Age: 43

Years Racing: 16

Category:
USCF 1
NORBA Pro

Racing Team: NRC Elite

Residence: Topeka, KS

Education:
Juris Doctorate
University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas)

Occupation: Attorney

Personal Notes:

I'm from Kansas. Maybe luckily for me, there aren't a lot of distractions where I live so getting out and riding is pretty easy. I can be on my bike and on some pretty awesome roads with no traffic in 5 minutes from my house. Plus, you can always count on a minimum of 15 mph winds to help build wattage. Who needs a wattage trainer when you have wind!! As with most serious cyclists, when I'm not riding or racing my bike, I'm trying to find a place to just hang, preferably in the fully reclined mode. Actually, I do have a day job as General Counsel for an insurance company so I find plenty of time to keep off my legs. Consequently, when the 5:00 p.m. bell rings, I can hardly wait to get outside.

Just finished another season of cyclo-cross season so I'm looking forward to a couple of months of alternative diversions like cross-country skiing. We usually head up to Cable, Wisconsin this time of year and stay with a good friend, Dennis Kruse. He's this swiss-german guy that always looks good in pictures. He's build himself a pretty spectacular ski/mtn. bike compound in the north woods with some help from friends of mine from Topeka, Steve, Bill, and Trudi. That pretty much guarantees them a place to stay up north and by some luck of the draw, I always seem to be welcome too.

Once I get back from up north, I pretty much have to start putting some serious miles in. The skiing helps, though. It makes for a super base. We usually ski a couple of hours a day and then head out for a hike followed by significant sauna and hot tub time. You can't really beat skiing for cardiovascular work. Plus, what else are you going to do in 15 Fahrenheit degree weather! I will say, however, that we usually find plenty of lounge time up there.

At the request (or shall we say insistence) of Kenda's remarkable Marketing Director, I came up with a list of some of my more significant race results, of which I have included in the Career Highlights area.

Well, that's it from Topeka, Kansas, in the depths of winter. More later. Cat

Career Highlights:

• 2006-2007, Two-time Masters National Cyclo-Cross Champion
• 1st-Snake Alley Criterium
• 1st Hotter n' Hell Road Race
• 1st Quad-Cities Memorial Day Criterium
• 1st Illinois, Kansas, and Missouri State Criterium Champion (multiple years)
• 1st Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival (multiple years)
• 1st Joe Martin Stage Race Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma
• Tennessee Cyclo-Cross Champion (various years)

2010 Results:

• 1st - Cowskin Road Race; Tulsa, OK
• 1st - Salt Creek Criterium; Tulsa, OK
• 1st - Auburn Road Race; Auburn, KS
• 1st - Missouri State Road Championships; Ste. Genevieve
• 5th - Quad Cities Memorial Day Criterium; Rock Island, IL
• 4th - Oklahoma City Rocks Criterium-Day 1; Oklahoma City, OK
• 4th - Oklahoma City Rocks Criterium-Day 2; Oklahoma City, OK

2009 Results:

• 2nd - Walburg Classic Road Race; Walburg, Texas
• 6th - Pace Bend Road Race; Austin, TX
• 3rd - Lago Vista Road Race-Day 1; Austin, TX
• 3rd - Lago Vista Road Race-Day 2; Austin, TX
• 2nd - Hillsboro Roubaix; Hillsboro, Illinois
• 1st - Tilles Park Criterium; St. Louis, Missouri
• 1st - Fire Hill Criterium; Edmond, Oklahoma
• 1st - Old Capitol Criterium Road Race; Iowa City, IA
• 2nd - Old Capitol Criterium; Iowa City, IA
• 9th - Snake Alley; burlington, IA
• 3rd - Melon City Criterium; Muscatine, Iowa
• 3rd - Quad Cities Memorial Day Criterium; Rock Island, IL
• 6th - Grafton Criterium-Tour of America's Dairyland; Grafton, WI
• 3rd - Manitowoc Criterium, Tour of America's Dairyland; Manitowoc, WI
• 2nd - Tour of Kansas City-Breakthrough Criterium-Day 1; Lee's Summit, MO
• 2nd - Tour of Kansas City-Power & Light District Criterium-Day 2; Kansas City, MO
• 3rd - Tour of Lawrence-Street Sprints; Lawrence, KS
• 1st - Tour of Lawrence-Criterium; Lawrence, KS
• 3rd - Tour of Elk Grove-Day 1; Elk Grove, IL
• 7th - Tour of Elk Grove-Day 2; Elk Grove, IL
• 8th - Tour of Missouri Women's Criterium-France Park; St. Louis, Missouri
• 3rd - Chequamegon Fat Tire 40; cable, WI
• 1st - Berryman Epic Mountain Bike Race; Cuba, MO

2008 Results:

• 8th - Hillsboro Roubaix Road Race - Women 1/2/3; Hillsboro, IL
• 1st - Old Capitol Criterium Road Race; Altoona, IA
• 4th - Melon City Criterium; Muscatine, IA
• 3rd - Quad Cities Memorial Day Criterium; Rock Island, IL
• 4th - Snake Alley; Burlington, IA
• 13th - blue dome criterium-Tulsa Tough; Tulsa, OK
• 15th - Brady District Criterium-Tulsa Tough; Tulsa, OK
• 9th - River Park Criterium-Tulsa Tough (NRC); Tulsa, OK
• 4th - Tour de WingHaven; O'Fallen, MO
• 4th - Papillion Criterium; Papillion, NE
• 2nd - Babcook Memorial Criterium; Omaha, Nebraska
• 4th - Cliff Drive Circuit Race; Kansas City, MO
• 3rd - Overland Park Criterium; Overland Park, Kansas
• 16th - National Criterium Championships; Downers Grove, IL
• 6th - Midwest Testing Tour de Lafayette; St. Louis, Missouri
• 11th - Emerson Motors Downtown Criterium; St. Louis, Missouri
• 10th - Green Street Properties Giro Della Montagna; St. Louis, Missouri
• 8th - University City, MO; Tour of the U-City Loop
• 13th - Tour of Missouri Women's Criterium; Kansas City, MO
• 3rd - Chequamegon Fat Tire 40; Cable, WI
• 3rd - Michigan Double Cross-Day 1; Davisburg, MI
• 3rd - UCI Michigan Double Cross-Day 2; Davisburg, MI
• 6th - Planet Bike Cyclo-Cross Race; Madison, WI
• 6th - Planet Bike Cyclo-Cross Race-Day 2; Madison, WI
• 2nd - Tiffany Park cyclo cross race; Kansas City, MO
• 8th - UCI Toronto Cyclo-Cross Race; Toronto, CA
• 1st - Kansas State Cyclo Cross Championships; Leavenworth, KS
• 3rd - North Carolina Grand Prix Cyclo Cross Race; hendersonville, NC
• 3rd - U.S. Masters Cyclo-Cross Nationals 2008; Kansas City, MO

2007 Results:

• 1st - 12 Miles of Hell; Lawton, OK
• 1st - Perry Dam Race; Perry, KS
• 2nd - Boulevard Cross Race; Kansas City, KS
• 1st - Quad Cities Memorial Day Criterium; Rock Island, IL
• 1st - Pappillion Criterium; Pappillion, NE
• 3rd - Tour of Kansas City; Kansas City, MO
• 3rd - UCI Kinetic Double Cross; Davisburg, MI
• 1st - Mercy Celebrity Classic; Ft. Smith, AR
• 1st - Capital Cross Cup; Topeka, KS
• 1st - Sunflower Cross Cup; Lawrence, KS
• 4th - UCI Cross Race; Henderson, NC
• 2nd - Carlisle Cross Classic UCI C2 - Elite Women; Carlisle, PA
• 1st - U.S. Masters Cyclo-Cross National Championship; Kansas City, KS

2006 Results:

• 3rd - Froze Toes, Open Women; Columbia, MI
• 1st - Perry Spring Series #1, Cat 1,2 women; Perry, KS
• 1st - Perry Spring Series #1; Perry, Kansas
• 1st - Perry Spring Fling Series, race #2, Women 1,2,3; Perry, KS
• 1st - Open Women; Bazaar, KA
• 1st - Bazaar Road Race; Bazaar, Kansas
• 2nd - Hillsboro road race, Cat 1,2,3 women; Hillsboro, IL
• 1st - Tillis Park Criterium, Cat 1,2,3 women; St. Louis, MO
• 3rd - Lincoln Plating Stage Race G.C.; Lincoln, NE
• 8th - Cat 1,2,3, Blue Dome Criterium; Tulsa, OK
• 8th - Cat 1,2,3, Brady District Criterium; Tulsa, OK
• 10th - Cat 1,2,3, Tulsa Tough Omnium; Tulsa, OK
• 7th - Cat 1,2,3, Children's Hospital at St. Francis Criterium; Tulsa, OK
• 2nd - Apple Cup Criterium/Cat 1,2,3; Columbia, MI
• 1st - Missouri State Road Championships/Cat.1,2, 3; Columbia, MI
• 1st - Missouri State Criterium CHampionships; Columbia, Missouri
• 1st - Jeffersonn City Criterium; Jefferson City, Kansas
• 1st - Gateway Cup (1,2,3 Omnium); St. Louis, MO
• 3rd - Chequamegon 40 Mountain Bike Race; Cable, WI
• 4th - Mercy Classic; Ft. Smith, AR
• 5th - Mercy Classic; Ft. Smith, AR
• 12th - UCI Cross Race; Wilington, DE
• 1st - Veteren's Cross Race; Leavenworth, KS
• 1st - Jingle Cross Race; Iowa City, IA
• 1st - Missouri State Cyclocross Championships; Kansas City, Kansas
• 3rd - UCI Cross Race; kansas City, Kansas
• 1st - Kansas Cyclocross State Championships; Leavenworth, KS
• 1st - USA National Cyclocross Chamionships (Age 45-50); Providence, RI

Prior Results:
2005

• 1st Midwest Cross Series, 10/22-23/05, Omaha, NE
• 1st, Nebraska Psycho cross, 10/29-30/05, Louisville, NE
• 1st, Kansas/MO Cyclo-Cross State Championship, 12/2-3/05, Kansas City, MO
• 2nd, Jingle-Cross, 11/26/05, Iowa City, IA
• 2nd, Tour of St. Louis, 4/9/05 (Criterium), St. Louis, MO
• 2nd, Michelob Light Challenge, 5/1/05 (Circuit Race), St. Louis, MO
• 4th, Cyclo-Cross Nationals, Masters, 12/8/05, Providence, RI
• Field, Montreal World Cup, 5/28/05, Montreal, Canada
• Field, Tour of Montreal, May 30-June2, 2005, Montreal Canada
• Field, Redlands, 3/05, Redlands, CA

• 1st, Kansas State Cyclocross State Championships, 12/04, Kansas City, KS
• 1st, Nebraska State Cyclocross State Championships, 11/04, Nebraska
• 2nd (Overall), Proctor Classic, 6/04, Proctor, IL
• 5th, Walburg Road Race, 2/04, Walburg, TX
• 8th, Super Week, Alpine Valley, 07/04, Alpine Valley, WI
• 11th, Mt. Evans Hill Climb, 7/04, Idaho Springs, CO

• 1st Missouri State Crit Championships
• 1st Kansas State Crit Champion
• 8th Joe Martin Stage Race, GC

• 1st Missouri State Crit Championships
• 1st AMBC Big Shark Cross Country Race
• 1st KS State Cyclocross Champion
• 1st Tenn. Cyclo Cross Championships

• 1st Snake Alley
• 1st Hotter n' Hell Road Race
• 1st Illinois State Criterium Championships
• 1st AMBC Race, Poncha City
• 1st-Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival
• 5th Nature Valley Stage Race, GC

• 1st Natural Stage Race
• 1st Illinois State Criterium Championships
• 1st-Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival
• 1st Natural State Stage Race

• 1st Joe Martin Stage Race
• 1st Illinois State Mountain Bike Championships

• 11th-Olympic Mtn. Bike Trials-Conyers, Georgia