Each take home $19,000 in Prize Money

INCLINE VILLAGE, NV – Conrad Stoltz from South Africa and Jamie Whitmore from California won the XTERRA USA Championship race and the XTERRA America Tour Pro Series titles with dominating performances on an incredibly crisp and clear day on the North Shore of Lake Tahoe, Nevada this afternoon.

Stoltz (who lives in Reno for six months of the year during the racing season) passed last year’s champion Seth Wealing early in the bike to take the lead and went on to set a new course record in 2:34:08. Whitmore came into the bike-to-run transition tied with Jennifer Smith of New Zealand but outran the Kiwi by more than two minutes for a winning time of 2:59:18. It’s the first time in the seven-year history of the race that a female has broken the three-hour mark. The race consisted of a 1-mile swim in Lake Tahoe (58-degrees), a 21.7 mile mountain bike that traversed the Flume and Tahoe Rim Trails, and a 6.1 mile forest trail run.

Of local note Emma Garrard from Truckee, CA, a 26-year-old photographer for the Tahoe World, won the women’s amateur division in 3:15:57 (she was the 10th overall female). Reno natives Kent Robison and Tom Lyons won their sixth XTERRA National Championship crowns, and Ross McMahan from Incline Village was the first Nevada finisher, placing 22nd overall and 3rd in the highly competitive 35-39 age group.

More than 350 qualified athletes representing 46 states and 8 countries made their way to Incline Village their shot at the national championship of off-road triathlon. Matt Boobar, a 35-year-old from Plymouth, New Hampshire won the XTERRA men’s amateur national title for the second straight year in a time of 2:49:02.

TEAM Unlimited, a Hawaii-based television events and marketing company, owns and produces XTERRA. The award-winning TEAM TV crew was at the race filming all the action for a nationally broadcast one-hour sports special which will start airing in November. Check your local listings for air times or visit xterraplanet.com.

The XTERRA USA Championship is presented by the Nevada Commission on Tourism, Paul Mitchell and XTERRA Gear. Sponsors include Travelocity, GU, Pacifico, Zorrel, Rodale, Gatorade, the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe and Nevada State Parks.

Complete results are attached, a more detailed release will follow.

TOP PRO MEN
Place Name Age Hometown Time Race $$$/Series Purse
1 Conrad Stoltz 33 Stellenbosch, South Africa 2:34:08 $5,000/$14,000
2 Mike Vine 33 Victoria, B.C., Canada 2:35:40 $4,000/$7,000
3 Andrew Noble 41 Gold Coast, Australia 2:37:18 $3,000/$2,000
4 Josiah Middaugh 28 Vail, Colorado 2:37:47 $2,400/$4,500
5 Seth Wealing 28 Boulder, Colorado 2:39:55 $1,800/$3,000
6 Ryan Ignatz 28 Boulder, Colorado 2:40:27 $1,400/$450
7 Greg Krause 30 Littleton, Colorado 2:40:51 $1,000/$700
8 Brian Smith 31 Gunnison, Colorado 2:42:15 $700/$1,200
9 Bucky Schafer 25 Englewood, Colorado 2:44:24 $500/NA
10 Andrew Biglow 36 Boulder, Colorado 2:46:55 $400/$200
Also: Jimmy Archer ($300/$400), Luke Way ($200/$300), Will Kelsay (/$350), Sam Gardner, Cody Waite (/$900)

TOP PRO WOMEN
Place Name Age Hometown Time Race $$$/Series Purse
1 Jamie Whitmore 31 Somerset, California 2:59:18 $5,000/$14,000
2 Jennifer Smith 34 Westport, New Zealand 3:01:26 $4,000/$4,500
3 Dara Marks Marino 31 Flagstaff, Arizona 3:04:42 $3,000/$1,200
4 Candy Angle 37 Weymouth, Massachusetts 3:10:01 $2,400/$3,000
5 Melanie McQuaid 34 Victoria, B.C., Canada 3:10:25 $1,800/$7,000
6 Amber Monforte 29 Reno, Nevada 3:12:41 $1,400/$2,000
7 Shonny Vanlandingham 38 Durango, Colorado 3:13:44 $1,000/$900
8 Erin Ford 31 The Dalles, Oregon 3:14:58 $700/NA
9 Sara Tarkington 26 Boulder, Colorado 3:15:10 /$500
10 Sabra Davison 21 Jericho, Vermont 3:36:12 /$450

Fastest Swim (0.93 Miles): Seth Wealing (24:17), Melanie McQuaid (26:29)
Fastest Bike (21.7 Miles): Conrad Stoltz (1:32:17), Jennifer Smith (1:47:17)
Fastest Run (6.1 Miles): Josiah Middaugh (35:52), Jamie Whitmore (40:56)

2007 XTERRA National Champions – Amateur Women
Division Name Hometown Time
15 - 19 Becca Finley Johnston, IA 3:44:04
20 - 24 2 Sara Hanson Blacksburg, VA 3:31:25
25 - 29 Emma Garrard Truckee, CA 3:15:57
30 - 34 Kelly Hovland Portland, OR 3:22:28
35 - 39 Lisa Lieb Durango, CO 3:33:26
40 - 44 Caroline Colonna Taos, NM 3:28:43
45 - 49 2 Katrin Tobin Santa Cruz, CA 3:19:10
50 - 54 2 Beverly Enslow Metamora, IL 3:40:41
55 - 59 3 Cindi Toepel Littleton, CO 4:04:57
60+ 2 Katherine Frank Bend, OR 5:10:32

2007 XTERRA National Champions – Amateur Men
Division Name Hometown Time
15 - 19 Joshua Olmstead Elk Grove, CA 3:07:17
20 - 24 Chris Pickerell Harrisonburg, VA 2:55:05
25 - 29 Jeff Smith Sandpoint, ID 2:49:15
30 - 34 Damian Gonzalez Stockton, CA 2:57:01
35 - 39 4 Matt Boobar Plymouth, NH 2:49:02
40 - 44 Scott Zavack Los Gatos, CA 3:04:39
45 - 49 6 Tom Lyons Reno, NV 3:04:10
50 - 54 2 Tom Monica Walnut Creek, CA 3:11:57
55 - 59 Don Morrison West Brandywine, PA 3:29:07
60 - 64 6 Kent Robinson Reno, NV 3:24:40
65 + 6 Hans Dieben Chula Vista, CA 4:40:47
Challenged 2 Willie Stewart Redlands, CA 3:32:03

Top Amateurs in bold
# denotes national championships won
COMING UP: The 12th XTERRA World Championship, held at the Maui Prince Hotel at Makena Resorts in
Maui, on Sunday, October 28. The World Championship is the final stop on the XTERRA Global Tour - the culmination of a worldwide series of races held in Argentina, Saipan, New Zealand, South Africa, Italy, Denmark, Brazil, Japan, Austria, Germany, Costa Rica, United Kingdom, and the U.S.