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The Cortez Burst Triathlon packed the park on Monday morning as athletes of all ages and skill levels competed in the seventh annual event.<\/p>\n
There were first-timers, like Julie Van Deventer and Sandy Wolf, who served as volunteers during last year\u2019s race and got in on the action this year. And there were long-timers, like Jack Schuenemeyer and Kim Parr, who are well-known faces at the event.<\/p>\n
Schuenemeyer, a 77-year-old Cortez resident and one of the founders of Friends of Recreation for a Healthy Community, has taken part in six of the seven triathlons. A former competitive master swimmer, Schuenemeyer competed in just the swimming portion for his first three events, but for the last three years he has completed the entire triathlon.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was on the competitive masters swim team and I do some running and some biking, so I thought what the heck,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a lot of fun. It\u2019s a good group of people out here, good volunteers and it\u2019s for a good cause.\u201d<\/p>\n
Started in 2010 by the Friends of Recreation for a Healthy Community, the event raises money to provide scholarships for memberships to the Cortez Recreation Center.<\/p>\n
Kim Parr is another veteran of the Cortez Burst, having competed in every year of the event.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the first triathlon I ever did,\u201d she explained. \u201cThe first year, there were three women, that was it.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Cortez Burst has grown exponentially since its first running, and the 2016 Burst featured over 50 competitors across multiple divisions for different age and skill levels.<\/p>\n
Brian Bergan was the first racer to complete the course, winning the competitive division in 1:32:57.2. Melissa Maloney finished first in the adult recreational division with a time of 1:13:19.6 and Lavendar Blacow (16:49.2) and Lizzie Likes (24:34.6) won the kids 6-10 and kids 11-14 divisions respectfully.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really fun to see how it\u2019s grown,\u201d said Parr. \u201cBecause now it\u2019s an event that everybody knows about and talks about and it\u2019s a tradition.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kids 6-10
\n Lavender Blacow, 16:42.9
\n Delta Suckla, 20:41.5
\n Hudson Ambrogi, 23:07.9
\n Sawyer Muhonen, 23:23.2
\n Siena Parr, 25:09.9
\n Cruz Hernandez, 25:47.5
\n Tava Gilpin Reynolds, 28:12.9
\n Rebecca Spoonemore, 29:50.9
\n Analee Gilpin Reynolds, 30:07.2
\n Piper Green, 32:00.5
\n Erin Lawrence, 34:09.4
\n Kids 11-14
\n Lizzie Likes, 24:34.6
\n Zyron Matteson, 25:04.6
\n Anna Lawrence, 42:16.7
\n Evan LaMunyon, 47:07.3
\n Erin Brown, 48:17.3
\n Adult recreation
\n Melissa Maloney, 1:13:19.6
\n Alan Laird, 1:18:01.2
\n Dillon Wells, 1:19:24.1
\n Jane Tunnadine, 1:20:19.7
\n Marcus Lock, 1:22:13.6
\n Shawn Wells, 1:23:16.6
\n David Jackson, 1:25:43.5
\n Teresa Brown-Sanchez, 1:25:48.8
\n Amanda Blacow, 1:27:42.5
\n Lisa Cygan, 1:28:01.1
\n Stephen Marty, 1:29:44.0
\n Everard Silas, 1:30:15.9
\n Stephanie Archuleta, 1:32:31.6
\n Leigh Parker, 1:34:53.3
\n Kent Slyter, 1:35:08.4
\n Kimberly Parr, 1:35:50.3
\n Patrick Padilla, 1:37:20.6
\n Michael Vincenti, 1:38:17.5
\n Gerald Archuleta, 1:38:54.3
\n Amanda Ritter, 1:39:08.8
\n Rickey Thompson, 1:41:54.2
\n Olivier De Raet, 1:42:43.1
\n Kristi Hall, 1:43:51.0
\n Sandy Wolf, 1:44:11.3
\n Beth Padilla, 1:45:54.0
\n David Montoya, 1:48:37.0
\n David Bellino, 1:54:13.7
\n Julie Van Deventer, 1:55:49.3
\n Kelly Zotto, 2:05:51.8
\n John Schuenemeyer, 2:10:09.5
\n Adult competitive sprint
\n Brian Burgan, 1:32:57.2
\n Nicholas Jones, 1:33:39.3
\n Brad Weinmeister, 1:40:30.0
\n Steven Spoonemore, 1:41:02.9
\n Dylan Schwindt, 1:42:14.4
\n Rachel Muhonen, 1:48:54.3
\n Dana Petersen, 1:53:23.7
\n Tamara Desrosiers, 2:12:00.0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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