2024 Toughest Teams

Alexandre Provost - ExecNav

Dusty Caseria - OpsNav

Karine Corbeil - TAverything

Jean-Yves Dionne - Uhaulman 

 

Objective: finally put a check mark on that one!

Roles:

Arvi Anton - Captain

Tommi Putkuri - Navigator

Anita Lehmann - Always strong and taking pictures
Joosep Tammemäe - Mule

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Roles:

Jacob Westerberg -captain/co nav

Helen Westerberg

Mathias Arbert -navigator

Taino Riibak 

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Shaun Palmer - lead nav

Oliver Thompson- back up nav 

Molly Spark - captain 

Fergus Frame - pack horse

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Team Roles: 

Jason Gockel: Runner 

Courtney Herb: Runner

Lebn Lovejoy: Expert 

Daniel Staudigel: Captain

 

Our goal is to finish all of our 4 Hour Fuel at the end of every stage.

Team Roles: TBD 

Graham Henry

Russell Henry 

Freya Wasteneys 

Max Seigal 

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Team Goal: One sentence race goal: Send it in style​

Roles:
Holly Weston: Captain
Barrett Hocking: Pack Horse
Harvey Brouard: Nav
Michael Mitchell: 2nd nav

 

Race goal: See some squirrels 

Roles:

Doug Ritzert: offensive coordinator

Jenn DeBruyn: middle relief

Amanda Bohley: chaos control

Brandon Hopkins: arm candy

 

Race goal: Lots of checkpoints and lots of fun!

Roles:

Nathalie Long- veteran captain & TA patrol

Greg Callas- navigator & hype man

Jeff Cayley- bike expert & voice of reason

Jeff Angermann- boat man & mad scientist 

 

Team goal- sharp nav, smooth pace, stupid jokes, no mechanicals, no injuries, full course

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Roles: 

Peter Joynt: Captain

Sam Grummitt: Nav

Karatai Metcalf: Packhorse 

Josie Norris: The Stoker/Motivator

 

Team Goal - Get through the full course, leave it all out there and race hard!

Tower Racing:

Corine Farrell - Captain / Team Mom

Andy Wentzel - Navigator 

Ellabeth Del Sarto - Stoke Machine

Tom Grundy - Legendary Hero

 

Team Goal: Forage our collective weight in Huckleberries while moving efficiently as a team.

Members:

Alex Lark - packhorse,

Jamie Mountier - lead navigator

Zoe MacClure - motivator

Milan Brodina - team captain.

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Coming from NZ to see what the famous Americas Toughest Race is about!

Team Roles 

Jamie Buckle - Captain

Laura Frowen - Navigator

Susan Tschappat - Motivator

Simon Jones - Entertainment

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Team Goal: Full course with a smile all the time!

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Team Roles: 

Marie-Pier Alary - Team Captain/2nd Nav

Rebecca Man - Lead Navigator

Zach Mesman - Mechanic/Draft machine

Logan Roadley - 2nd Nav

 

Goal: Have a blast! (And suffer well!)

 

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Team Roles:

Chris VonIns -  mule

Phil Nicolas - co-mule

Susan Alderman - captain

Michelle Dobson - team bad#$$

 

Team Goal - We race smart, push, and give 110%. We will crush!

Team Roles:

TJ Trottier - Captain

Brayden Fracchia - Navigator

Landon Holbert - Pack horse/motivator

Gavin Woody - Navigator

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Race goal:

Explore awesome terrain, support each other, and have some laughs amongst the suffering.

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Team Roles: 

Javier Barreda: Captain & Navigator

Fernanda Gratton: Medic & gear

Brissia Montalvo: Pacer & mechanic
Mayra Acosta: Food and rest

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Team Roles: 
 

Chelsey McBride 

Taylor Pospisil: MANdatory Gear

Chelsea Brisson

Rachel Popeka 

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Name: Manny’s Pale Ale

Team Roles: 

Clint Arney – Captain

Chip Palzer – Navigator

Craig Peterson – Backup nav and pack horse

Tamara Armstrong – All-around stud

 

Our goal is for a full course finish.

Dan Britton:  Field leader (codename = Tom Sawyer)

Paula Lambert:  Lead nutritionist and motivator (codename = Marathon)

Royce Kallerud:  Lead pace counter (codename = New World Man)

David Graetz:  Lead navigator (codename = Red Barchetta)

 

Team Goal:  RUSHing our way to complete the course.

Team Roles: 

Christa: TBD

Voss: TBD

Fletch: TBD

 

 

 

Our Race goals are pretty simple:

 

• Race Smart (not just hard)

• Foster Deeper Friendship

• Enjoy the Journey

Team:

Mareese Keane: Captain of All, Master of None
Henrike Siemen: Chief Critical Analyst
Andrew Peterson: Chief Directions Officer
Rolly Delfin: Chief Empathy Officer, VP of Boundless Energy

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Team Goal: to break the space-time continuum by transcending the boundaries of speed, pain, and gummy bear-fueling.

Roles: 

Bryan Niehaus: Captain, Navigator

Nathan Goff: Bike

Melissa Kelley: Co Navigator/Morale

Brian Rodenbeck: Analytics, Co-Navigator

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Team Race Goal:  Our goal is to safely complete Expedition Oregon as a full course team collecting as many optional checkpoints as possible, while taking advantage of the 6 days. 

Team Roles: 

Brenda: Nav

Ron : Nav

Luis : Captain

Jade : Rabbit 

 

Team goal: Full Course! Good training for worlds !!!

Roles:

Jess Evans: Captain

Kenny Sheffler: Primary Navigator 

Kristy Deep: Logistics

Steve Hambling:Powerhouse

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Team goal: is to see as much of the course as possible.

Team Roles:

    Johan Grobler - Chief

    Mila Olson -  Directions

    Shashank Khandekar - Cook

    Micah Tuttle - Bottle Washer

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Team Goal: Finish strong with all team members and as many boxes checked as we can in as much time as we can. 

Team Roles: 
 

Brian Deitsch: Captain/Navigator

Paul Teale: Co-Navigator

Marcin Stermolewski: Rabbit and Spirit Squad

Melody Hazi: Muscle and Technical Lead

 

Race goal: Have fun and keep chunkin’ along up the mid-pack….

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