Josiah Middaugh of Vail
Photo ©2008 Nils Nilsen
Pro Men
Pl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse Pts
1 Josiah Middaugh 29 Vail, Colorado 2:02:51 $2,500 100
2 Dan Hugo 23 Stellenbosch, South Africa 2:03:15 $2,000 90
3 Tyler Johnson 28 Chester,
Connecticut 2:03:42 $1,500 82
4 Andrew Noble 42 Gold Coast, Australia 2:05:44 $1,200 75
5 Craig Evans 30 Spring Hill, Tennessee 2:07:03 $900 69
6 Ryan Ignatz 29 Boulder, Colorado 2:07:12 $700 63
7 Rom Akerson 24 Tambor, Costa Rica 2:07:28 $500 58
8 Kelly Guest 31 Vancouver, B.C., Canada 2:07:39 $350 53
9 Dominic Gillen 30 Milford, Connecticut 2:08:33 $250 49
10 Ryan DeCook 27 Rochester, Michigan 2:09:21 $200 45
Also receiving points:
Mark Leishman ($150, 41), Seth Wealing ($100, 37), Mike Vine (34), Will Kelsay (31), Trevor Glavin (28).
Pro Women
Pl Name Age Hometown Final Time Purse Pts
1 Melanie McQuaid 35 Victoria, B.C., Canada 2:18:45 $2,500 100
2 Jenny Smith 34 Westport, New Zealand 2:23:06 $2,000 90
3 Shonny Vanlandingham 38 Durango, Colorado 2:23:12 $1,500 82
4 Candy Angle 37 Weymouth, Massachusetts 2:24:54 $1,200 75
5 Danelle Kabush 33 Canmore, Alberta, Canada 2:25:46 $900 69
6 Kristy Lanier 37 Marlinton, West Virginia 2:26:00 $700 63
7 Lesley Paterson 28 Stirling, Scotland 2:27:53 $500 58
8 Marion Summerer 26 Freiburg, Germany 2:29:39 $350 53
9 Nic Leary 24 Palmerston North, New Zealand 2:32:06 49
10 Jenny Tobin 39 Boise, Idaho 2:32:08 45
Also receiving points:
Amber Monforte (41), Christine Jeffrey (37), Emma Garrard (34), Sara Tarkington (31), Alisha Lion (28).
Top Splits
Fastest 0.93-mile river swim
(time taken out of transition): Dan Hugo (14:41), Christine Jeffrey
(15:48)
Fastest 17.2-mile mountain bike: Tyler Johnson (1:10:01), Melanie McQuaid
(1:18:34)
Fastest 6.2-mile trail run: Ryan Ignatz(36:29), Danelle Kabush (42:42)
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XTERRA U.S. Pro Series
The 2008 XTERRA National Championship Series for pros consists of five events:
May 18 - XTERRA West Championship
(Temecula, CA)
June 8 - XTERRA Southeast Championship (Pelham, AL)
June 15 - XTERRA East Championship (Richmond, VA)
Aug. 16 - XTERRA Mountain Championship (Ogden/Snowbasin, UT)
Oct. 5 - XTERRA USA Championship (Lake Tahoe, NV)
The top 15 pros at each event are awarded points based on overall pro finish. Pros can drop one of their scores from the first four events, but must count the points they get (or don’t get) in Nevada. Thus, the final point total combines athletes best three scores in the first four races, plus the USA Championship race points. He/she with most points in the end is declared Series Champ. The U.S. Series will dish out $190,000 in prize money. $20,000 in Temecula, Pelham, Richmond, and Ogden, $40,000 in Nevada, plus $70,000 will be distributed to the top overall points scorers in the Series. The XTERRA World Championship Oct. 26 in Makena, Maui is a stand-alone event worth a $125,000.