SAGE GROSSI COMES FROM A BACKGROUND OF 7 YEARS RACING MOUNTAIN BIKES, THE LAST TWO AS TOP AMATEUR EXPERT CLASS RIDER. HER FOCUS HAS NOW MOVED TO OFF-ROAD TRIATHLONS, SPECIFICALLY THE XTERRA SERIES. WITH EXCELLENT LOCAL RESULTS, SAGE HAS QUALIFIED FOR THE XTERRA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD IN LAKE TAHOE, NV AND IN 2003, 2004, AND 2005 SAGE ALSO QUALIFIED TO RACE AT THE XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN MAUI, HAWAII. SAGE HAS ALSO SHOWN SHE CAN EXCEL AT THE ROAD TRIATHLONS AS WELL, PLACING TOP THREE IN HER AGEGROUP AND TOP 10 OVERALL IN RACES OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS. OUTSIDE OF RACING, SAGE TEACHES METEOROLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY AT MESA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SINCE RECEIVING HER MASTERS DEGREE FROM ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY IN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE.
BORN: 1977
HOMETOWN: TEMPE, AZ
TRIATHLON START: 2003
SPECIALTY: XTERRA
EDUCATION: BS GEOLOGY/MS ATMOSPHERIC SCI
PROFESSION: GEOGRAPHY PROFESSOR, MCC
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
3RD - 2005 XTERRA NATIONALS - LAKE TAHOE
1ST - 2005 XTERRA MTN CHAMPS - KEYSTONE
2ND - 2005 WEST COAST CHAMPS - TEMECULA
2ND - 2005 XTERRA ARIZONA - SAGUARO LAKE
1ST - 2005 FAT TIRE TRIATHLON TEMPE
3RD - 2005 PAT TILLMAN TRIATHLON
2ND - 2005 SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL TRI
3RD - 2005 SWEET TOMATOES DUATHLON
2ND - 2003/2004 XTERRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS MAUI