APRIL 18--AMATEURS TO KEEP AN EYE ON

Winning the Sea Otter looks good on anyone's resume. So we wanted to give credit to all the weekend warriors that had the drive it took to beat the fastest mountain bikers in the west. Following is the list of every amateur winner at the largest race in the states. These are the guys and gals who need to start thinking about moving up a class!

Congratulations to every Sea Otter winner on the list.

DUAL SLALOM WINNERS
Expert: Nick Moreda
Expert Women: Leana Gerrard
Jr. Expert: Cody Warren
Vet 30-39: Eddie Cerone
Vet 40+: Stephen Cleeton
Sport: Kenny Gioeli
Beginner: Bryce Sollazzi
Beg/Sport Women: Katie Holden
Jr. Olympic 18-Under: Kyler Geraci
Jr. Olympic 14-Under: John Swanguen Jr.

MOUNTAIN CROSS WINNERS
Expert 19-29: Justin Mclintock
Expert 30-39: Eddie Cerone
Expert 40+: Stephen Cleeton
Expert Women: Leana Gerrard
Jr. Expert: Cody Warren
Beg/Sport 19-29: Scott Thompson
Beg/Sport 30-39: Carlos Monroy
Women: Melinda Szilagyi
Jr. Olympic 18-Under: Jonathan Miller
Jr. Olympic 14-Under: Joey Bradford

DOWNHILL WINNERS
Mike King...Pro...Haro-Lee Dungarees...2:33.5
Brian Long...Semi-Pro...Final Cause...2:45.6
Evan Turpen...Jr Exp...Mr. E's...2:49.5
Aaron Johnson...Exp 19-24...Livermore...2:53.6
Patrick O'Leary...Exp 30-34...Vision...2:57.4
Eric Brecheen...Exp 35-39...Granite...2:58.4
Craig Sanchez...Spt 30-34...3:00.3
Stuart Travis...Exp 40-49...Turner...3:01.1
Dan Krenicki...Exp 25-29...3:01.3
Darren Brooks...Hrdtl 30-39...3:04.6
Timothy Owen...Spt 25-29...CUC...3:04.7
Nathan Hoch...18-Under...Singletrack...3:04.8
Aaron Rubinstein...Spt 19-24...3:06.7
Jared Kessler...16-Under...3:09.4
Matthew Condrashoff...Hrdtl 19-29...Planet X...3:11.1
John Swanguen...Hrdtl 40+...Zumwalts...3:11.2
David Brady...Spt 35-39...3:11.3
Jordan Webster...Beg 19-24...3:11.5
Sean Gates...Beg 30-34...3:11.8
Rick Hathaway...Spt 40-49...Reno Wheel...3:13.9
John Swanguen...14-Under...Blackspire...3:15.4
J. Stewart...Beg 40-49...3:17.9
Heath Sherratt...Beg 25-29...3:18.5
Sean Armstrong...Beg 35-39...3:18.7
Allen Anderson...Spt 50+...123bikes...3:27.2
Jesse Gutierrez...Exp 50+...Cyclopath...3:36.3
John Vogler...Beg 50+...3:50.0

DOWNHILL WOMEN WINNERS
Tracy Moseley...Pro...Kona Clarks...2:52.5
Patricia Loureiro...Exp 19-29...3:25.8
Cara Leonard...Exp 30-39...3:29.3
Leana Gerrard...Exp 18-Under...Sobe-Cannondale...3:32.3
Jessica Niles...Spt 19-29...3:37.5
Kim Hunter...Spt 30-39...3:47.6
Tenille Smith...Beg 19-29...3:51.6
Kerry Howe...Beg 30-39...4:04.3
Nancy Harris...Beg 40+...4:05.2
Carmen Bastek...Exp 40+...4:08.4
Debi Nicholls...Spt 40+...Oxygen...4:25.3

SHORT TRACK WINNERS
Semi-Pro: Aren Timmel
Expert 19-29: Aaron Odell...buy-cell
Expert 30-39: Will Black
Expert 40+: Peter Sullivan
Jr. Expert: Max Plaxton...Gears Racing
Expert Women: Sarah Kerlin...Another Bike Shop
Sport 19-29: Tad Plappert...Ican
Sport 30-39: Mark Malott
Beg/Sport 40+: Jeff Akins
Sport Women: Meghan Lebaudour...Nor Cal Velo
Beginner 19-29: Ryan Chamberlin...Hoover Middle School
Beginner 30-39: Ben Willits
Beginner Women: Catherine Sullivan...Reno Wheelman
Jr. Olympic 18-Under: Cory Gustafson...Foes-Azonic
Jr. Olympic 16-Under: Michael Garcia
Jr. Olympic 14-Under: Ryan Zupko...Ritchey-Nova
Jr. Olympic Women: Essence Barton...Giant-O'Neal-Dirty Girls

EXPERT/SEMI-PRO CROSS-COUNTRY WINNERS
Max Plaxton...Jr Exp...Gears Racing...2:19:19.7
Jesse Rients...Semi-Pro...Penn Cycle-Nature Valley...2:19:43.8
Will Black...Exp 35-39...2:23:37.9
John Benson...Exp 30-34...2:23:52.6
Aaron Odelll...Exp 25-29...buy-cell...2:24:55.5
Johnny O'Mara...Exp 40-44...2:25:25.7
Steve Blooming...Exp 19-24...Kona-Kenda-Blomington...2:27:38.0
Glenn Fant...Pro/Exp Sng Spd...Jericho Bike...2:28:26.5
Bruce Muhlfeld...Exp 45-49...Jax-Trek-VW...2:29:53.1
Ronald Lemos...Exp 55-59...Eagle-Palisades...2:38:04.5
Marcus Watters...Exp 50-54...Southeastern Trek...2:53:17.9

EXPERT CROSS-COUNTRY WOMEN WINNERS
Kathleen Lenno...35-39...Velo Bella...2:47:55.6
Karen Brems...40-49...Webcor-Alto Velo...2:52:17.2
Erin McCarty...30-34...2:55:45.9
Barbara Howe...25-29...G6...2:57:17.0
Emily Babcock...19-24...3:12:12.3

CROSS-COUNTRY WINNERS
Devin Boblitt...Spt 19-24...1:17:49.6
Ty Kady...Spt 25-29...1:18:24.8
Scott Smith...Spt 30-34...Art's Cyclery...1:20:49.4
Wayne Puckett...Beg 35-39...Monta Vista Velo...1:21:00.2
Makel Bossen...Beg 19-24...1:21:33.3
David Mendoza...16-Under...1:22:05.2
Jesse Nungaray...Spt 35-39...1:22:10.8
Kevin Thompson...Beg 30-34...Half Fast Velo...1:22:11.2
Miles Wadsworth...Beg/Spt Sng Spd...Granite Const...1:22:59.6
Ricardo Cruz...14-Under...1:24:39.1
Ken Calender...Exp Clyd...Earthbound...1:24:40.2
Michael Margraf...18-Under...Rocklin High...1:24:48.3
Joss Dewaele...Beg 25-29...Y-Riders...1:25:10.5
Kissner/Lucido...Tndm...1:25:34.6
Yohann Smit...Beg Clyd...Berkeley Bike...1:26:37.5
Tom Arnold...Spt 40-44...Amgen-Bomb...1:26:48.1
Frank Walden...Clyd 40+...Wrong Way-Fox...1:28:53.9
Andy Poston...Beg 40-44...Granite Const...1:29:12.9
Craig Kunitani...Beg 45-49...1:29:38.0
Neal Stoughton...Spt 45-49...Simple Green...1:29:40.3
Mark Alvarez...Spt 50-54...Mission Cyclery...1:31:06.7
Chris Marsiguerra...Spt Clyd...1:32:24.8
Denis Boltwood...Beg 55-59...1:32:49.0
Paul Zarubin...Beg 50-54...1:34:25.0
Terry Dahl...Spt/Exp 60+...1:34:53.3
Frank Cuaresma...Spt 55-59...1:36:18.5
Stuart Edleson...Beg 60+...1:39:08.6

CROSS-COUNTRY WOMEN WINNERS
Giana Roberge...Spt 30-34...Saturn...1:24:52.7
Ashley Fouts...Spt 25-29...Stanford...1:31:31.3
Elisabeth Otto...Spt 35-39...1:32:03.1
Michele Gibson...Jr Exp...NSO...1:33:22.7
Liz Kurtz...Spt 40-49...Velo Allegro-UPS...1:33:25.2
Kathrin Weidemann...Spt 19-24...1:33:42.8
Chriss Lyons...Beg 25-29...Amgen-Abili...1:38:25.6
Penny Elliott...50+...Nor Cal Velo...1:38:32.6
Linden Kimmerer...Beg 19-24...1:39:08.4
Grace Ogawa...16-Under...1:41:17.1
Sandy Liaw...Beg 30-34...Arete Racing...1:43:17.3
Joan Welborn...Beg 45-49...1:44:39.7
Tania Smith...Beg 40-44...Int. Christian Cycling...1:45:02.7
Angela Stevens...Beg 35-39...1:45:53.7
Amber Throop...14-Under...1:52:33.3
Jenny Cornelison...18-Under...1:54:49.2

INDUSTRY CUP
Short Track: Jim Sliwicki...Ellsworth
Women Short Track: Tricia May...Specialized
Cross Country: Jon Mesko...Giant...1:18:21.5
Women Cross Country: Ann Cigan...Fox...1:30:55.8
Team Short Track: Giant
Team Cross Country: Specialized
Team GC: Specialized