Education: BS Marketing and Finance, University of Minnesota

Occupation: Insurance 

Discipline: Swimming, Triathlon, and now Biking

Strengths: Endurance (in swimming, we'll see about biking)

Former Teams: Verona Aquatic Club and Twin Cities Swim Team

Category: 4

Years Racing: 1^st season!

Objectives: To complete my first bike race, and a couple more! And to learn about bike racing.

Favorite Race: Lactic Edge Tri in Stevens Point WI (it was my first one)

Admirable Athlete: Neil Walker (he swam on Verona Aquatic Club too and went to the Olympics in 2000 and 2004)

Unique info or story: One time I was playing water polo and Neil Walker threw a ball to score a goal and my face was in the way. (he didn't have his glasses on and I was in the way a bit).  Another story, I was playing water basketball in high school and another teammate named Neil broke my nose.  I showed up for practice the next day after it was set.  

Most embarrassing (race) moment: None in a race yet, but the two above are fairly embarrassing.