Knight dominates another edition of triathlon

Dog bites man. Barry Knight finishes first in the Coors Light/Trail of Tears triathlon.

Dog bites man repeatedly. That's more like it for Knight.

He won the triathlon Saturday at Trail of Tears State Park ... again, bringing his dominance in the race to 12 victories in its 17 years of existence.

The Paducah, Ky., resident completed the 1/2-mile swim, 15-mile bike ride and 4-mile run in 1 hour, 13 minutes, 47 seconds. He finished 87 seconds ahead of Matt Bonastia of St. Louis. Peter Boumgarden of Clayton was third in 1:15.35.

The top area finishers were Jonathan Shearon of Jackson in 1:23.19; Eric Redinger of Cape Girardeau in 1:23.42; and 20 to 24 age division champion Alex Schneider of Cape Girardeau in 1:23.46.

Bev Ofsthun of O'Fallon topped the women in 1:29.42.

The top area finisher was Cassie Kipper, a Cape Girardeau woman who topped the 20 to 24 age group in 1:37.07.

Overall finishers

MEN -- 1, Barry Knight, Paducah, Ky., 1:13.47; 2, Matt Bonastia, St. Louis, 1:15.14; 3, Peter Boumgarden, Clayton, 1:15.35.

WOMEN -- 1, Bev Ofsthun, O'Fallon, 1:29.42; 2, Maggie Conley, Ballwin, 1:31.49; 3, Donna Hickey, Paducah, Ky., 1:33.20.

AGE DIVISIONS

MEN

19 and under -- 1, Christian Wolfgram, St. Louis, 1:43.17; 2, Andrew Auer, Wildwood, 1:45.02.

20-24 -- 1, Alex Schneider, Cape Girardeau, 1:23.46; 2, Drew McDaniel, Carbondale, Ill., 1:32.57; 3, Sanjeev Patel, St. Louis, 1:34.06; 4, Rick Feiner, Jackson, 1:43.55; 5, Scott Benton, St. Louis, 1:50.19; 6, Joe Crisman, Maryland Heights, 1:59.07.

25-29 -- 1, Aron Rauls, Wildwood, 1:20.50; 2, Jonathan Shearon, Jackson, 1:23.19; 3, Joseph Chambers, Columbia, 1:24.14; 4, Chad Sierman, Cape Girardeau, 1:25.09; 5, Josh Robusto, Cape Girardeau, 1:25.36; 6, Joshua Seabaugh, Ballwin, 1:32.40; 7, Scott Greene, Paducah, Ky., 1:33.51; 8, Brock Busenbark, Farmington, 1:36.35; 9, Devendra Patel, O'Fallon, Ill., 1:39.46; 10, Brian Henson, Collierville, Tenn., 1:43.42; 11, Joshua Wallace, Marion, Ill., 1:46.13; 12, Craig Ward, Cape Girardeau, 2:02.02; 13, J.C. Sibala, St. Louis, 2:14.50.

30-34 -- 1, Clayton Cummings, St. Louis, 1:20.51; 2, Eric Redinger, Cape Girardeau, 1:23.42; 3, Rob Dodson, Cape Girardeau, 1:26.05; 4, Brent Berry, Bolivar, Tenn., 1:28.01; 5, Marc Pauly, Barhart, 1:29.06; 6, Brian Rodenbeck, St. Louis, 1:31.48; 7, Jason Bales, Park Hills, 1:48.16; 8, Rob Leitner, St. Louis, 1:48.45; 9, Rob Whitehead, St. Louis, 1:49.33; 10, Jeff Black, St. Louis, 1:49.52; 11, Reuben Mutrux, Germantown, Tenn., 1:58.07; 12, Mike Higgins, Cape Girardeau, 2:02.47; 13, Ryan Bury, St. Louis, 2:03.05; 14, Scott Keller, Jackson, 2:09.18.

35-39 -- 1, Brad Blackman, Sikeston, 1:25.18; 2, Matthew Parris, St. Louis, 1:29.38; 3, Tom Fischer, St. Louis, 1:29.56; 4, Terry Farrar, St. Charles, 1:30.27; 5, Carl Van Essendelft, Manchester, 1:30.47; 6, Terry J. Mort, St. Louis, 1:33.05; 7, Dan P. Quinn, Paragould, Ark., 1:35.34; 8, Chris W. Pindell, Paragould, Ark., 1:41.34; 9, Pierre D'Aoust, Poplar Bluff, 1:43.23; 10, Ray C. Lewis, Mount Vernon, Ill., 1:44.41; 11, Michael Bert, St. Louis, 1:46.24; 12, David Rinehart, Jackson, 1:48.33; 13, Scott Steiger, St. Louis, 1:59.32; 14, Anderson Harris Jr., Marion Ill., 2:00.06; 15, Travis Wolfe, Alton, Ill., 2:03.04; 16, Ryan Goddard, Gordonville, 2:03.16; 17, Lance Qualmann, St. Louis, 2:07.53.

40-44 -- 1, Rick Barnes, St. Louis, 1:18.43; 2, Robert Montani, Nashville, Ill., 1:21.28; 3, D.L. Gomer Wiliams, Kingsport, Tenn., 1:27.48; 4, Michael Miles, Ballwin, 1:28.47; 5, Steven D. Rothert, Jackson, 1:31.10; 6, Andy Graham, Murray, Ky., 1:35.10; 7, Chris Rudy-Chapman, Columbus, Ind., 1:35.22; 8, Kurt Wolfgram, St. Louis, 1:35.42; 9, David Schmitt, Farmington, 1:46.55; 10, John Lysell, Jackson, 1:54.08; 11, Kevin Coe, Jackson, 2:34.59.

45-49 -- 1, Bobby Terrell, Union City, Tenn., 1:21.38; 2, Kurt Restemyer, Seabrook, Texas, 1:25.57; 3, Terry W. McDowell, Cape Girardeau, 1:48.03; 4, Steve Faust, St. Louis, 1:50.42; 5, Donald S. Gillum, Columbia, Ill., 1:53.25; 6, Daniel Davison, St. Louis, 1:55.34; 7, William Mayers, Belleville, Ill., 1:59.20.

50-54 -- 1, Tim Jones, Paducah, Ky., 1:25.41; 2, Curtis Brooks, Maryland Heights, 1:27.18; 3, Paul Winningham, Uniontown, 1:48.56; 4, Ken Poelker, St. Louis, 1:51.39; 5, Mark A. Dana, Chesterfield, 2:03.57

55-59 -- 1, Ron Golden, Paducah, Ky., 1:33.29; 2, Alan Shearon, Jackson, 1:34.20; 3, Bruce Brown, 1:38.51; 4, Don Hager, Farmington, 1:39.06; 5, Wallace Davidson, Carbondale, Ill., 1:48.41; 6, Bill Leming, Cape Girardeau, 1:50.21; 7, Jim Harris, Paducah, Ky., 1:51.38; 8, Michael Ugarte, Columbia, 2:10.59.

60 and over -- 1, Jim Boyt, Springfield, 1:45.29; 2, Denny Rubin, Chesterfield, 1:48.03; 3, Phil Shayne, Manchester, 2:01.50

70 and over -- 1, Ed Wolfgram, St. Louis, 1:52.55; 2, Robert Klenk, Weldon Spring, 1:58.26; 3, Andy Marcec, Carbondale, Ill., 2:07.39; 4, Don Rowe, Park Hills, 2:13.00

FEMALE

19 and under -- 1, Taylor Coe, Jackson, 2:29.58.

20-24 -- 1, Cassie Kipper, Cape Girardeau, 1:37.07; 2, Laura Klein, Freeburg, Ill., 1:54.20; 3, Shauna Restivo, Creve Coeur, 2:09.49.

25-29 -- 1, Elizabeth Ann Uhrich, Collinsville, Ill., 1:48.58; 2, Monica Restivo, St. Louis, 1:54.06; 3, Kelly Bingaman, St. Louis, 1:56.26; 4, Kacy Blumenstock, Marion, Ill., 2:05.35

30-34 -- 1, Leslie Ann Schwanbeck, St. Louis, 1:39.33; 2, Missy Manch, Farmington, 1:42.02; 3, Amy Van Essendelft, Manchester, 1:45.26; 4, Kristen Melter, Ballwin, 1:45.52; 5, Sarah Woody, St. Louis, 1:49.37; 6, Amanda Cook, Seymour, 1:50.46; 7, Sarah Reading, St. Louis, 1:53.42; 8, Kristi M. Oppermann, St. Louis, 1:58.11; 9, Kathy Denton, O'Fallon, Ill., 2:04.19; 10, Jessica Brandenburg, St. Charles, 2:08.48; 11, Rebecca Huller, O'Fallon, Ill., 2:13.23.

35-39 -- 1, Heather Johnson, St. Louis, 1:35.02; 2, Stephanie McCreary, St. Louis, 1:42.00; 3, Betsy Buchheit, Cape Girardeau, 1:53.01; 4, Ellen Maas, St. Louis, 1:57.19; 5, Jill Huckelberry, St. Louis, 1:59.40; 6, Elizabeth Toftemark, O'Fallon, Ill., 1:59.41.

40-44 -- 1, Lora Dehner, Farmington, 1:35.31; 2, Jennifer Layer Kelley, Maplewood, 1:51.21; 3, Allyson McGuire, Dyersburg, Tenn., 1:57.48.

45-49 -- 1, Karen Hand, Cobden, Ill., 1:44.34; 2, Mary Ann Faust, St. Louis, 1:46.42; 3, Roni Carman, Friendship, Tenn., 1:47.38.

50-54 -- 1, Debbie Thorn, O'Fallon, 1:41.54; 2, Susan Musser, Grand Ledge, Mich., 2:08.33; 3, Kathy Norman, St. Louis, 2:27.03.

55-59 -- 1, Kay Hathcock, Florissant, 2:05.59; 2, Donna Springer, St. Louis, 2:31.39

TEAM DIVISIONS

Men -- 1, Clay Tummins, Cape Girardeau, David Burdick, Cape Girardeau, Alex Ramsey, Burfordville, 1:14.28; 2, Jeremy Downing, Poplar Bluff, Tom Pierce, Poplar Bluff, Jim Barker, Poplar Bluff, 1:38.19; 3, Alan Shearon, Jackson, Douglas Baalmann, O'Fallon, Elliot Shearon, Jackson, 1:44.58; 4, Scott Emery, Manchester, Jesse Walter, Manchester, 1:50.18.

Women -- 1, Marla McLane, Poplar Bluff, Staci Barker, Poplar Bluff, Sara Faltys, Poplar Bluff, 1:40.45.

Coed -- 1, Amanda Casey, Poplar Bluff, Chad Casey, Poplar Bluff, Jody Ressel, Cape Girardeau, 1:22.36; 2, Connor McGinnis, Jackson, Harry Snyder, Jackson, Susan Richmond, Cape Girardeau, 1:26.56; 3, Keith Hente, Jackson, J.W. Hackworth, Sikeston, Merrily Rinehart, Jackson, 1:27.56; 4, Steve Franklin, Jackson, Kyle McDonald, Cape Girardeau, Lora Coots, Cape Girardeau, 1:34.14; 5, Justin Blake Oates, Bonne Terre, Darren Record, Glendale, Ariz., Dona Record, Glendale, Ariz., 1:36.23; 6, Beth Moeller, St. Louis, Fred Cotsworth, St. Louis, 1:41.08; 7, Betsy Buchheit, Cape Girardeau, Denny Henson, St. Louis, Lisa Edwards, Cape Girardeau, 1:51.22; 8, Albert Maas, St. Louis, Deanna Scheck, St. Louis, Hayley Scheck, St. Louis, 1:53.47; 9, Justin Drury, Cape Girardeau, Caleb Wilson, Cape Girardeau, Sarah Hill, Cape Girardeau, 1:53.59; 10, Kurt Wolfgram, St. Louis, Jerod Wolfgram, St. Louis, Robin Wolfgram, St. Louis, 2:05.46; 11, Christopher Hale Stancil, Lawrence, Kan., Jackie Schon, Lawrence, Kan., 2:06.59.