Posted: August 26, 2004

Athletics: 2004 Teva U.S. Mountain Running Team Announced for World Mountain Running Trophy

The Open and Junior team members have been selected for the 2004 Teva U.S. Mountain Running Team, which will travel to the renowned Italian ski resort town of Sauze d'Oulx and compete in the grueling 20th World Mountain Running Trophy in early September. Sanctioned by the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) and under the patronage of the IAAF, the men's course at the World Trophy is all uphill and will be held on mixed terrain over 10.1 km with 1017 meters of net vertical gain. The women will start higher on the course, run 8.4 km and climb 862 meters. Both finish at the same summit. The Junior men will run the same course as the Open women, while the Junior women's course is 3.6 km with a 447 meter climb.

The Open women's and the Junior races will be staged on Saturday, September 4, 2004. The Open men's race will take place on Sunday, September 5, 2004.

OPEN MEN
Simon Gutierrez, 38, Taos, NM
Paul Low, 30, Amherst, MA
Eric Blake 25, Plattsburgh, NY
Tim Parr, 22, Gunnison, CO
Andy Ames, 41, Boulder, CO 
Matt Levassiur, 23, Alamosa, CO

OPEN WOMEN
Anita Ortiz, 40, Eagle, CO
Laura Haefeli, 36, Del Norte, CO
Lisa Isom, 31, Vail, CO
Erica Larson, 32, Los Alamos, NM
Kelly Low, 33, Amherst, MA, alternate
Kelly Ryan, 35, Lakewood, CO, alternate

JUNIOR MEN
Andrew Payton, Woodland Park, CO
John Ricardi, Gardner, MT
Rory Egelus, Palmer, AK
Todd Skelton, Surgoinsville, TN, alternate 

JUNIOR WOMEN
Dominque Colberg, Palmer, AK
Amber Harper, Orem, UT
Caitlen (Kit) Ziegle, South Jordan, UT
Jennifer Hockman, Colorado Springs, CO, alternate

STAFF
Nancy Hobbs - WMRA Treasurer/USATF MUT Council Chair, (719) 573-4405; trlrunner@aol.com
Richard Bolt - Team Leader, (603) 494-6947; r_boltski@yahoo.com
Tom Borschel - Junior Team Manager, (208) 529-8946; borschelrunner@hotmail.com 

Find more World Mountain Running Trophy information at: www.wmrt2004.org.