State Games Male Athlete of the Year

It's hard not to come across as boastful when you're very proud of something.  The important thing is to be proud of what the award represents and not in the perceived prestige in having received it.  This award means the world to me.  I am so thankful for all the great things that have come my way this year.  This award is one of the most cherished honors I have ever received in athletics.  I am very thankful and humbled in receiving this.  I am a very lucky guy, and I am so thankful for all the love and support that I have received from my family and friends.  I am very proud of what I have done. If you'd like to read about my adventure here is the link to the 2013 Race Report

BSSG ANNOUNCES ATHLETES OF THE YEAR

The Big Sky State Games 2013 Athletes of the Year are Jen Reiter and Bryan Brosious.  Youth Athlete of the Year is Ethan Harder.  These awards are designed to recognize individuals who best personify the ideals of the State Games movement: participation, sportsmanship, effort, and positive attitude.  

 

*Courtesy: Cheryl Davis Photography

Bryan Brosious is a multisport athlete.  He has earned a total of 52 medals in the Big Sky State Games: 42 Gold, 5 Silver, and 5 Bronze in the sports of Triathlon, Road Race, Swimming, and Cycling.  This year was especially exceptional for Brosious:  two of his medals were for overall wins in the triathlon and 12-mile Cycling Road Race, as he competed and medaled in a total 15 events.  

 

Brosious has participated in the Big Sky State Games since 2008.  With each year of participation he continues to add events and, indeed, medals.  His passion for sports is clearly not all about winning.  He recognizes that the Games are a chance for participants of all levels to set goals and achieve them. "There is nothing more pure and honest than the competition and people of the Games," said Brosious.  His appreciation of other participants could not be more evident than it is with his good deeds in the 12-mile Cycling Road Race.  Here Brosious has been known to help others, young and old, finish the ride when they otherwise may not have.  This is sportsmanship at its best.   

 

While he cycles, runs and swims, it is the combination of all three where Brosious finds his true passion as an athlete - as a triathlete.  He competes in numerous triathlons each summer.  Bryan Brosious is a true standout on the road, on the bike, in the water, and as he does his part to make sure others achieve their goals and dreams, too.   

 

Jen Reiter and Bryan Brosious will be nominated for the National Congress of State Games (NCSG) Athlete of the Year Award and Ethan Harder will be nominated for the Youth Athlete of the Year.  The national winners will be selected from a field of over 500,000 athletes of all ages and abilities who participate in one of the forty recognized State Games programs in the United States.

 

-Article by Karen Sanford Gall