Competitors

Last year’s Nevada Passage adventure competition champions Tim Menoher of Erlanger, Ky., and Linda Lindsay of Petaluma, Calif., were invited back to defend their title and race in the brand new Land Rover G4 Challenge format.  In all, this year’s competitors represent 13 states, spanning the country from California to South Carolina and a variety of professions, including glass blower, attorney, mental health counsellor and doctor of oriental medicine.  Three of the athletes are from Nevada; returning competitors Tom Lyons and Phillip Glenn, both from Reno and first time competitor Sarah McMahan of Incline Village.

“We are excited to have these talented competitors represent the United States and the Land Rover brand.”
- Chris Marchand

“All of these athletes are experienced outdoor adventurers who have competed in a wide range of adventure competitions,” Chris Marchand, executive vice president of marketing and sales for Land Rover North America, said.  “We are excited to have these talented competitors represent the United States and the Land Rover brand.”

The roster of confirmed athletes, which is subject to change, lists the competitors by name, age, profession and city of residence, with the woman’s name first and grouped by team:

TEAM GREEN
Linda Lindsay, 43, office administrator from Petaluma, Calif.
Tim Menoher, 37, bank sales director from Erlanger, Ky.
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TEAM ORANGE
Sage Grossi, 30, college professor from Tempe, Ariz.
Nate Brown, 31, hyperbaric technician from Cedarburg, Wis.
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TEAM ROYAL BLUE
Caroline Colonna, 44, doctor of oriental medicine from Taos, N.M.
Adam Chase, 42, attorney from Boulder, Colo.
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TEAM BURGUNDY
Rachel Cieslewicz, 29, personal trainer from Salt Lake City, Utah
Scott Fredricksen, 33, sales manager from Greenville, S.C.
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TEAM LIME GREEN
Laura Home, 35, elementary school teacher from Santa Cruz, Calif.
Phillip Glenn, 31, emergency medical technician from Reno, Nev.
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TEAM TURQUOISE
Sarah McMahan, 36, sales representative from Incline Village, Nev.
Peter Hanson, 43, sports medicine physician from Minneapolis, Minn.
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TEAM GREY
Emma Garrard, 27, photo journalist from Truckee, Calif.
Dean Kruuse, 35, repair shop owner from San Diego, Calif.
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TEAM PURPLE
Lisa Lieb, 37, property manager from Durango, Colo.
Tom Lyons, 47, real estate investor from Reno, Nev.
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TEAM RED
Brandyn Roark-Gray, 29, mental health counselor from Sandpoint, Idaho
Jim Perkins, 33, construction company sales from Huntington Beach, Calif.
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TEAM YELLOW
Marne Smiley, 25, director for Michigan MTB Assoc. from Ann Arbor, Mich.
Garrett Wheeler, 27, glass blower from Waitsfield, Vt.
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