Fisher, Grosse Win Amateur Titles
More than 300 racers from 23 states and eight countries took part in today’s championship or sport races, which were held at Lake Las Vegas for the third consecutive year. Nick Fisher from Ogden, Utah (pictured) won the overall amateur race, nearly five minutes ahead of 40-44 World Champ Cal Zaryski from Canada. In the women’s race former age-group world champ Keri Grosse won the overall title, with 15-year-old Hannah Rae Finchamp posting the second-best women’s amateur time.
2011 XTERRA U.S. Pro Series Underway
Today's race was the first of six regional championship races in the nationwide XTERRA America Tour that holds 70 races in 35 states.
April 10 - XTERRA West Championship (Aston MonteLago Village Resort - Lake Las Vegas, NV)
April 17 - XTERRA South Central Championship (Cameron Park - Waco, TX)
May 15 - XTERRA Pacific Championship (Wilder Ranch State Park - Santa Cruz, CA)
June 22 - XTERRA Southeast Championship (Oak Mountain State Park - Pelham, AL)
June 12 - XTERRA East Championship (Richmond, VA)
July 16 - XTERRA Mountain Championship (Beaver Creek Resort - Avon, CO)
Sept. 25 - XTERRA USA Championship (Ogden/Snowbasin Resort, UT)
The top 15 pros at each event are awarded points based on overall pro finish. Pros count their best five-of-six scores plus the points they get (or don’t get) at the XTERRA USA Championship in Utah. Thus, the final point total combines an athlete’s best five scores in the first six races, plus the USA Championship race points. He/she with the most points in the end is declared the U.S. Pro Series Champ. The U.S. Series will dish out $143,000 in prize money: $10,500 at each regional, $20,000 at the USA Championship, and $60,000 to the top overall points scorers in the Series.