Our second-ever Fran Workout event, which took place February 6–12, went down to the wire, with amazing performances by Donor Games veterans and new faces alike, including a photo finish in the women’s donor category and two new Donor Games records.
Thomas Sullivan is proving himself a force to be reckoned with in the Donor Games. In his third-ever Donor Games event, Thomas took the top podium spot in the men’s donor category and set a new record with a blazing fast time of 2:48, besting the previous record by more than 3 minutes. Justin King, the previous record holder for the event, submitted a first video that put him in third place with 7:14. On Monday, Justin submitted a second video of 6:35, leapfrogging Mike Ramsey to land in second place. Mike roared back with a second video of his own, securing second place with a time of 5:52. Justin made a third attempt, improving his time to 6:19 but remaining in third place. Rounding out the top five were Cornelius Bornman in fourth place with a time of 7:05, and newcomer Brandon Cullen, who submitted his first two attempts as modified workouts with a lower thruster weight and then surprised everyone with a standard workout of 8:57 for his third attempt, coming in at fifth place.
It was a fight to the finish in the women’s donor category. Previous record-holder Mimi Mahon was holding on to the top spot with a time of 4:52, but after two previous unsuccessful attempts to capture the lead, Roni Hayes roared to the front with her third attempt, taking the category and setting a new record with a time of 4:37. Donor Games newcomer Emmy Spencer Probasco was DQ’d on her first attempt and took it in stride, coming in with an impressive 5:18 on her second attempt, earning third place in the category. Emily called competing in the Donor Games a “post-op inspiration.” Courtney Cox, who came onto the Donor Games scene strong last year with a win in the 1-Mile Swim, was back with an impressive 6:08 on her first attempt, earning fourth place.
In the transplant recipient category, Wilson Du(6:50) and Merrill Walker(7:00) took the top spots with modified workouts.
Newcomer Nick Bahr staged a last-minute challenge to take the lead in the general men’s category, submitting a 2:08 workout that edged fellow newcomer Tony Lauters(2:09) out of first place by one second. Zack Simmons took third place with a time of 2:13.
Final Leaderboard
Living Donor: Men
Rank
Participant
Age
State
Time
Video
1
Thomas Sullivan
30
OK
2:48
2
Mike Ramsey
51
WI
5:52
3
Justin King
45
AL
6:19
4
Cornelius Bornman
47
MI
7:05
5
Brandon Cullen
24
NY
8:57
6
Steve Holmes+
52
PA
9:02
7
Garet Hil+
61
CT
9:46
David Ashley
49
WV
DQ
Anonymous Donor
44
ME
DNC
Jason Elmore
43
TX
DQ
Kevin Kilkenny
54
NY
DQ
Chris Sullivan
54
CO
DNC
Living Donor: Women
Rank
Participant
Age
State
Time
Video
1
Roni Hays
26
MS
4:37
2
Mimi Mahon
35
OH
4:52
3
Emmy Spencer Probasco
43
MD
5:18
4
Courtney Cox
40
MO
6:08
T-5
Andrea Alejandro+
44
TX
9:20
T-5
Radley West++
52
SC
8:37
Anna Cannington
56
MS
DNC
Joyce Collier
41
NY
DQ
Molly Cropp
43
CO
DNC
Victoria Rhodes
43
NY
DNC
Janet Walker
40
NY
DNC
Transplant Recipient: Men
Rank
Participant
Age
State
Time
Video
1
Wilson Du+
42
CA
6:50
Joe Curry
24
NY
DNC
Transplant Recipient: Women
Rank
Participant
Age
State
Time
Video
1
Merrill Walker+
67
TX
7:00
Lauren Streets
38
IL
DNC
General: Men
Rank
Participant
Age
State
Time
Video
1
Nick Bahr
32
MS
2:08
2
Tony Lauters
33
NE
2:09
3
Zack Simmons
30
OK
2:13
4
Jeremy Johnson
45
IN
2:16
5
Greg Holt
38
CT
2:24
6
Justus McGuire
30
OK
2:44
Edson DaCosta
45
NY
DNC
Kevin Fulton
31
CT
DNC
Casey Schmitz
39
NY
DNC
General: Women
Rank
Participant
Age
State
Time
Video
1
Francheska Delgado Peraza
35
MD
3:33
2
Chadae McDonald
37
MD
4:25
3
Abigail Lauters
37
NE
4:30
4
Laura Anderson
39
OH
5:13
5
Lindsey Holden
41
OH
7:16
6
Shanell Sullenberger
29
WA
8:42
7
Kiana Sullenberger
29
WA
8:48
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