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Masters Men Team Minnesota - Part I ...

Wednesday, 28 December 2016 23:10

Today we reveal the guys who, in our opinion, are the fifteen most viable candidates for spots on MTN's unofficial 2016 Masters Men Team Minnesota. Our original list had almost thirty names on it, but several very talented men either did not meet the minimum "Volume" criteria (at least three outstanding performances in 2016), or had consistency issues that eliminated them from consideration.

And it's too dang bad. This is because elite athletes like Chap Achen (47, Red Wing), Jeff Grebner (48, St. Paul), Dennis Mohagen (40, Mounds View), Emmanuel Darne (43, Woodbury) and Rod Raymond (50, Duluth) had insufficient volume, and Dan Arlandson (40, Burnsville), Thaddeus Ingersoll (45, Minneapolis) and David Lewis (42, Nevis) had consistency issues due in large part to bad luck (mechanical problems, missed turns etc.) or injury.

As with the unofficial Masters Women Team Minnesota, which was posted yesterday, an age-grading system was not employed. All athletes were treated as if they were 40-years-old.

Here are our finalists:  ...

- 40-44 - Thomas Anderson III (40, Minneapolis), Mike Buenting (41, Chanhassen), David Carney (43, Minneapolis), Brett Lovaas (41, Minnetonka - photo R), Scott Myers (41, Plymouth)

- 45-49 - Greg Dummer (45, Minneapolis - top photo), David Holden (47, North Hudson, WI), Mario Minelli (46, Kasson), Kevin O'Connor (45, Medina), Peter Rainey (48, Minneapolis)

- 50-54 - Brian Bich (50, Duluth), Rob Madgwick (51, Sauk Rapids)

- 55-59 - Derek Hager (55, Minneapolis), James Hannon (57, Rochester), Tony Schiller (58, Eden Prairie)

The Team will be revealed on MTN tomorrow.