(St. Paul, MN – 7/01/2007)–– Six past or present female and male BOUS representatives cracked their gender's overall top 10 at the USAT Age Group National Championship in Portland, OR on June 30:
Men:
4. Christopher Martin (NJ)...Won 2005 BOUS National Champs; 3rd in 2006
5. Philippe Kozub (MD)....2nd at 2006 BOUS Champs; 2007 MD Representative
6. John Ryan (CO)....2007 CO Representative
7. Brian Bich, 41 (MN)....3rd at 2005 BOUS Champs,
9th at 2006 BOUS Champs, 2007 MN Representative
8. Mark Harms (WI)...5th at 2006 BOUS Champs; 2007 WI Representative
9. Craig Greenslit (CO)...2nd at 2005 BOUS Champs;
11th at 2006 BOUS Champs
Women:
2. Bree Wee (HI)...7th at 2005 BOUS Champs; declined HI slot in 2007
3. Stacey Richardson (SC)...2007 SC Representative
4. Tracy Orcutt, 41 (WA)...3rd at 2006 BOUS Champs
6. Katie Ellis (AZ)....2007 AZ Representative
8. Cindi Bannink (WI)...9th at 2005 BOUS Champs;
13th at 2006 BOUS Champs; 2007 WI Representative
9. Shannon Donley (AK)....7th at 2006 BOUS Champs
(Note: Men's and women's national champions, Wahington’s Ben Collins, formerly of Hawaii, and Jennifer Garrison of Illinois, won their state's qualifiers in 2006 but declined their Championship invitations.)
Other BOUS Athletes that earned Team USA berths:
Linzie Hebert (LA-'07)
Daniel Agnew (OK-'06, '07)
Eric Bell (TN - '07)
Chris Ganter (PA- '05, '06)
Kristin Moore (MO - '07)
Chris Wickard (IN - '06, '07)
John Reback (FL - '05)
Eddie Branigan (FL - '07)
Maria Cimonetti (VT - '07)
Ginny Lee (KS - '06)
Bruce Gennari - '05, '06)
Margaret Hepworth (ID - '07)
The Best of the U.S. Amateur Triathlete Competition is produced by Midwest Events, LLC of Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Website: www.bestoftheustriathletes.com.
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