Posted: April 19, 2005

Triathlon: Talent Abounds At The "Best Of The Us Amateur Triathlete Competition's" Massachusetts Qualifier

(St. Paul, MN - 4/18/05) EndorFun Sports, producers of the Mooseman Triathlon Festival, and "Best of the US.." management invite Massachusett's triathlon community to participate in the 2005 Mooseman near Bristol, NH on June 5. This popular event is part of the inaugural "Best of the US Amateur Triathlete Competition," and promises to be one of the most hotly contested events in the program. For more information on the Mooseman Triathlon Festival, visit www.timbermantri.com or www.bestoftheustriathletes.com.

A special invitation is extended to the elite amateur athletes of the Bay State, as the fastest male and female resident amateurs will advance to the "Best of the US Championships" in picturesque Gilford, NH on August 20, where they'll race head-to-head with the winners of the other 49 state qualifiers.

In order to insure that all states will be represented at the Championship, a 5-deep passdown system will be in effect. If the "Best of the US.." state champion is unable to attend the championship, his or her slot will be offered to the next in line, and so on.

Below are some of the amateur athletes that set the high tri standards in Massachusetts. Some of their 2005/2004 highlights are included here. We hope to see most, if not all, of these talented triathletes at the Mooseman Festival on June 5.

TONY DELOGNE (31, Dedham)

2004: 1st @ Sudbury Spring Sprint; 1st @ Ashland Lions; 1st @ Hyannis Spring Sprint I; 2nd @ Lions Spring Sprint; 2nd @ Falmouth Sprint; 4th @ Timberman Half IM

PAUL MILLER (34, Watertown)

2004: 1st @ Duathlon at the Dunes; 1st @ Holliston Lions; 2nd @ Wrenthan Duathlon; 4th @ FirmMan Half IM

DAVE KANE (33, Watertown)

2004: 1st @ Ludlow; 3rd @ Wrentham Duathlon; 3rd @ Ashland Lions

GEORGE BENT (40, Centerville)

2004: 1st @ Falmouth Sprint; 1st @ Hyannis Sprint II; 2nd @ Hyannis Sprint I

Other men to keep in mind include TOM CASPARIS, JOHN KAWAJA, BRIAN HUGHES, CARMEN MONKS, JUSTIN DORE, SEAN SNOW, JERROD SHOEMAKER, and SETH HOSMER.

CAITLIN SHEA-KENNEY (23, Brockton)

1st @ Collegiate Nationals; 1st @ Ashland Lions; 1st @ Duxbury Beach; 1st @ Cranberry Country; 2nd @ Tri America Sprint - Clermont; 3rd @ Fairlee Great; 5th @ New York City; 7th @ Great Floridian Half IM.

JUSTINE WHIPPLE (19, Duxbury)

2005: 2nd @ USAT Collegiate Nationals. Named USAT Junior of the Year in 2004. 2004: 2nd @ Old Colony YMCA; 4th @ Tri America Clermont; 5th @ Columbia; 6th @ Collegiate Nationals; 6th 20-24 @ USAT Nationals

JENNA SHOEMAKER (20, Sudbury)

2004: 1st @ Ludlow; 2nd @ Collegiate Nationals;

KRISTY GOULD (33, Medford)

2004: 1st @ Marlboro Duathlon; 1st @ Greenfield; 2nd @ Wrentham Duathlon; 2nd @ Litteton Appleman

KAREN MACKIN (40, Acton)

2004: 1st @ Sudbury Spring Sprint; 1st @ Lions Spring Sprint; 3rd @ Old Colony; 3rd @ Hyannis Sprint II

ELISE VONHOUSEN (32, Westerly)

2004: 1st @ Littleton Appleman; 2nd @ Wild Dog; 2nd @ Hyannis Sprint II

Other women warranting consideration include KEVYN FUSCO, CHRISTINE ROBESON, JULIE JONES and KATHLEEN TETRAULT.