Team Profile
Why the name Iowa Wolfpack? We often get this question. First of all we are all huge University of Iowa fans and three of us were former Cheerleaders at the University of Iowa and are alumni. The second reason is Mr. Wolf is our navigator and we follow him around like a pack of wolves. Here is who we are...
Joe F.
Location: Muscatine, IA
Age: 33
Joe has competed in over 60 multi-sport/road races over the past 10 years. In that time span Joe has competed in 5 half Ironman triathlons, many Olympic distance and sprint distance triathlons, a marathon, and numerous half marathons, 10Ks and 5Ks. Joe has served as the captain of the adventure race team for all previous team events.
Brad M.
Location: Cedar Rapids, IA
Age: 42
Brad is an experienced athlete and bicyclist. In the past 16 years Brad has participated is countless events that include multi-stage bicycle endurance events, road and adventure races. Brad has also completed the Triple Bypass Ride from Evergreen to Avon Colorado. Brad is known for his mechanical skills and is a specialist in the canoeing and biking sections. Legend has it that Brad once pushed a female team member the last 10 miles of a biking section on a mountain bike averaging 25 mph to make the 12-hour time limit cutoff by 2 minutes.
Paul W.
Location: Bettendorf, IA
Age: 34
Paul’s love for the outdoors began at an early age as an Eagle Scout. Paul is an experienced navigator, outdoorsman and is a Mechanical Engineer by day. Paul has competed over 30 multi-sport/road races over the past 8 years. In that time span Paul has competed in 2 half Ironman triathlons, many Olympic distance and sprint distance triathlons, a half marathon, 10Ks and 5Ks. Paul has performed the orienteering duties for the adventure race team for each event. Paul is so experienced at navigating he once placed the race map high in a tree as an extra challenge.
Vanessa B.
Location: Iowa City IA
Age: 27
Vanessa is a conditioned athlete who participated in college cheerleading at the University of Iowa for 3 years. Vanessa was new to the adventure racing scene in 2007 and was outstanding. She is an outdoor enthusiast and has trained at a Division I level. Vanessa has also finished many running road races of various distances.
Vanessa (eye candy)
Brad (Mr. Clean)
Paul (boy scout)
Joe (bossy)