Please see below for the full results of today’s men’s competition:

2007 USA Pentathlon National Championships - Men’s Division

Dennis Bowsher – Gold Medal – 5,672 points
Shoot – 1,180 points
Fence – 1,036 points
Swim – 1,260 points
Run – 1,060 points
Ride – 1,036 points

Niul Manske – Silver Medal – 5,504 points
Shoot – 1,144 points
Fence – 1,036 points
Swim – 1,180 points
Run – 1,200 points
Ride – 944 points

Eli Bremer – Bronze Medal – 5,456 points
Shoot – 952 points
Fence – 820 points
Swim – 1,280 points
Run – 1,200 points
Ride – 1204 points

Sam Sacksen – Fourth Place – 5,348 points
Shoot – 1,144 points
Fence – 820 points
Swim – 1,224 points
Run – 1,172 points
Ride – 988 points

Will Brady – Fifth Place – 5,212 points
Shoot – 1,168 points
Fence – 748 points
Swim – 1,140 points
Run – 1,200 points
Ride – 956 points

Lucas Meyers – Sixth Place – 4,968 points
Shoot – 868 points
Fence – 748 points
Swim – 1,332 points
Run – 1,200 points
Ride – 820 points

Chris Hassoon – Seventh Place – 3,744 points
Shoot – 712 points
Fence – 568 points
Swim – 724 points
Run – 1,200 points
Ride – 540 points

The women will compete tomorrow, Sunday, June 10.  The event is being staged at the U.S. Olympic Complex and the Norris-Penrose Events Center.  The U.S. Olympic Complex is hosting the shooting, fencing and swimming events, while the Norris-Penrose Events Center is the venue for the running and riding.

The competition time schedule for the 2007 USA Pentathlon Senior and Junior National Championships is as follows:

Saturday, June 9 – Men’s Division

Sunday, June 10 – Women’s Division

Time          Event                     Location

6:25 a.m.    Shooting                 U.S. Olympic Complex (USA Shooting Building)
8:30 a.m.    Fencing                   U.S. Olympic Complex (Pan Am Room and Gym #11)
11:30 a.m.   Swimming               U.S. Olympic Complex (Aquatics Center)
2:15 p.m.    Running                  Norris-Penrose Events Center
4:15 p.m.    Equestrian               Norris-Penrose Events Center
5:30 p.m.    Awards Ceremony    Norris-Penrose Events Center

Registered Senior Division Participants Include:

Dennis Bowsher (Dallas, Texas/Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army)
Will Brady (Howell, Mich./Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Eli Bremer (Monument, Colo./Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Air Force)       
Margaux Isaksen (Fayetteville, Ark./Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Michelle ”Mickey” Kelly (Chatham, N.Y./Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army)
Niul Manske (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army)
Deirdre Matthews (Conifer, Colo.)
Sarah McEndree (San Diego, Calif.)
Lucas Meyers (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Laura Piper (Placentia, Calif.)
Sam Sacksen (Somerset, Pa./Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Emily Shertzer (Hershey, Pa./Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Suzanne Stettinius (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Andrea Wine (Colorado Springs, Colo.)

Registered Junior Division Participants Include:

Alessandra Accinelli (Novato, Calif.)
Marisa Berger (Altadena, Calif.)
Daelyn Chase (Lafayette, Calif.)
Chris Hassoon (Danville, Calif.)
Margaux Isaksen (Fayetteville, Ark./Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Grace Neveu (San Francisco, Calif.)
Rachael Sacksen (Somerset, Calif.)
Nichole Tintle (Auburn, Calif.)

Sheila Taormina (Livonia, Mich./Colorado Springs, Colo.) elected not to compete in the 2007 USA Pentathlon National Championships to concentrate on improving her fencing, which she is doing this week at an elite fencing club in Portland, Ore.  This will not affect Taormina’s status for the 2007 Pan American Games or the 2007 World Modern Pentathlon Championships.

The male and female winner of the 2007 USA Pentathlon Senior National Championships will automatically earn a spot on the USA Pentathlon Team that will compete at the 2007 World Modern Pentathlon Championships in Berlin, Germany, August 15-22.  The 2007 USA Pentathlon Senior National Championships is also designated as a domestic event in the International Pentathlon Point System (IPPS), giving athletes the opportunity to earn valuable IPPS that will count toward an athlete’s international ranking which factors into eventual U.S. Olympic Team selection for 2008.

For the 2007 USA Pentathlon Junior National Championships, the top three female and male winners may earn the opportunity to represent the United States at the 2007 Junior Modern Pentathlon World Championships, September 25-30 in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal.