2008 Mountain Team Announced
Nine State Represented Among the 16 Athletes
We'll have detailed profiles of the athletes coming soon.  In the meantime, here is the press release about the team

Four Earn Spots on Mountain Team at Berry Picker
Simon Gutierrez, Megan Kimmel, Laura Haefeli, Paul Petersen make team.  Final at large spots to be decided.  read more

L-R: Simon Gutierrez, Paul Petersen, Megan Kimmel, Laura Haefeli, after winning spots on men's, junior men's, and women's 2008 Teva US Mountain Running Team.

U.S. Women Win Gold at Fifth Annual NACAC Mountain Running Championships
For the fourth time in five years, the U.S. women’s team won gold at the NACAC Mountain Running Championships which were held in Tepatitlan, Jalisco, Mexico, on Saturday, July 5, over a nine kilometer uphill course. read more

Blake and Erholtz Win at Mt. Washington, Gutierrez and Haefeli Set New Masters Records.
Two first-time competitors at yesterday’s Mount Washington Road Race earned berths on the 2008 Teva U.S. Mountain Running Team.  Brandy Erholtz, a 30-year-old schoolteacher from Bailey, CO was crowned ‘Queen of the Mountain’ and became the USA Mountain Running Champion.  read more
See Photos from Mt. Washington at the Photos Page

Learn more about this year's qualifying races

2007 WMRA Results
At the 2007 World Mountain Running Trophy, the U.S. Women repeated their Gold Medal performance of 2006 while Laura Haefeli won the first ever women's trip to the podium with a Bronze Medal.  The U.S. Women's Junior Team, led by Anna Lieb in 4th place and Maria Dalzot in 8th place, win the first ever Junior medal for the U.S., bringing home the Silver.

Read more about the 2007 Team at the USMRT Team Blog or  View Pictures.

Thanks to all of you who help support the team each year, especially our sponsors.  The team's success would not be possible without you.

Nancy Hobbs
Executive Director,
American Trail Running Association