2024 SAMSON CHALLENGE RESULTS

Warrior Men
1	John Erickson	22.19.91
2	Slade Jones	25.18.34
3	Miguel Cervantes	25.59.68
4	Lee Tallman	26.00.26
5	Kevin Williams	27.06.36
6	Gavin Stanley	27.19.81
7	Clark Bearsmith	27.54.31
8	Brandon Cover	27.55.25
9	Jon Pier	27.59.13
10	David Mowery	28.23.47
11	Travis Brock	29.48.94
12	Ricardo Velasco	29.50.89
13	Fabian Holgui	31.33.17
14	Kyle Odmom	32.25.87
15	Shawn Taylor	32.32.50
16	Matthew Manicke	32.54.91
17	Paul Fritch	32.58.30
18	Patrick McBride	32.58.37
19	Bayle Curtis	33.51.44
20	Keli Boucher	33.56.46
21	Sergio Trado	35.00.35
22	Charles Bustos	35.11.77
23	Roman Baca	35.15.15
24	Quentin Baker	38.47.25
25	Adrian Ontiveros	39.41.70
26	Don Baker	42.14.14
27	McRae Heard	43.48.71
28	Chandler Smith-Stetson	44.40.09
29	Randall Ortega	46.25.79
30	Adan Samuel	48.15.32

Jock Men
1	Ted Lapina	19.28.25
2	Art Anaya	22.38.53
3	Joshua Frick	23.20.03
4	Leon Garcia	23.34.96
5	Luke Pier	23.38.21
6	Saul Carrillo	23.42.48
7	Jared Nakatewa	24.04.78
8	Chase Roberts	24.06.02
9	Samuel Martinez	26.07.96
10	Brian Mileshosky	26.23.74
11	Benjamin Thomas	27.09.22
12	Zack Kavelman	27.10.66
13	Michael Cde Baca	28.07.75
14	Cody Johnston	28.14.99
15	Jeremy Trujillo	28.39.38
16	Matt Maes	29.08.06
17	Jordan Wheatly	29.30.38
18	Kynneth Wilson	29.45.40
19	Max Valles	30.16.53
20	William Michell	31.26.19
21	Matthew Cde Baca	33.15.20
22	Armando Silva	33.30.82
23	Levon VanErt	33.55.00
24	Michael Sanchez	34.32.14
25	Tyler Garrett	35.02.11
26	Eric Garcia	35.11.36
27	Eduardo Vasquez	36.04.18
28	Eric Nykanan	36.33.00
29	Carlos Mata	39.42.38
30	Dion Chaves	39.42.77
31	Zane Stephans	39.52.01
32	Michael Mamawal	40.11.11
33	Thad Porch	41.41.01
34	Gael Luna	45.71.00

Not-So-Average Joe
1	Jake Pier	18.00.84
2	Isaac Pier	18.24.25
3	Iven Porosky	21.42.00
4	Brian Lounsbury	22.24.46
5	Steve Trujillo	22.45.25
6	Samuel Ruiz	25.36.60
7	Christina Gonzales	25.50.43
8	Jeff Anderson	26.56.87
9	Jason Liou	27.52.06
10	John McCullough	28.55.12
11	Chris Sandoval	33.14.24
12	Landon Frich	33.18.17
13	John MCready	33.33.40
14	Aiden Walls	34.44.60
15	Roy McClellan	35.56.68
16	Adolfo Mendez	36.01.17

Masters Men
1	Michael Conrad	20.19.18
2	Steve Brantley	21.54.44
3	Scott Groth	22.55.53
4	Jerry Todd	23.01.03
5	Patrick McGuirk	23.04.44
6	Mitch Elson	23.07.84
7	David Luft	23.43.63
8	Joseph Beman	24.30.84
9	Christopher Archulette	25.13.78
10	Douglas Cook	25.58.28
11	Damon Scott	25.59.03
12	Aaron Geswaldo	26.26.48
13	Dan Aragon	26.46.47
14	Joe Kassa	27.16.63
15	Randall Sparks	27.53.79
16	Kyle Hayden	28.33.19
17	John Gonzales	36.02.48

Rockstar Men
1	David Bernstein	17.14.53
2	Jan Bear	17.46.74
3	Tim Wheeler	18.47.53
4	Bill Harvey	19.34.66
5	Cornel Heitzman	20.21.40
6	Paul Fyfe	21.38.90
7	Jay Jordan	22.23.04
8	Thomas Laub	24.14.34
9	John Fisher	24.22.02
10	Jory Cafferky	24.28.86
11	Paul Hillygus	24.50.00
12	Rick Bell	24.55.97
13	Franklin Fine	26.38.31
14	Charles Egbom	31.47.65
15	Rick Buchanan	33.44.60

Coed Partner
1	Emily Lucero & Reece Lucero	20.38.47
2	Ellena Allen & Jac Pier	21.19.75
3	Amy Jakowatz & Gabe Helgerson	24.52.16
4	Steve Brantley & Tori Bushnell	24.57.90
5	Nick Pattengale & Maya Pattengale	25.23.90
6	Hannah Mayberry & Craig Mayberry	26.35.20
7	Renee Flores & Jesse Flores	26.47.07
8	Leslie Gilmore & David Gilmore	27.42.03
9	Brenna Newell & Garrett Newell	28.24.72
10	Cathy Binger & Ted Lapina	29.03.31
11	Jackie Miller & Beau Williams	29.41.03
12	Bonnie Baca & Angelo Baca	30.05.38
13	Amber Lampris-Tremba & Brett Lampris-Tremba	30.39.00
14	Christina Morales & Gullermo Rios	32.35.74
15	Emily Cobalt & Kelly Wild	34.09.34
16	Michelle Randall & Jason Randall	34.25.20
17	Michelle MAestas & Mark Hernandez	35.47.00
18	Sharon Chang & Javier Guzman	40.40.00
19	Stevyelee Stanley & Michael Stanley	41.40.18
20	Tracy Dyar & Jason Dyar	45.15.91

Male Partners
1	Samuel McCargish & Matthew McCargish	27.59.25
2	Chris Arnold & Lucas Arnold	31.01.01
3	Evan Perlman & Rick Orozco	36.27.20
4	Charles Martin & Paul Healy	37.06.83
5	Don Baker & Quentin Baker	38.32.80

Truck Pull Men
1	Charles Bustos	24.97
2	Ricardo Velasco	25.5
3	Fabian Holguin	25.66
4	Chris Wallace	26.5
5	Don Baker	28.22
6	Keli Boucher	28.41
7	Gavin Stanley	30.03
8	Quentin Baker	30.75
9	Roman Baca	32.75
10	Pe’er Koreh	40.69
11	James Whelchel	53.68
12	Matthew Manicke	64.03

	Super Athlete Men
1	Ricardo Velasco
2	Fabian Holguin
3	Charles Bustos
4	Gavin Stanley
5	Keli Boucher
6	Roman Baca
7	Quentin Baker
8	Don Baker
9	Matthew Manicke

	Junior Boys 5/6
1	Jayce Lyubimov	4.28
2	Christopher Derose	5.08
3	Ira De Rodke	5.21.66
4	Elijah Tafoya	5.21.84
5	Jacob Erdman	5.37
6	Tommy Bonner	5.44
7	Atlas Brock	6.10
8	Adam Doubrava Jr	6.27
9	Adam Ward	6.40
10	Rory Heard	6.43
11	Crew Jones	6.54

	Junior Boys 7/8
1	Gavin McVay	3.47
2	Roy Madrid	4.03
3	Callahan Hamlet	4.09
4	Easton Dennison	4.37

	Junior Boys 9/10
1	Zach Taylor	4.32
2	Tevin McVay	4.37
3	Rylee Anaya	4.39
4	Kohan Fritch	4.44
5	Landon McMurray	5.08
6	Torin Lounsbury	5.17

	Junior Boys 11/12
1	Braden Stanley	4.15
2	Aiden Arnold	4.27
3	Kellen Lounsbury	5.26
5	David Loiselle	7.31

Warrior Women
1	Elyse Barnes	23.45.34
2	Elena Allen	27.27.28
3	Heather Marquez	28.13.59
4	Samantha Bearsmith	30.32.89
5	Maggie Heide	32.52.35
6	Alissea Holguin	32.54.12
7	Crystal Vasquez	34.01.00
8	Alexis Cintron	34.07.21
9	Stephanie Eddings	34.29.83
10	Jennifer Harder	36.23.04
11	Krystle Cesarz	39.18.30
12	Jacquelyn Salcido	40.58.33
13	Candace Buchanon	45.34.66
14	Cara Farrel	48.01.35
15	Ashley Schweizer	50.55.07
16	Susan Burris	58.48.01
17	Yvette Alvorado	69.49.00

Jock Women
1	Misty Sanders	22.00.31
2	Kelsey Buckingham	24.26.14
3	Cara Heck	25.59.46
4	Jan Williams	26.43.25
5	Katherine Mosley	27.08.30
6	Denise Trujillo	27.19.46
7	Jessica Holloway	28.09.33
8	Amanda Molina	28.44.32
9	Brenna Newell	28.53.80
10	Jennifer Montoya	28.58.73
11	Lainey Estes	29.35.78
12	Katelyn Mileshosky	30.00.52
13	Bernice Lopez	31.18.90
14	Heidi Sparacino	32.09.67
15	Mikaela Rinke	32.13.06
16	Hope Simmons	32.19.59
17	Jessica Lyon	32.31.20
18	Lauren Curtis	32.37.07
19	Emily Bryl	33.15.67
20	Jenifer Zamora	33.23.24
21	Adria Padilla	33.41.01
22	Nicole Jones	34.29.00
23	Heather Sues	35.53.11
24	Bernadette Gongora	36.09.10
25	Clarita Brown	36.52.43
26	Gabriella Pineda	40.12.01
27	Jayme Nykanen	40.30.00
28	Brenda Hessling	41.54.00
29	Jennifer Garay	44.50.92
30	Alexandria Savage	51.08.16
31	Hannah Cheng	56.22.83

Not-So-Average Jane
1	Paige Mendez	17.58.66
2	Elliet Pier	20.22.75
3	Hawa Saho	21.50.10
4	Kelly Maes	22.04.25
5	Nathasha Sutherland	22.26.83
6	Samantha Sanders	22.35.82
7	Erica Devaney	22.57.38
8	Shannon Lawson	23.14.12
9	Kelli Taylor	23.43.54
10	Erin Frick	23.50.13
11	Stephanie Nakatewa	23.50.20
12	Molly Given	23.50.24
13	Silvia Madero	24.09.35
14	Lori Lujan	24.23.72
15	Tammy Thomas	24.38.19
16	Racel Nakamura	24.42.41
17	Misty Garley	25.00.72
18	Jeannette Sanchez	25.25.51
19	Kerri Tallman	25.27.06
20	Angela Lerner	25.44.77
21	Chelsey Macko	26.08.88
22	Miranda Evjen	27.02.28
23	Luna Simoni	27.23.56
24	Andrea Gabaldon	27.24.90
25	Sara Radke	27.38.19
26	Camille Van Ert	27.54.72
27	Lisa Todd	28.47.66
28	Luisa Valverde	29.01.37
29	Rose Marie Gallegos	30.05.31
30	Joy Strum	30.19.39
31	Marie Moya	31.06.00
32	Carmenlita Toya	31.40.75
33	Noemi Macias	33.30.66
34	Vanessa Soto	34.06.00
35	Sandra Silva	34.14.14
36	Monique Lovato	34.37.39
37	Angie Perlman	34.39.89
38	Casper Loiselle	34.43.86
39	Blanca Pinon	35.18.58
40	Norah Warren	35.36.68
41	Carolina Lopez	37.16.00
42	Lara Sanborn	37.45.26
43	Lea Sauri	37.59.25
44	Brenda McClellen	40.17.06

Masters Women
1	Christy Marinaro	19.33.87
2	Tara Sanford	20.42.65
3	Jody Roberts	22.02.19
4	Cathy Binger	22.59.13
5	Susan Altman	24.55.50
6	Hali Cheng	25.14.76
7	Donna Holiday	27.29.31
8	Rhonda Jones	30.19.11
9	Laurie Varela	31.42.93
10	Susan Warren	31.59.09
11	Paula Apodaca	33.57.52
12	Marina Efroymson	46.23.64
13	Debbie Oscar	50.30.00

Rockstar Women
1	Kim Bear	14.28.31
2	Peggy Wheeler	16.39.00
3	Pam Green	19.45.37
4	Suzy Frick	20.09.94
5	Gyda DiCosola	20.57.96
6	Mary Dodd	21.14.21
7	Leslee Richards	21.47.26
8	Clarissa Eastham	22.18.55
9	Judith Zabel	23.56.75
10	Carolyn Laarkamp	24.06.51
11	Johanne Heard	34.14.42

Female Partners
1	Emily Conway & Alyssa Conway	26.49.53
2	Kim Hart & Morgan Duran	27.45.47
3	Alyssa Martinez & Brianna Martinez	28.36.82
4	Katie Erdman & Melanie Hager	29.24.75
5	Elayne Brucker & Erin McDonald	30.55.00
6	Paige Tunby & Kristen Daubrava	31.49.00
7	Grace Madrid & Liz Tafoya	33.31.55
8	Michelle Randall & Jason Randall	34.25.20
9	Chau Tran & Jacgueline Nquyen-Espino	34.34.78
10	Megan Lloyd & Felisha Sena	37.20.99
11	Vanessa Michellback & Ashley Sanchez	37.38.69
12	Melanie Farmer & Sarah Couch	38.00.77
13	Rae Littlewood & Liza Mermelstein	43.08.29

Truck Pull Women
1	Sara Smith	22.91
2	Shenekah Telles	25.69
3	Alissea Holguin	28.87
4	Jennifer Harder	33.5
5	Mireya Herrera	36.66
6	Susan Burris	37.25
7	Amber Lampiris- Tremba	39.5
8	Stephanie Eddings	40.22
9	Maggie Heide	44.69
10	Alexandria Savage	46.66
11	Susan Warren	74.88

	Super Athlete Women
1	Alissea Holguin
2	Jennifer Harder
3	Stephanie Eddings
4	Maggie Heide
5	Susan Burris

	Junior Girls 5/6
1	Magnolia Hamlet	5.05
2	Zoe Baros	5.12
3	Nora Baca	5.29

	Junior Girls 7/8
1	Abby Griego	5.19
2	Evangeline Savage	7.14
3	Harley Rose Doubrava	7.38
4	Hannah Frick	7.51

	Junior Girls 9/10
1	Mabry Maes	5.26
2	Polina McCready	5.47
3	Evelyn Derose	5.55
4	Eliza Ramirez	6.37

	Junior Girls 11/12
1	Amelia Lawson	4.23
2	Hailee Mitchell	4.50
3	Olivia Frick	5.14
4	Maya Heard	5.26
5	Gracie Nelson	5.34
6	Angel Kotlisky	5.52
7	Claire McCready	6.45
8	Margaret Mance	7.26

2024 Samson Challenge Photos

Thank You to All Our Samson Challenge Athletes! We want to extend a huge thank you to all the incredible athletes who competed in this year’s Samson Challenge. Your hard work, dedication, and strength truly made this event one to remember!

Check out the amazing moments captured during the challenge!

Samson 2024 Adult Photos

Samson 2024 Kids Photos

Samson 2024 Truck Pull

JCC Samson Challenge

2025 Date TBA

The Samson Challenge is a unique obstacle course combining endurance, strong-man, CrossFit and adventure race activities all in one. Locally produced by the JCC of Greater Albuquerque, this heart-pumping challenge is every adrenaline junkie’s dream come true! The top three athletes in each category across the board win incredible prizes!

The Challenge can be taken on competitively or just for fun at any fitness level. Compete as a Warrior, Jock, Not-So-Average Joe/Jane, Masters (50+), or Rock Star (65+). Or, compete with a friend in the Jock-level Partner Samson as a coed or same-sex team of two.

The 2024 course included: rowing, tire flips, spartan pull, ground to overhead lift, sandbag carry with army crawl, sled pull, balance beam with tires, heavy bag obstacle, overhead lunges with straight leg sit ups, medicine ball toss and a water wade. Each year we produce an athlete prep video for an overview of exactly what to expect from the course.

After the Samson Challenge, the fun is just getting started. Stick around to see our Truck Pull! Both male and female athletes will pull a truck weighing a half-ton (or more!) for 25 meters. Warrior level Samson participants that also participate in the Truck Pull event are enter into the elite Super Athlete category.

The 2024 edition of the Samson Challenge will included a Team Competition for the first time. Each team consists of 10 athletes representing each competition category (Male/Female Warrior, Male/Female Jock, Not-So-Average Jane and Not-So-Average Joe, Male/Female Masters, Male/Female Rockstar). The team captain will register the team ($100), provide the team name, and identify all team athletes. Each team athlete will then register for the race and compete individually. All the team times will be combined for a total team time. The winning team receives an amazing prizes!

The JCC is also proud to host our Junior Samson. This miniature Samson-like course is designed for young athletes ages 5-12. The kids course has more focus on agility, balance and endurance, and it is always a blast!

Lastly, the JCC offers a Samson Prep Course each year for 8 weeks leading up to race day. This training class will familiarize you with the Samson course setting you up for victory on race day! Final class for all prep course participants will be a full course run-through.

Click here for 2024 Individual Event Standards or 2024 Partner Event Standards.