Courtesy: USAT

Eleven U.S. women and 10 U.S. men are scheduled to compete Sunday (Nov. 4) in the final International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Cup race of the season in Cancun, Mexico.

Barb Lindquist (Jackson, Wyo.), ranked fourth in the world, will lead the U.S. contingent and will also be the top-ranked woman in the competition. Lindquist is coming off second-place finishes at the Los Angeles Triathlon, the Goodwill Games and the U.S. elite national championships. Forty-eight women have registered for the race.

Siri Lindley (Boulder, Colo.), who is ranked No. 1 in the world and who won the Cancun World Cup last year, will not compete due to a sprained ankle.

Joe Umphenour (Seattle, Wash.), ranked 34th, is the top-ranked U.S. man competing. A field of 79 men, including No. 1 Chris Hill of Australia, is scheduled to race.

The final ITU World Cup will be a draft-legal race at the Olympic distance - 1.5K swim, 40K bike, 10K run. The weather in Cancun is predicted to be warm with scattered thunderstorms.

The U.S. team will be led by USA Triathlon National Team Programs Director Libby Burrell. Burrell will also take part in the ITU Executive Board meeting before the race.

The U.S. team will consist of the following:
Women
Name                      Rank        Hometown
Barb Lindquist            No. 4       Wilson, Wyo.
Laura Reback              No. 9       North Palm Beach, Fla.
Becky Gibbs               No. 16      Minnetonka, Minn.
Jennifer Gutierrez        No. 19      Greenwood Village, Colo.
Sheila Taormina           No. 27      Livonia, Mich.
Gina Derks Gardner        No. 63      Davie, Fla.
Alison Hayden             No. 90      Dade City, Fla.
Julie Pittsinger          No. 102     Wenatchee, Wash.
Laurie Hug                No. 103     Ambler, Pa.
Desiree Ficker            No. 104     Potomac, Md.
Susie Stark               No rank     Jacksonville, N.C.
 
Men
Name                      Rank        Hometown
Joe Umphenour             No. 34      Seattle, Wash.
Andy Kelsey               No. 53      Cupertino, Calif.
Nick Radkewich            No. 55      New London, N.H.
Doug Friman               No. 66      Tucson, Ariz.
Victor Plata              No. 91      Santa Cruz, Calif.
Mark Fretta               No. 128     Portland, Ore.
Kevin Carter              No. 199     Silver Spring, Md.
Brent Perdrizet           No. 225     Flagstaff, Ariz.
Brian Lavelle             No. 247     San Jose, Calif.
Jim Carothers             No rank     Kirksville, Mo.