2009 XTERRA Regional Champs Announced
The XTERRA America Tour’s 60-race regular season that stretched across the continental United States and into Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and Saipan has come to a close, and as such it’s time to recognize the regional champs.
Click here to view a listing of all 164 athletes that won their region. Winners will be honored at the Night of Champions dinner on September 25 at Browning Theater in Historic Union Station.
Reno, Nevada native Tom Lyons (pictured) and the pilot from Olive Branch, Mississippi, Steve Cole, once again highlight the list of 2009 XTERRA Regional Champions as the only 9-time winners. Lyons, a former “Mr. XTERRA”, also has seven XTERRA national and world championship titles to his credit.
Casey Fannin (Birmingham, AL), Barbara Peterson (Berkeley, CA), and Beverly Enslow (Peoria, IL) won their region for the eighth time and those with seven titles include Kent Robison (Reno, NV), Hans Dieben (Chula Vista, CA), Mike Carter (Austin, TX), Jim James (Ann Arbor, MI), Kyle Grieser (Marble Falls, TX), Cindi Toepel (Littleton, CO), and Kathy Frank (Bend, OR). Also of note, Mike Hicks from Fountain Hills, Arizona won a regional championship in the Southwest Moderate leg impairment division for the third straight year - tying the Physically Challenged division record set by "One-Arm" Willie Stewart last year.
