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On the afternoon of Saturday, February 23rd, 3 individuals set new world records for jumpin rope while on a unicycle. The records is the number of 'skips' in one minute.

The women's record was set by Amy Shields with 209 skips, and the men's record is now tied at 206 skips, set by Brady Witbeck and Ryan Woessner.

Congraduations to the winners, as well as all those that made the attempt!

Contacts:
Leif Pettersen (612.729.2582) leifpettersen@hotmail.com
Sue Shields (651.489.2493)
Photos avalable

Twin cities unicyclists jump at
chance to break world record.

Press Release

On Saturday, February 23, 2002 at 3 pm at Concordia University, six unicyclists from the Twin Cities Unicycle Club will attempt to break the world record in jump roping on a unicycle for one minute. The current record is currently tied for both men and women at 169 jumps per minute, currently held by both Constance Cotter from Columbia Heights and Peter Rosendahl from Las Vegas. Almost all of the unicyclists going for the world record have been averaging above 180 jumps per minute, that is more than three per second. This means that the riders can guarantee that the record for men and women will be broken. The age ranges of the riders is from 11 to 33, and have been preparing for months working to break the record. Experts in the unicycling organizations as well as the jump roping association will be on hand to certify this record-breaking attempt.

Bios of the Riders

Andy Cotter, Age 33 from Columbia Heights

Andy has been riding for over 17 years and is accomplished in the sport with four Unicycle World Champion and 17 National Unicycle Titles. He is the President of the Twin Cities Unicycle Club and Director of the International Unicycling Federation. In March of 1997, he attempted to break the jump roping world record and was beaten by his sister, Constance. Favorite animal: Deep Sea Cuttle Fish

Irene Genelin, Age 17 from New Brighton

Irene was the 4th person in the world to pass all the skills in the IUF Skill Levels. She has been competing in unicycling for over five years and has many National Champion and runner-up National Champion titles to her name. Currently, Irene is the two-time National Freestyle Champion and is practicing hard to achieve the title of World Champion Unicyclist. She is a junior at Irondale High School where she is the class president. Favorite animal: Brazilian Freshwater Dolphin

Kevin Gilbertson, Age 22 from Shoreview

Kevin has been unicycling for 13 years. He was the national standard artistic champion in 1997 and the uphill mountain unicycling champion in 1998. Kevin is the webmaster for the International Unicycling Federation, Unicycling Society of America, and the Twin Cities Unicycle Club. A senior at the University of Minnesota, Kevin is majoring in mechanical engineering. Favorite animal: Pacific Surgeonfish

Amy Shields, Age 11 from St. Paul

Besides being a future unicycling champion, she has taken many ice skating awards. She loves unicycling so much that when her little sister was just three years old, she taught her to ride. Favorite animal: Hawaiian Yellow Bellied Sea Snake

Brady Witbeck, Age 14 from Mounds View

Brady has been unicycling for three years. In that time he has progressed through the unicycling levels and has been jump roping for over two years. He is in 8th grade and attends Edgewood Middle School. Favorite animal: Mid-Atlantic Sea Scarab

Ryan Woessner, Age 13 from Mounds View

Ryan recently achieved the high honor of being the youngest person to pass all of the skills in the International Unicycling Federation Skill Levels. He is the current Junior World Champion in Freestyle unicycling. Ryan is in 8th grade and attends Edgewood Middle School. Favorite animal: Australian Sea Turtle

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