Daniel Bretscher, one of the new members of Team Sport Beans®/NTTC, has begun the 2009 triathlon season with a bang – being named USA Triathlon’s (USAT) Elite 2008 Male Rookie Athlete of the Year! The 25 year-old Daniel was chosen for the prestigious award by the USAT Athlete Advisory Council after a spectacular rookie pro season that featured six wins, including the Spirit of Morgantown Half Iron in a course-record 4:05:23. He also placed 2nd at Memphis in May (1:47:53), 3rd at the Muskoka Ironman 70.3, and 4th at Kansas IM 70.3. At each of those three races, he was the first American finisher. Daniel also placed 6th at the Longhorn IM 70.3 and 4th at the Spirit of Racine Half Iron (3:54:48) in 2008. He capped his season with a 19th place finish (3:52:12, 4th American) at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Clearwater, FL in November.
Daniel’s Rookie of the Year award is a fine follow up to 2007, in which he was selected as USAT’s Male Age-Group Triathlete of the Year. Can he possibly top himself in ’09? Now that he’s powered by Sport Beans® jelly beans, it’ll be exciting watching him try!
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