Ninth Annual Teva Mountain Games Bring Out Our Best

The staff at Howard Head Sports Medicine not only provided medical coverage at the 9th Annual Teva Mountain Games, staged in Vail June 3 – 6. Several exhibited their skills as participants in the Games!

Each year, the event attracts professional and amateur athletes from around the world to compete in eight sports and 24 disciplines, including kayaking, bouldering, mountain biking, and trail running. We are proud that six HHSM employees represented the Vail Valley and provided fierce competition to other competitors.

Paul Bersagel and Jennifer Sewall cranked their pedals up Vail in the Volvo Cross Country Mountain Bike Race; Connor Hay and Mark Ryan competed against professional trail runners on steep and undulating terrain; and Brittney Huntimer completed the Vail Pass Marathon after climbing more than 2,500 feet!

HHSM’s Nico Brown, who competed in the advanced bouldering event, ran into some tough competition. “I was up against professional climbers as young as 20 years old. Having a full-time job doesn’t leave me with a lot of free time to climb.”

According to Topper Hagerman, a founding partner of Howard Head Sports Medicine, “Our employees live in Colorado because they love the outdoors. Our motto is ‘Work Hard, Play Hard.’ I’m proud to see Howard Head represented at the Games both in competition and on the sidelines.”