(as recognized by the U.S. Snowshoe Association)
Corey Reinke, 18
Big Rapids, Michigan
All Conference/Region Cross-Country Runner
Lance Betts, 18
Big Rapids, Michigan
All State Cross-Country 2000, 2001
Michigan State Cross Country Team Champions, 2000, 2001
Sam Shewan, 17
Big Rapids, Michigan
All State Cross-Country 2001
Michigan State Cross Country Team Champions, 2000, 2001
Ryan Bedford, 15
Big Rapids, Michigan
25km, 50km Long Track Speed Skating Junior Men’s Champion, 2000, 2001
(No Junior Women)
Josiah Middaugh, 23
Vail, Colorado
All State (Michigan) High School Cross County, Track
2001 X-Terra Off Road World Championships, 3rd in age group
2002 North American Snowshoe Champion, Beaver Creek, Colorado
2002 USSSA National Snowshoe Men’s Champion.
Dave Dunham, 37
Bradford, Massachusetts
2001 USSSA National Snowshoe Men’s Champion.
2001 U.S. Record Holder for 50km Road Race (2:56.39)
1992-2001 Member of U.S. Mountain Running Team
2 time Mt. Washington Road Race Winner
2 time New England Mountain Running Circuit Winner
Richard Bolt, 31
____________________, New Hampshire
1999 U.S. World Mountain Running Team Member
1992, 1994, 1998 U.S. Olympic Trials – Cross Country Skiing
1992 3rd place in NCAA DI Cross Country Skiing National Championships
1991, 1992 Eastern Cross Country Skiing Champion (College-EISA)
1988 U.S. Junior Men’s Cross Country Skiing Champion
1988 New York State High School Cross Country Running State Champion.
Charlie Wertheim, 39
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
2002 2nd place North American Snowshoe Championships, Beaver Creek, Colorado
2001 5th place North American Snowshoe Championships, Beaver Creek, Colorado
2000 3rd place North American Snowshoe Championships, Beaver Creek, Colorado
Nicholas Fitzsimmons, 28
AuSable Forks, New York
2001, 3rd place Professional Duathalete, National Duathalon Championships, Orlando FL
4 time Ironman Triathlon Finisher, best time of 9:39.00
1998, First Place in Rocky Point Olympic Distance Triathlon, Puerto Penasco, Mexico
1997, 1998 2 time Amateur Age Group All American Triathlete
1997, 14th pl. age group 20-24 World Triathlon Championships in Perth, Australia
Phil Bedford, 40
Big Rapids, Michigan
2000 USA Track & Field National Masters Men’s 5000m Champion – 14:54.
7 Time All Southeastern Conference 5,000m 10,000m at University of Tennessee
13:49 5,000m pr
29:06 10,000m pr
Tom Sobal, 44
Leadville, Colorado
Has won over 130 snowshoe races from 1 mile to 100 miles in length.
3 time member of U.S. National World Cup of Mountain Running Team
World Record Holder Snowshoe Marathon – 3:06.17.
Keith Woodward, 51
Stowe, Vermont
3 time National Summer Biathlon Champion
2 time National Canoe Triathlon Champion
3 time National Cross Country Skiing Masters Champion
National Champion Bike Duathlon
3rd place Pikes Peak Marathon
3 third place finishes at Masters World Track Championships
National Masters Cross Country Running & Cross Country Skiing Champion
Brad Kahrs, 42
Big Rapids, Michigan
2001 USSSA National Men’s Masters Snowshoe Champion.
Former Michigan State Snowshoe Champion.
Marshall Randall, 44
Rockford, Michigan
1995 Ironman Hawaii Triathlon finisher
4 time South Carolina State Bicycle Time Trail Championships
1st pl. Ultimate Runners Championship (10km, 100m, 400m, 1600m, Marathon)
Several 2:30 marathons since turning 40.
Anita Ortiz, 37
Eagle, Colorado
2002 North American Snowshoe Women’s Champion
2002 USSSA National Women’s Snowshoe Champion.
2002 1st pl. USSSA Regional Qualifier 15km at Meadow Mountain, CO
2001 1st pl. Off Beat-Off Track Snowshoe, Leadville, CO
2001 1st pl. Eagle 10km Snowshoe, Vail CO
2001 Pikes Peak Ascent, 1st pl.
2001 Breckenridge Crest Marathon, 1st pl.
2001 Vail Half Marathon, 2nd pl.
2000 Vail Half Marathon, 1st pl.
Michelle Paul, 20
_______________, Michigan
2002 USSSA National Snowshoe Championships, 2nd pl.
2000, 2001 NCAA Cross Country Running National Championships.
High School track times; 800m 2:25, Mile 5:17, 2 Mile 11:45.
Julie Udchachon, 31
Fort Richardson, Alaska
2002 USSSA Western Regional Qualifier Snowshoe Champion
2002 USSSA National Snowshoe Championships, 3rd pl.
Kelli Lusk, 31
_________________, Colorado
2002 North American Snowshoe Championships, 15th pl.
2001 Cleveland Marathon, 7th pl.
2001 U.S. Mountain Running Team, 2nd alternate
2000 Olympic women’s Marathon Qualifier
Marathon pr; 2:48.58
2000 Detroit Michigan Marathon, 2nd pl.
2000 Pikes Peak Ascent, 2nd pl.
Ingrid Middaugh, 25
Vail, Colorado
All state High School (Michigan) Cross Country Runner
1994 Women’s central Michigan Cross Country “Rookie of the Year!”
Boston Marathon qualifier.
Patricia Driscoll, 46
Stowe, Vermont
2002 1st pl in 5km National Marathon Speed Skating Championships
1999 6th and 8th pl finishes at Masters World Cross Country Skiing Championships in Switzerland
1994-1995 and 1995-1996 U.S. Bobsled Team
1995 1st pl in New Hampshire State Biathlon (Ski-Shoot) Championships
2001 2nd pl in “ “ “ “ “ “
Jo-Ann Spinelli, 48
__________________, New York
2001 Lake Placid Ironman Triathlon finisher
Completed 50km 60km and 50 mile Road Races.
Saratoga Lake 5 Mile Swim finisher
N.Y. Empire State Winter Games Snowshoe Medalist, Gold 1500m. Silver 5000m
Mary Lou Kahrs, 64
Big Rapids, Michigan
Mary Lou wins her age group in numerous road races, snowshoe races and cross country skiing events around the State
Athletes qualify for the U.S. National Snowshoe Team by finishing in the top 5 overall in the Men’s and Women’s 10km and the top 3 overall in the Junior Men’s and Women’s 5km events at the Nike ACG U.S. National Championships.
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