Sixty-three of the National Guard’s best athletes descended

Sixty-three of the National Guard’s best athletes descended on the Nebraska National Guard’s Greenlief Training Site near Hastings, Nebraska, Aug. 29-30, 2020, to compete in the inaugural All Guard Endurance Team time trials. Thirty-four competitors were ultimately named to the 2020 All Guard Endurance Team, including the top 20 males, top 10 females and top four masters qualifiers (individuals over 50+). The All Guard Endurance Team is an extension of the National Guard Marathon Program, which promotes the Army and Air National Guard both locally and nationally while bolstering the National Guard Retention Program by instilling physical fitness, self-discipline, and esprit de corps among National Guard members from all 50 states, three U.S. territories and the District of Columbia. The program will now consist of both the Marathon Team and the Endurance Team, each competing and representing the National Guard in approximately five events annually.
The 2020 All Guard Endurance Team includes:
Maj. Robert Killian, California – 1ST PLACE MALE
Sgt. 1st Class Mark Jones, Colorado – 2ND PLACE MALE
Spc. Bailey Ruff, South Dakota – 3RD PLACE MALE
Maj. Samantha Wood, California – 1ST PLACE FEMALE
Sgt. Ayrin Hamner-Ripperger, Iowa – 2ND PLACE FEMALE
Capt. Ferne Ryder, Vermont – 3RD PLACE FEMALE
1st Lt. Jamie Newton, Arkansas
Staff Sgt. Melissa Mullikin, Puerto Rico
Capt. Angela Wilker, Ohio
Capt. Sandra Wright, Maryland
Lt. Col. Deborah Fisher, Pennsylvania
Staff Sgt. Jazzmene Loftis, Nevada
Maj. Amanda Tooke, Texas
Col. Brian Coleman, Oklahoma
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Allen Davis, Kentucky
Maj. Amanda Tooke, Texas
Master Sgt. Ramon Abreueperez, Virginia
Sgt. Hill Torres, Puerto Rico
1st Lt. Austin Tenelsof, Michigan
1st Lt. Gary Parks, Indiana
Capt. Paul Fitzpatrick, Michigan
Staff Sgt. Nick Hagerty, Texas
Staff Sgt. Landon Tomkins, Michigan
Sgt. 1st Class Jason Kirch, Wisconsin
Staff Sgt. Anibal Soto, Puerto Rico
Staff Sgt. Timothy Rollings, Arkansas
Capt. Travis Kirchner, Nebraska
Staff Sgt. James Ross, Wisconsin
Cadet Ian Frandsen, Utah
Staff Sgt. Jerrod Abel, Ohio
Staff Sgt. Kenneth Wingard, South Carolina
Capt. Benjamin Smith, Maryland
Staff Sgt. Stephen Dorcey, Nebraska
Sgt. 1st Class Paul Hoffman, South Dakota
Staff Sgt. Lucas Scott, South Dakota
(Nebraska National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Heidi McClintock)