Colorado Springs, Colo. (August 21, 2009) – The penultimate day of Masters Track Nationals saw nine more national champs crowned at the 7-Eleven Velodrome. Best All Around Riders were also named in each age category on Saturday as the last of the individual events were contested.
Ryan McKinney (Reston, Va.) lapped the men’s 30-34 field once and accumulated 68 points to ride his way into a Stars-and-Stripes jersey. Daniel Lionberg (Fort Collins, Colo.) scored 29 points for the silver medal while Randy McLain (Boulder, Colo./Hammer Racing Team) scored 19 for the bronze. Kenneth Young (Woodbridge, Va.) and Jeffrey Whiteman (Chicago, Ill.) earned 19 and 16 points respectively to round out the podium in fourth and fifth.
Next up was the men 50-54 points race. Keith Ketterer (Camarillo, Calif.) amassed 21 points to beat out Stanley Terusaki (Livermore, Calif.) who earned 17 points. Lawrence Nolan (Fremont, Calif./Team Specialized Racing) and Christopher Regan (Washington DC) rode to the third and fourth place spots while Mark Sommers (Washington DC) grabbed the final podium step.
In the men’s 60-64 competition, Lawrence Bosch (Fort Collins, Colo./Vic’s Espresso) scored 18 points to claim the gold medal ahead of second-place finisher Mark Rodamaker (Los Altos, Calif./Webcor/Alto Velo) who earned 14. Stephen Whitsitt and Patrick Whelan rode to the third- and fourth-place finishes while Fran Rudy (Ooltewah, Tenn./Krystal Cycling Team) rounded out the podium.
Andrew Buck (Dreshner, Pa./Bike Line/LWA) and Barry Messmer (Red Feather Lakes, Colo./Vic’s Espresso) lapped the field in the men’s 55-59 contest to score 36 and 32 points respectively for the gold and silver medals. Chip Berezny (Easton, Pa./Bike Line/LWA) rode the bronze medal with 16 points while Steven Worley (Boulder, Colo./Vic’s Espresso) and Butch Stinton were fourth and fifth.
Two men also lapped the field in the men’s 35-39 points race. Kevin Kremke (Austin, Texas/Bike Barn Texas) and Jason Meidhof (Bethesda, Md./Clean Currents) got two laps on the rest of the racers with Kremke earning 54 points for the national title and Meidhof getting 47 points for the silver medal. Brian Peterson (Redwood City, Calif./Webcor/Alto Velo) got the bronze medal while John Allen (Long Beach, Calif./Team Velocity) and Dave McIntosh (Colorado Springs, Colo./Spike Shooter) claimed the final two spots on the podium.
In the men’s 45-49 sprint, Matthew Diefenbach beat out John Walsh (El Segundo, Calif./Amgen/Giant Masters) in the final to grab the Stars-and-Stripes jersey. Greg Pshnychniak (Ramona, Calif./Ouch) bested Curtis Tolson (Louisville, Ken./Texas Roadhouse) in the bronze medal round while Eric Waterman won the race for fifth.
Among the men 40-44, Stephen Hill (Winston, Ga./LTO Velo) proved to be the fastest sprinter as he bested Li Nelson (Hillsdale, NJ/Sommersville Sports) in the final for the gold medal. James Tainter (Minneapolis, Minn./Silver Cycling) beat Roger Hernandez (Miami, Fla./Nitroshot Cycling) to win the bronze medal round while Ted Schmid (St. Cloud, Minn.) won the race for fifth.
In the women’s 45-49 sprint, Annabell Holland (Santa Clar, Calif./SJBC/SugarCRM) bested CJ Boyenger (Ladera Ranch, Calif./Team Hammer Nutrition) in the final to slip into a Stars-and-Stripes jersey while Renee Schroeder (Nederland, Colo./Rocky Mounts) beat Christi Chenowth (Dallas, Texas) in the bronze medal round and Jane Chateaubriand (Seattle, Wash./Starbucks) placed fifth.
Among women 40-44, Kimberly Nuffer (Denver, Colo./Hammer Racing Team) proved to be the fastest, winning the gold medal round against Tracey Ford (San Jose, Calif./Proman Hit Squad). Leslie Meadows (Asheville, N.C./Team Velosports)won the bronze medal race against Carol Kauder (Boulder, Colo./Title Nine) while Stephanie Hsieh (Oakland, Calif./San Jose BC) rounded out the podium in fifth.
Best All Around Riders (Omnium) in each age group are listed below underneath the points race and sprint results.
Racing concludes at the 7-Eleven Velodrome on Sunday with the team events. Stay tuned to www.usacycling.org for coverage of the final day of competition.
Special thanks to event photographer Scott Woerner who took the picture on the front page. Check out all of Scott’s race photos at www.scottwoerner.com
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2009 USA Cycling Masters Track National Championships
7-Eleven Velodrome, Colorado Springs, Colo.
August 18-23, 2009
Men 30-34 Points Race
1. Ryan McKinney (Reston, Va.)
2. Daniel Lionberg (Fort Collins, Colo.)
3. Randy McLain –(Boulder, Colo./Hammer Racing Team
4. Kenneth Young (Woodbridge, Va.)
5. Jeffrey Whiteman (Chicago, Ill.)
Men 50-54 Points Race
1. Keith Ketterer (Camarillo, Calif.)
2. Stanley Terusaki (Livermore, Calif.)
3. Lawrence Nolan (Fremont, Calif./Team Specialized Racing)
4. Christopher Regan (Washington DC)
5. Mark Sommers (Washington DC)
Men 60-64 Points Race
1. Lawrence Bosh (Fort Collins, Colo./Vic’s Espresso)
2. Mark Rodamaker (Los Altos, Calif./Webcor/Alto Velo)
3. Stpehen Whitsitt
4. Patrick Whelan
5. Fran Rudy (Ooltewah, Tenn./Krystal Cycling Team)
Men 55-59 Points Race
1. Andrew Buck (Dreshner, Pa./Bike Line/LWA)
2. Barry Messmer (Red Feather Lakes, Colo./Vic’s Espresso)
3. Chip Berezny (Easton, Pa./Bike Line/LWA)
4. Steven Worley (Boulder, Colo./Vic’s Espresso)
5. Butch Stinton
Men 35-39 Points Race
1. Kevin Kremke (Austin, Texas/Bike Barn Texas)
2. Jason Meidhof (Bethesda, Md./Clean Currents)
3. Brian Peterson (Redwood City, Calif./Webcor/Alto Velo)
4. John Allen (Long Beach, Calif./Team Velocity)
5. Dave McIntosh (Colorado Springs, Colo./Spike Shooter)
Men 45-49 Sprint
1. Matthew Diefenbach
2. John Walsh (El Segundo, Calif./Amgen/Giant Masters)
3. Greg Pshsnychniak (Ramona, Calif./Ouch)
4. Curtis Tolson (Louisville, Ken./Texas Roadhouse)
5. Eric Waterman
Men 40-44 Sprint
1. Stephen Hill (Winston, Ga./LTO Velo)
2. Li Nelson (Hillsdale, NJ/Sommersville Sports)
3. James Tainter (Minneapolis, Minn. Silver Cycling)
4. Roger Hernandez (Miami, Fla./Nitroshot Cycling)
5. Ted Schmid (St. Cloud, Minn.)
Women 45-49 Sprint
1. Annabell Holland (Santa Clara, Calif./SJBC/SugarCRM)
2. CJ Boyenger (Ladera Ranch, Calif./Team Hammer Nutrition)
3. Renee Schroeder (Nederland, Colo./Rocky Mounts)
4. Christi Chenowth (Dallas, Texas)
5. Jane Chateaubriand (Seattle, Wash./Starbucks)
Women 40-44 Sprint
1. Kimberly Nuffer (Denver, Colo./Hammer Racing Team)
2. Tracey Ford (San Jojse, Calif./Proman Hit Squad)
3. Leslie Meadows (Asheville, N.C./Team Velosports)
4. Carol Kauder (Boulder, Colo./Title Nine)
5. Stephanie Hsieh (Oakland, Calif./San Jose BC)
Men 30-34 Omnium
1. Randy McLain (Boulder, Colo./Hammer Racing Team)
2. Jonathan Fraley (Bayview, Wis./WDT/AllVoi)
3. Mike Zagorski (Honolulu, HI/Pacific Velo-IT&B)
4. Ryan McKinney (Reston, Va./Clean Currents p/b D)
5. Nick Traggis (Boulder, Colo./Horizon Organic)
Women 30-34 Omnium
1. Megan Hottman (Golden, Colo./DFT p/b Treads)
2. Heather Vanvalkenburg (Vancouver, Wash./Land Rover-Orbea)
3. Catherine Johnson (Boulder, Colo./Rocky Mounts/IZZE)
4. Kate Gracheck (Colorado Springs, Colo./Team Kenda)
5. Amy Creed (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Men 35-39 Omnium
1. Wesley Pierce (Seattle, Wash./Wines of Washington)
2. Jason Medihof (Bethesda, Pa./Clean Currents)
3. Jason Garner (Glenview, Ill./Northbrook Bicycle)
4. Ryan Crane (Houston, Texas/American Track Foundation)
5. John Allen (Long Beach, Calif./Team Velocity)
Women 35-39 Omnium
1. Brooke O’Connor (Billerica, Mass./NEBC/Cycle Loft/Devo)
2. Kara Vidaca (Corona, Calif./A CQUA AL 2/San Diego)
3. Shane Ellis (Ladera Ranch, Calif./Team Hammer Nutrition)
4. Renee Eastman (Colorado Springs, Colo./Natural Grocers)
5. Christine D’Ercole (Brooklyn, NY/Affinity)
Men 40-44 Omnium
1. Kenny Williams (Kenmore, Wash./First Rate Mortgage)
2. James Tainter (Minneapolis, Minn./Silver Cycling)
3. Jason Sprouse (Asheville, N.C./Industry Nine)
4. Roger Hernandez (Miami, Fla./Nitroshot Cycling)
5. Stephen Hill (Winston, Ga./LTO Velo)
Women 40-44 Omnium
1. Kimberly Nuffer (Denver, Colo./Hammer Racing Team
2. Leslie Meadows (Asheville, N.C./Team Velosports)
3. Christine Phillips (Chandler, Ariz./Strada)
4. Carol Kauder (Boulder, Colo./Title Nine)
5. Julie Nevitt (Saratoga, Calif./SJBC/Sugar CRM)
Men 45-49 Omnium
1. Curtis Tolson (Louisville, Ken./Texas Roadhouse)
2. Victor Williams (Lonetree, Colo./Natural Grocers)
3. John Walsh (El Segundo, Calif./Amgen/Giant Masters)
4. Kipp Metzger (Tuscon, Ariz./Team RPM)
5. Gregory Pshsnychniak (Ramona, Calif./Ouch)
Women 45-49 Omnium
1. Christi Chenowth (Dallas, Texas)
2. Annabell Holland (Santa Clara, Calif./SJBC/SugarCRM)
3. CJ Boyenger (Ladera Ranch, Calif./Team Hammer Nutrition)
4. Sallie Urffer (Whitehall, Pa./Bikeline/LWA)
5. Jan Lischer (Colorado Springs, Colo./Hammer Racing Team)
Men 50-54 Omnium
1. Kurt Sato (San Pedro, Calif./South Bay Wheelmen)
2. Lawrence Nolan (Fremont, Calif./Team Specialized)
3. Scott Butler (Nazareth, Pa./Bike Line/LWA)
4. Christopher Regan (Washington DC/Saroff Racing Team)
5. Richard Voss (Littleton, Colo./Hammer Racing Team)
Women 50-54 Omnium
1. Lorraine Jarvis (San Anselmo, Calif./Proman Hit Squad)
2. Patricia Marzi (Kutztown, Pa./Salamander)
3. Rita Kacala (Racine, Wis./RPM/Hayes Disc Brake)
4. Ann Marie Love (Fort Worth, Texas/Matrix)
5. Melanie Peterson (Hawthorne, Calif./Major Motion)
Men 55-59 Omnium
1. Chip Berezny (Easton, Pa./Bike Line/LWA)
2. Bill Ziegler (Oceanside, Calif./PAA/REMAX)
3. Steven Worley (Boulder, Colo./Vic’s Espresso)
4. Barry MEssmer (Red Feather Lakes, Colo./Vic’s Espresso/Peerl)
5. Andrew Buck (Dreshner, Pa./Bike Line/LWA)
Women 55-59 Omnium
1. Jane Rinard (Toronto, ON/Brazen Dropouts)
2. Charlotte Miller (Colorado Springs, Colo./Pikes Peak Velo)
3. Barbara Thiele (Hillsboro, Ore./Team Rose City)
4. Catherine Nicoletti (Louisville, Colo./Title Nine)
5. Tove Shere (Santa Fe, NM/TNP.com)
Men 60-64 Omnium
1. Mark Rodamaker (Los Altos, Calif./Webcor/Alto Velo)
2. Lawrence Bosch (Fort Collins, Colo./Vic’s Espresso)
3. Ronald Hargrave (Colorado Springs, Colo./Hammer Racing Team)
4. Fran Rudy (Ooltewah, Tenn./Krystal Cycling Team)
5. John Goodman (Cary, Ill./Midwest Masters)
Women 60-64 Omnium
Patricia Riddle (La Jolla, Calif./Racing Against Diabetes)
Men 65-69 Omnium
1. Charles Watson (Manhattan Beach, Calif./South Bay Wheelmen)
2. Leo Menestrina (Santa Clara, Calif./Webcor/Alto Velo)
3. Early Henry (Pinellas Park, Fla./Florida Velo)
4. Michael Williams (Metairie, La.)
5. John McQuaide (San Diego, Calif./San Diego Cyclovets)
Women 65-69 Omnium
1. Marsha Macro (Littleton, Colo./Hammer Racing Team)
2. Bonnie Woodbury (Escondido, Calif.)
3. Julie Lockhart (Dunstable, Mass./NEBC/CycleLoft/Devon)
Men 70-74 Omnium
1. James Kloss (Huntington Beach, Calif./Velo Avanti)
2. J. Beck (Hanover Park, Ill./Midwest Masters Cycling)
3. Jack Patterson (Morton, Ill./Midwest Masters)
4. Richard Keller (Oconomowoc, Wis./Midwest Masters)
5. Skip Sparry (Plano, Texas/Matrix)
Women 70-74 Omnium
1. Patricia Baker (Laguna Hills, Calif./Cal-Pacific Export)
Men 75+ Omnium
1. Thomas O’Rourke (W. Bloomfield, Mich./Team O2)
