2017 Age-Group Triathletes of the Year
Men’s Triathlete of the Year: Nick Noone (Boulder, Colo.)
Honorable Mentions: Evan Culbert (Johnston, Iowa), Kevin Denny (Lees Summit, Mo.), James Burke (Middleton, Wis.), Lee Walther (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Greg Taylor (Yankton, S.D.)
Women’s Triathlete of the Year: Kirsten Sass (McKenzie, Tenn.)
Honorable Mentions: Ali Brauer (Boulder, Colo.), Madeleine Pesch (Madison, Wis.), Maeghan Easler (Des Moines, Iowa), Missy LeStrange (Visalia, Calif.), Adrienne Leblanc (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
Men’s Masters Triathlete of the Year: Lee Walther (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
Honorable Mentions: Daniel Stubleski (Washington, Mich.), Ritch Viola (Tiburon, Calif.), Robert Skaggs (Solana Beach, Calif.), David Burger (Old Forge, N.Y.), Kyle Welch (Sunnyvale, Calif.)
Women’s Masters Triathlete of the Year: Adrienne Leblanc (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
Honorable Mentions: Peggy Yetman (Spring, Texas), Beni Gras-Thompson (Roanoke, Va.), Steph Popelar (Elizabeth, Colo.), Colleen De Reuck (Boulder, Colo.), Lisbeth Kenyon (Barrington, R.I.)
Men’s Grand Masters Triathlete of the Year: Greg Taylor (Yankton, S.D.)
Honorable Mentions: Ron Gierut (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), Peter Turek (Hampton, N.J.), Simon Butterworth (Lafayette, Colo.), Jon Adamson (Alpharetta, Ga.), Ron Ottaway (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
Women’s Grand Masters Triathlete of the Year: Missy LeStrange (Visalia, Calif.)
Honorable Mentions: Ellen Hart (Denver, Colo.), Kelly Dippold (Olathe, Kan.), Sharon Johnson (Andover, Mass.), Sibyl Jacobson (New York, N.Y.), Lois Leon (Miami, Fla.)
Men’s Off-Road Triathlete of the Year: Nelson Hegg (Boulder, Colo.)
Honorable Mentions: Johnny Davis (Boulder, Colo.)
Women’s Off-Road Triathlete of the Year: Deanna McCurdy (Littleton, Colo.)
Honorable Mentions: Martha Buttner (Boulder, Colo.)
Men’s Junior Triathlete of the Year: Andy Krueger (Portland, Ore.)
Honorable Mentions: Konor Sacks (El Cajon, Calif.)
Women’s Junior Triathlete of the Year: Katelyn Elliott (Houston, Texas)
Honorable Mentions: Claire Wolff (McLean, Va.)
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2017 Age-Group Duathletes of the Year
Men’s Age-Group Duathlete of the Year: Albert Harrison (Moscow, Idaho)
Honorable Mentions: Jesse Dunn (Logan, Utah), Adam Goulet (Portland, Ore.), Keith Jackson (Loveland, Colo.)
Women’s Age-Group Duathlete of the Year: Danielle Dingman (Branson, Mo.)
Honorable Mentions: Kirsten Sass (McKenzie, Tenn.), Lauryn Falcone (Morgantown, W.V.), Sarah Barber (Boise, Idaho)
Men’s Masters Duathlete of the Year: David Engstrom (Beaverton, Ore.)
Honorable Mentions: Joel Kinnunen (Melbourne, Fla.), Michael Rushton (Baker City, Ore.), Tom Woods (Lincoln, Neb.)
Women’s Masters Duathlete of the Year: Juliet Hochman (Portland, Ore.)
Honorable Mentions: Erica Ruge (Longmont, Colo.), Melisa Christian (Dallas, Texas), Aimee Phillippi-Taylor (Glenville, Pa.)
Men’s Grand Masters Duathlete of the Year: David Burkhart (Brighton, Mich.)
Honorable Mentions: Tom Resh (Redlands, Calif.), Dave Campbell (Auburn, Calif.), Keith Woodward (Stowe, Vt.)
Women’s Grand Masters Duathlete of the Year: Patty Peoples-Resh (Redlands, Calif.)
Honorable Mentions: Ellen Hart (Denver, Colo.), Valerie Eipper (Longmont, Colo.), Jocelyn Shilling (Saylorsburg, Pa.)
Men’s Junior Duathlete of the Year: Jared Eytcheson (Cary, N.C.)
Honorable Mentions: Timothy Wells (Burbank, Calif.)
Women’s Junior Duathlete of the Year: Kaytlynn Welsh (Alvin, Texas)
Honorable Mentions: Lauren Garriques (Lake Forest, Ill.)
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2017 Elite Triathletes of the Year
Men’s Olympic/ITU Triathlete of the Year: Kevin McDowell (Phoenix, Ariz.)
Women’s Olympic/ITU Triathlete of the Year: Katie Zaferes (Santa Cruz, Calif.)
Men’s Elite Non-Drafting Triathlete of the Year: Ben Kanute (Phoenix, Ariz.)
Women’s Elite Non-Drafting Triathlete of the Year: Heather Jackson (Bend, Ore.)
Men’s Elite Paratriathlete of the Year: Chris Hammer (Elkins, W.V.)
Women’s Elite Paratriathlete of the Year: Grace Norman (Jamestown, Ohio)
Men’s Paratriathlon Development Athlete of the Year: Howie Sanborn (Denver, Colo.)
Women’s Paratriathlon Development Athlete of the Year: Ahalya Lettenberger (Glen Ellyn, Ill.)
Men’s Rookie of the Year: Tony Smoragiewicz (Rapid City, S.D.)
Women’s Rookie of the Year: Alissa Doehla (Tryon, N.C.)
Men’s U23 Triathlete of the Year: Eli Hemming (Kiowa, Colo.)
Women’s U23 Triathlete of the Year: Tamara Gorman (Rapid City, S.D.)
Men’s Off-Road Triathlete of the Year: Josiah Middaugh (Vail, Colo.)
Women’s Off-Road Triathlete of the Year: Suzie Snyder (Averill Park, N.Y.),
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2017Junior Elite Triathletes of the Year
Men’s Junior Elite Athlete of the Year: Darr Smith (Atlanta, Ga.)
Women’s Junior Elite Athlete of the Year: Taylor Knibb (Washington, D.C.)
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2017 Coaches of the Year
National Coach of the Year: Neal Henderson (Boulder, Colo.)
Paratriathlon Coach of the Year: Christine Palmquist (Geneva, Ill.)
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