FEATURES

Top Teens of '15....

Sunday, 04 October 2015 06:10

2015 Minnesota Multisport Awards – Here are the official nominees for JUNIOR OF THE YEAR and their 2015 highlights:

JAKE CROTEAU, 18, La Crosse, WI (photo L)

3^rd overall @ Timberman – JrCR

7^th overall @ Brewhouse – JrCR

7^th overall / 1^st Jr. @ Life Time – Maple Grove Olympic – 2:01:48

KAYTLIN GARRISON, 17, Cohasset (photo below L)

2^nd overall @ ZTri – Jr. CR

4^th overall / 1^st Jr. @ Superior Man 41.5...

5^th overall / 1^st Jr. @ Buzz Ryan Sprint

7^th overall / 1^st Jr. @ Timberman Olympic

8^th overall / 1^st Jr. @ Buffalo Sprint

9^th overall / 2^nd Jr. @ Brewhouse Sprint

NICK KLONNE, 18, Rockford (photo R)

2^nd overall / 1^st AG @ Manitou Sprint

3^rd overall / 1^st AG @ Falls Duathlon

9^th overall @ Liberty Half – 4:29:05 – Jr.CR

9^th overall / 1^st AG @ Gear West Du

11^th overall / 1^st AG @ Buffalo Olympic – JrCR

16^th overall @ Apple Duathlon – JrCR

ELLIOT SLADE, 19, St. Louis Park (photo below)

5^th AG @ Chicago Worlds – 2:03:41

7^th overall / 1^st AG @ Trinona Olympic

12^th AG @ Nationals – 2:03:54

14^th overall / 1^st AG @ Capitol City – 1:01:29

17^th overall / 1^st AG @ Life Time Tri - Minneapolis

Others receiving serious consideration were MITCHELL CLAYTON, NATHAN BICH, PARKER ROEHL, CHRIS LAM, KRISTINA SWENSON and REILLY INGERSOLL. Unfortunately, several of our state’s most talented juniors did not race often enough in non-draft-legal events to be eligible for consideration. At the top of this list were 2014 JOY PAIGE DANIELSON, ALYSON WELSH, LAUREN STEINKE, RACQUEL WOHLK and HANNAH BETTENDORF.