karstrom, 24, San Diego            Stacia Watson, 33, Westlake Village
3. Felipe Loureiro, 36, San Diego               Dolly Ginter, 48, Irvine

DELAWARE, Escape From Fort Delaware, May 22
1. Kent Buckson, 44, Rehoboth Beach       Marina Simon, 42, Hockessin
2. Tad Fabian, 42, Middletown                      Jen Twining, 42, Smyrna
3. Andrew Jakubowitch, 33, Wilmington     Virginia Know, 41, Middletown

MARYLAND, Columbia Triathlon, May 22
1. Lucas McCollum, 31, Frederick               Suzy Serpico, 31, Columbia
2. Benjamin Winterroth, 30, Baltimore        Amy Ostrofe, 25, Rockville
3. Brian Benda, 41, Parkton                          Shana Hersh, 40, Havre de Grace

KENTUCKY, Buffalo Trails Triathlon, May 28
1. Kevin Ryan, 24, Lexington                        Rhonda Cury, 41, Louisville
2. Mike Hermanson, 24, Louisville               Wanda Karia, 57, Prospect
3. Daniel Blandford, 28, Louisville                Gayle Pille, 57, Burlington

ARIZONA, Deuces Wild International, June 4
1. Cam Hill, 44                                                  Kara Middendorf, 33
2. Thomas Taylor, 36                                      Robin Lyon, 40
3. Randy Arriola, 27                                        Brook Mutzenberger, 31

IOWA, Pigman Sprint, June 5
1. Spencer Holten, 20, Cedar Rapids         Daniela Williams, 35, North Liberty
2. Brian Lentz, 19, Iowa City                        Jenny Saylor, 46, Iowa City
3. Adam Ventling, 29, Urbandale                Stacey Jackson, 27, North Liberty

OKLAHOMA, Route 66 International, June 5
1. Chuck Sloan, 34, Tulsa                            Karen Horvath, 23, Fort Sill
2. Lee Walther, 51, OKC                              Jane Ziegler, 32, Tulsa
3. S Stevens, 37, Tulsa                                Amy Shackelford, 38, Owasso

TEXAS, Playtri International, June 5
1. Ben Morgan                                               Christina Bell
2. Ahmed Zaher                                            Marianna Clement
3. William Ritter                                             Rosemary Mistry

ALABAMA, Buster Britton Triathlon, June 11
1. Chad Williamson, 26, Homewood        Deanna Newman, 41, Birmingham
2. David Meadows, 43, Birmingham        Catherine Lackey, 32, Hoover
3. Travis Grappo, 40, Birmingham           Jillian Klassen, 23, Birmingham

GEORGIA, West Point Lake International, June 12
1. Alex Solomon, Atlanta                           Carmen Brahim, Alpharetta
2. Louis Kirchner, Buford                           Rebecca Villers, Atlanta
3. Dennis Reardon, Canton                      April Gellatly Burke, Buford

MICHIGAN, Motor City Triathlon, June 12
1. Brian Francis, 44                                    Andrea Abatemarco, 29
2. Ryan Petry, 20                                        Elizabeth Izor, 25
3. TJ Butler, 21                                            Katherine Carl, 20

SOUTH CAROLINA, Festival of Flowers International, June 12
1. Parker Roth, 31, Spartanburg           Gail Kattouf, 38, Greenville
2. Chris Olson, 38, Spartanburg           Dee Atkins, 33, Duncan, SC
3. David Hall, 41, Simpsonville             Kelli King, 27, luffton

WISCONSIN, Capitol View Triathlon, June 12
1. Will Smith                                              Cindi Bannink
2. Mark Harms                                          Kimberly Goodell
3. Dwight Sandvold                                 Heather Curnutt

MISSISSIPPI, Dragonfly Triathlon, June 18
1. Avery Ainsworth, 32                            Lesley Brainard, 41
2. Sam Hudson, 40                                  Lisa Pollock, 50
3. Andrew Oberst, 32                              Debbie Carey, 37

KANSAS, Topeka TinmanTriathlon, June 18
1. Eric Wenrich, 33                                  Leslie Curley
2. Arthur Mathisen, 40, Lansing           Audrey Donovan, 26, Wichita
3. Shawn Stafford, 28, Wichita             Mary Jenkins, 29, Edwardsville

SOUTH DAKOTA, Dakota Man Triathlon, June 18
1. Justin Manning, 25, Tea                   Barbara Wehde, 22, Sioux Falls
2. Kipp Kinsley, 18, Yankton               Mary Thum, 28, Sioux Falls
3. Mark Lavin, 33, Sioux Falls             Kathy Grady, 45, Sioux Falls

UTAH, Park City Triathlon, June 18
1. Sebe Ziesler, Park City                    Kelly Withrow, Park City
2. Logan Oxford, Park City                  Sarah White, Salt Lake City
3. Wesley Johnson, Salt Lake City    Lesley Rockwood, Park City

INDIANA, Mideast Sprint Optimists, June 25
1. Brad Murphey, 39, Osceola           Chris Wickard, 41, Crown Point
2. Jacob BIngham, 18, Peru              Cate Kelley, 24, Fishers
3. Greg Mueller, 40, South Bend      Heather Weaver, 40, Elkhart

MINNESOTA, Lake Waconia Triathlon, June 26
1. Dan Hedgecock, 24, Minneapolis                  Becky Youngberg, 37, Eden Prairie
2. Patrick Parish, 26, Circle Pines                      Michelle Andres, 34, East Gull Lake
3. Matthew Payne, 34, Columbia Heights         Heidi Keller-Miler, 47, Chaska