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IRONMAN Wisconsin Kona qualifying
The time needed at IRONMAN Wisconsin to qualify for the IRONMAN World Championship in each age group, who took the automatic slots and how far the roll down went, cycle by cycle.
Kona 2027 · in progress · IRONMAN Wisconsin 2026
55 slots. Cycle in progress: there's no start list yet, so the cutoff is projected from how far each race's roll down went last year.
Slots
35
projected
Automatic
11
12 age groups
Pool
24
of 24 slots
Age-graded cutoff
9:39:03
#26 in the ranking
Time needed by age group
| AG | Time | Factor | Automatic slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| M18-24 | 9:57:05 | 0.9698 | Nathan Kim 8:43:00 |
| M25-29 | 9:43:40 | 0.9921 | Tevin Neegaard 9:16:56 |
| M30-34 | 9:39:03 | 1.0000 | Adam Suczewski 9:16:41 |
| M35-39 | 9:45:12 | 0.9895 | Alfredo Ramirez Pinho 8:50:48 |
| M40-44 | 9:58:00 | 0.9683 | Pedro Gomes 8:46:06 |
| M45-49 | 10:15:57 | 0.9401 | Jeff Scarella 9:32:37 |
| M50-54 | 10:43:15 | 0.9002 | Evan Deutsch 10:23:12 |
| M55-59 | 11:08:07 | 0.8667 | Jason Rowe 10:32:38 |
| M60-64 | 11:40:52 | 0.8262 | Dave Lundberg 10:59:15 |
| M65-69 | 12:46:45 | 0.7552 | Ferris Thompson 11:58:58 |
| M70-74 | 14:02:08 | 0.6876 | Parke Byron 13:43:42 |
| M75-79 | 14:15:34 | 0.6768 | — |
Pool roll down
Age-graded ranking (excluding age group winners) down to the projected cutoff.
| # | Athlete | AG | Finish | Age-graded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Taylor | M35-39 | 8:55:50 | 8:50:12 | |
| 2 | Olaf Patzelt | M60-64 | 10:59:35 | 9:04:57 | |
| 3 | Nathan Stringer | M18-24 | 9:22:36 | 9:05:37 | |
| 4 | John Cline | M45-49 | 9:49:43 | 9:14:24 | |
| 5 | Dougin Walker | M60-64 | 11:13:30 | 9:16:27 | |
| 6 | Andy Schnurbusch | M25-29 | 9:23:16 | 9:18:49 | |
| 7 | Carson Christen | M35-39 | 9:25:12 | 9:19:16 | |
| 8 | Liam Knight | M18-24 | 9:38:20 | 9:20:52 | |
| 9 | Ivan Bukin | M45-49 | 9:57:02 | 9:21:16 | |
| 10 | Buddy Castellano | M35-39 | 9:27:22 | 9:21:25 | |
| 11 | Shawn Noftall | M55-59 | 10:51:21 | 9:24:32 | |
| 12 | Eric Prilipp | M40-44 | 9:45:19 | 9:26:46 | |
| 13 | Samuel Janssen | M18-24 | 9:45:35 | 9:27:54 | |
| 14 | Scott Goodrich | M50-54 | 10:31:12 | 9:28:12 | |
| 15 | Russell Hamilton | M65-69 | 12:33:41 | 9:29:11 | |
| 16 | Jason Crisp | M45-49 | 10:07:38 | 9:31:14 | |
| 17 | Bradley Brooks | M30-34 | 9:32:21 | 9:32:21 | |
| 18 | Reggie Bruhn | M70-74 | 13:54:45 | 9:33:58 | |
| 19 | Joe Conrad | M60-64 | 11:35:52 | 9:34:56 | |
| 20 | William Mott | M65-69 | 12:41:45 | 9:35:16 | |
| 21 | Aiden Pratt | M25-29 | 9:41:07 | 9:36:32 | |
| 22 | David Hansen | M40-44 | 9:56:30 | 9:37:35 | |
| 23 | Benjamin Willey | M30-34 | 9:38:01 | 9:38:01 | |
| 24 | Jason Ming | M45-49 | 10:15:17 | 9:38:26 | |
| 25 | Mark Smith | M40-44 | 9:57:25 | 9:38:29 | |
| 26 | Aurelien Jolly | M35-39 | 9:45:12 | 9:39:03 |
Kona 2026 · IRONMAN Wisconsin 2025
40 slots. Closed cycle (Kailua-Kona, Oct 10, 2026): cutoffs estimated from the start list.
Slots
25
estimated
Automatic
11
11 age groups
Pool
14
of 14 slots
Age-graded cutoff
9:17:56
#15 in the ranking
Time needed by age group
| AG | Time | Factor | Automatic slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| M18-24 | 9:35:18 | 0.9698 | Blake Peiffer 9:34:20 |
| M25-29 | 9:22:23 | 0.9921 | Daniel Winek 8:36:16 |
| M30-34 | 9:17:56 | 1.0000 | Conrad Sanders 8:44:47 |
| M35-39 | 9:23:51 | 0.9895 | Todd Teren 9:17:18 |
| M40-44 | 9:36:12 | 0.9683 | Kiel Bur 9:05:33 |
| M45-49 | 9:53:29 | 0.9401 | Edmond Sterpin 9:38:30 |
| M50-54 | 10:19:47 | 0.9002 | Ciaran Byrne 10:06:01 (2.º) |
| M55-59 | 10:43:45 | 0.8667 | Thaddeus Ingersoll 10:31:01 |
| M60-64 | 11:15:18 | 0.8262 | Tim Bradley 10:16:24 |
| M65-69 | 12:18:47 | 0.7552 | Garrett Dalessandro 12:22:28 |
| M70-74 | 13:31:25 | 0.6876 | Bing Liu 13:14:46 |
| M75-79 | 13:44:22 | 0.6768 | — |
Pool roll down
Age-graded ranking (excluding automatic slot takers) down to the last athlete who took a slot.
| # | Athlete | AG | Finish | Age-graded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Whitehead | M60-64 | 10:28:04 | 8:38:55 | Qualified |
| 2 | Cody Williams | M30-34 | 8:46:22 | 8:46:22 | Qualified |
| 3 | Chad Bykerk | M30-34 | 8:50:34 | 8:50:34 | Qualified |
| 4 | Robert Schaller | M60-64 | 10:44:10 | 8:52:13 | Not racing Kona |
| 5 | Elliot Kawaoka | M40-44 | 9:11:27 | 8:53:58 | Qualified |
| 6 | John Butcher | M30-34 | 8:54:46 | 8:54:46 | Qualified |
| 7 | Per Filip Kron | M30-34 | 9:01:21 | 9:01:21 | Qualified |
| 8 | Bruno Glaser | M55-59 | 10:32:30 | 9:08:11 | Qualified |
| 9 | Kevin Canavan | M30-34 | 9:10:52 | 9:10:52 | Qualified |
| 10 | Pablo Berisso | M45-49 | 9:46:12 | 9:11:05 | Qualified |
| 11 | Diego Gelos | M45-49 | 9:47:39 | 9:12:27 | Qualified |
| 12 | Michael Bankes | M25-29 | 9:17:32 | 9:13:08 | Qualified |
| 13 | Blaine Egan | M40-44 | 9:31:30 | 9:13:23 | Qualified |
| 14 | John Matson | M35-39 | 9:19:26 | 9:13:34 | Qualified |
| 15 | Dave Lundberg | M60-64 | 11:15:18 | 9:17:56 | Qualified |
Kona 2027 · in progress · IRONMAN Wisconsin 2026
55 slots. Cycle in progress: there's no start list yet, so the cutoff is projected from how far each race's roll down went last year.
Slots
18
projected
Automatic
10
11 age groups
Pool
8
of 8 slots
Age-graded cutoff
10:52:06
#8 in the ranking
Time needed by age group
| AG | Time | Factor | Automatic slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| F18-24 | 11:23:20 | 0.9543 | Izabela Zmuda 10:36:57 |
| F25-29 | 10:53:17 | 0.9982 | Alle Fiske 11:02:29 |
| F30-34 | 10:52:06 | 1.0000 | Leah Winckler 9:50:56 |
| F35-39 | 11:00:13 | 0.9877 | Keenan Horness 10:42:18 |
| F40-44 | 11:12:20 | 0.9699 | Marie-Lyne Dore 10:19:28 |
| F45-49 | 11:28:36 | 0.9470 | Christine Sonnemann 10:22:03 |
| F50-54 | 12:00:28 | 0.9051 | Amy Hite 11:20:30 |
| F55-59 | 12:32:34 | 0.8665 | Diana Hassel 11:17:32 |
| F60-64 | 13:30:58 | 0.8041 | Kitty Badger 13:21:58 |
| F65-69 | 14:17:21 | 0.7606 | Marian Bergdolt 13:53:51 |
| F70-74 | 15:09:06 | 0.7173 | — |
| F75-79 | 17:40:20 | 0.6150 | — |
Pool roll down
Age-graded ranking (excluding age group winners) down to the projected cutoff.
| # | Athlete | AG | Finish | Age-graded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennie Hansen | F40-44 | 10:27:50 | 10:08:56 | |
| 2 | Melissa Rohrer | F45-49 | 10:54:25 | 10:19:44 | |
| 3 | Natalia Martino | F18-24 | 11:12:12 | 10:41:29 | |
| 4 | Leah Jones | F18-24 | 11:14:05 | 10:43:17 | |
| 5 | Leslie Rapp | F18-24 | 11:14:35 | 10:43:45 | |
| 6 | Nancy Agrillo | F55-59 | 12:23:09 | 10:43:56 | |
| 7 | Tylynn Ludwig | F30-34 | 10:48:23 | 10:48:23 | |
| 8 | Kimberly Thompson | F45-49 | 11:28:36 | 10:52:06 |
Kona 2026 · IRONMAN Wisconsin 2025
40 slots. Closed cycle (Kailua-Kona, Oct 10, 2026): cutoffs estimated from the start list.
Slots
13
estimated
Automatic
9
11 age groups
Pool
4
of 6 slots
Age-graded cutoff
10:57:12*
#4 in the ranking
Time needed by age group
| AG | Time | Factor | Automatic slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| F18-24 | 11:28:40* | 0.9543 | Claire Vandenhouten 11:02:18 |
| F25-29 | 10:58:23* | 0.9982 | Carly Schrom 10:01:28 |
| F30-34 | 10:57:12* | 1.0000 | Melissa Postoll-Downs 10:46:18 (2.º) |
| F35-39 | 11:05:23* | 0.9877 | — |
| F40-44 | 11:17:36* | 0.9699 | Brie Mcsherry 11:35:53 (3.º) |
| F45-49 | 11:33:59* | 0.9470 | Amy Hite 11:29:56 (2.º) |
| F50-54 | 12:06:06* | 0.9051 | Merilea Osterlund 12:39:26 |
| F55-59 | 12:38:27* | 0.8665 | Emma Yates 11:54:54 |
| F60-64 | 13:37:19* | 0.8041 | Elizabeth Miller Pittman 13:54:21 |
| F65-69 | 14:24:03* | 0.7606 | Kari Myrland 14:59:36 (2.º) |
| F70-74 | 15:16:13* | 0.7173 | — |
| F75-79 | 17:48:37* | 0.6150 | — |
Pool roll down
Age-graded ranking (excluding automatic slot takers) down to the last athlete who took a slot.
| # | Athlete | AG | Finish | Age-graded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa Neubauer | F55-59 | 11:58:58 | 10:22:59 | Qualified |
| 2 | Megan Whitehouse | F25-29 | 10:42:13 | 10:41:04 | Qualified |
| 3 | Sarah Jones | F55-59 | 12:36:52 | 10:55:49 | Qualified |
| 4 | Kristen Janssen | F30-34 | 10:57:12 | 10:57:12 | Qualified |
IRONMAN Wisconsin results: all editions →
How it works
- Since the 2026 cycle, each age group winner gets an automatic slot (if declined, it rolls to 2nd and 3rd). The remaining slots are split between women and men by their share of starters.
- The remaining slots are offered by age-graded time: finish time times the official age group factor (Kona Standard). An M60-64 multiplies by 0.8262; an M30-34, by 1.
- IRONMAN doesn't publish who accepted each slot. We estimate it by matching results against the World Championship start list: we go through the season in order, and at each race a slot goes to whoever is on the start list and didn't already have one. That shows how far the roll down went.
- Checked against the slots by gender published by IRONMAN: exact for Hawaii 70.3 and Jacksonville, within 1–2 for Texas and Brazil.
- * Approximate cutoff: we couldn't rebuild the whole pool (athletes who took a slot and aren't on the start list, or that we couldn't match). The real cutoff was probably a bit slower.
- For a cycle in progress there's no start list yet: we assume winners take their slot and the roll down goes as deep as it did at that race the year before.
- Americas races only. Age group winners qualify even if slower than the cutoff.
Sources: IRONMAN Age Group Qualification · IRONMAN World Championship slots