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Performances of the Year: 2000 - 2014...

Wednesday, 11 November 2015 00:10

Minnesota Multisport Awards - Today we look back on the PERFORMANCES OF THE YEAR. Multiple winners are David Thompson (3), Heather Lendway (2), Matthew Payne (2), Dan Hedgecock (2) and Cathy Yndestad (2) (photo L).

2014 - MATTHEW PAYNE - Victory @ Best of the US National Championship - HEATHER LENDWAY - Victory at Life Time Tri - Minneapolis.

2013 - MATTHEW PAYNE - 2nd place amateur / 1st US @ New Orleans 70.3 (4:05) - HEATHER LENDWAY - Victory at USAT Nationals -fastest women's time in Nationals history (Milwaukee, WI)

2012 - DAN HEDGECOCK - 1st @ HyVee 5150 National Championship (Des Moines, IA) - MICHELLE ANDRES - Course record victory at Ironman Wisconsin (10:05)...

2011 - DAN HEDGECOCK - 1st @ Heart of the Lakes - CLAIRE BOOTSMA - 1st @ Life Time Tri - Maple Grove

2010 - PATRICK PARISH - 1st @ Lake Waconia - JENNY SHAUGHNESSY - 1st @ Lake Waconia

2009 - DEVON PALMER - 1st @ Life Time Tri - Minneapolis - JAN GUENTHER - Amateur win (at age 50!) at Ironman Wisconsin (10:28)

2008 - DAN ARLANDSON - 1st @ Full Vineman - 9:04 (Santa Rosa, CA) - CATHY YNDESTAD - 2nd verall @ USAT Nationals (Portland, OR)

2007 - KEVIN O'CONNOR - 1st @ Manitou Sprint - CATHY YNDESTAD - 3rd @ Best of the US Championship (Cypress Gardens, FL)

2006 - BROOKS GROSSINGER - Amateur win @ Manitou Sprint - MARLO CROSBY - 1st @ 5430 Half Ironman (Boulder, CO)

2005 - DAVID THOMPSON - Course Record @ Pigman Half IM - MARNIE WALTH - 1st @ Heart of the Lakes

2004 - DAVID THOMPSON - 3:59:57 @ Spirit of Racine Half IM - BECKY YOUNGBERG - Amateur win @ Spirit of Racine Half IM

2003 - BRIAN BICH - 2nd overall @ Menomonie Worlds Qualifier (a scoring error dropped him from 1st place to 2nd) - WENDY PETERSON - Elite Amateur win @ Chicago

2002 - DAVID THOMPSON - 3rd overall @ USAT Nationals (OR) - KIM FORHDHAM-LIEN - 6th overall (1st 35-39W) @ Duathlon Worlds (Alpharetta, GA) - (Photo R)

2001 - ROBERT GILLES - Course Record @ Apple Duathlon - SARAH MERCER - 6th overall @ Ironman Canada.

2000 - TONY SCHILLER - 1st AG / 1st Master @ Perth (AUS) Worlds - KRISTIN MILLER - 1st AG @ Calais (FRA) World Duathlon Championships