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(St. Paul, MN – 3/15/2007)–– ”Best of the US” Management is pleased to announce that the 4th annual RAGE IN THE SAGE TRIATHLON will host the official 2007 “Best of the US” Nevada State Qualifier. The fastest male and female resident amateurs will earn the right to represent the Silver State at the “Best of the US Championship” at Cypress Gardens Adventure Park in Winter Haven, FL on October 6.
The RAGE IN THE SAGE TRIATHLON, which features very challenging Olympic and sprint distance races (the Olympic race is the qualifier), is slated for April 22 and will me staged at majestic Lake Mead National Recreation Area southeast of Las Vegas. RAGE IN THE SAGE, which hosted the “Best of the US” Nevada Qualifier in 2006 and the Utah State Qualifier in 2005, is expertly produced by BBSC Endurance Sports. “BBSC Endurance Sports will also produce the 2007 Utah State Games Triathlon / Utah Qualifier on June 16. We’re very pleased to have a continuing relationship with Brogg Sterrett and his BBSC team,” says Jerry MacNeil, “Best of the US” PR Director. “We look forward to super events on April 22 and June 16.”
“There is no shortage of triathlon talent in Nevada. Las Vegas and Reno, especially, boast thriving triathlon communities. Some of the athletes we hope to see on April 22 include Danny Murphy and Cynthia Platko, Nevada’s “Best of the US” representatives in 2005, Chris Fetter, Al Thresher, James Ketron, Sean Silverman, super-masters Darrin Rohr and Shannon Cutting, Kim Watson, Colleen Knutson, Becky Lamph, Michelle Behm, Kim Jefferson and 2006 BOUS representatives Phillip Glenn and Karen Lasko. Any male/female combination of these athletes would provide a strong Nevada presence at the “Best of the US Championship” on October 6.”
For more information on RAGE IN THE SAGE, visit www.bbscendurancesports.com.
The Best of the U.S. Amateur Triathlete Competition is produced by Midwest Events, LLC of Saint Paul, Minnesota.
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