Bowsher performed exceptionally consistent on the day of the final, posting individual discipline scores of 1,156 in shooting; 808 in fencing; 1,304 in swimming; 1080 in running and 1,200 in riding.  Niul Manske (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) also represented the United States in the final, placing 25^th overall with a total modern pentathlon score of 5,312.  This was Manske’s first World Cup Final of the 2007 season, as he had battled illness and injury in the first part of the season.  Eli Bremer (Monument, Colo./Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Air Force) and Sam Sacksen (Somerset, Pa./Colorado Springs, Colo.) failed to advance past the semifinal round.  The men’s team was coached by Janusz Peciak (Colorado Springs, Colo.), USA Pentathlon’s Fencing/International Modern Pentathlon Coach, for World Cup #5.

The USA Pentathlon Team was split for the second World Cup weekend in a row with the women competing in Szekefehervar, Hungary.

The USA Pentathlon women’s team continued their strong World Cup performances today at the opening day of competition in the fifth World Cup stop of the season in Szekefehervar, Hungary, placing three of four in Saturday’s final.  Sheila Taormina (Livonia, Mich./Colorado Springs, Colo.) led the USA women finishing the event in fifth place with a total modern pentathlon score of 5,344.  Emily Shertzer (Hershey, Penn./Colorado Springs, Colo.) came from nowhere and turned in a career best performance to finish in ninth place with 5,228 total points.  Mickey Kelly (New York, N.Y./Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) finished the final in 17^th place with 5,116 total points.  Margaux Isaksen (Fayetteville, Ark./Colorado Springs, Colo.) just missed advancing out of the semifinal round.  For this event, the women’s team was coached by Scott Christie (Colorado Springs, Colo.), the Head Modern Pentathlon Coach for the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program, and Michael Cintas (Rancho Mirage, Calif.), the Head Riding Coach for USA Pentathlon.Individual event scores for Team USA are listed below:

Men’s World Cup #5 – Drzonkow, Poland

Final
Dennis Bowsher – Silver Medal – 5,548 points
Shoot – 1,156 points
Fence – 808 points
Swim – 1,304 points
Run – 1,080 points
Ride – 1,200 points

Niul Manske – 25^th Place – 5,312 points
Shoot – 1,072 points
Fence – 880 points
Swim – 1,208 points
Run – 1,008 points
Ride – 1,144 points

Semifinals
Group A
Dennis Bowsher – 10^th Place – 4,276 points
Shoot – 1,096 points
Fence – 712 points
Swim – 1,324 points
Run – 1,144 points

Group A
Eli Bremer – 19^th Place – 4,204 points
Shoot – 808 points
Fence – 808 points
Swim – 1,340 points
Run – 1,248 points

Group B
Niul Manske – 10^th Place – 5,252 points
Shoot – 840 points
Fence – 1,204 points
Swim – 1,120 points
Run – 1,088 points

Group B
Sam Sacksen – 28^th Place – 3,888 points
Shoot – 648 points
Fence – 1,232 points
Swim – 976 points
Run – 1,032points

Women’s World Cup #5 – Szekefehervar, Hungary

Final
Sheila Taormina – Fifth Place – 5,344 points
Shoot – 952 points
Fence – 760 points
Swim – 1,368 points
Ride – 1,144 points
Run – 1,120 points

Emily Shertzer – Ninth Place – 5,228 points
Shoot – 1,072 points
Fence – 736 points
Swim – 1,092 points
Ride – 1,200 points
Run – 1,128 points

Mickey Kelly - 17^th Place – 5,116 points
Shoot – 988 points
Fence – 616 points
Swim – 1,184 points
Ride – 1,172 points
Run – 1,156 points

Semifinals
Group A
Mickey Kelly - 13^th Place - 4060 points
Shoot - 168 (952 points)
Fence - 10V – 20D (692 points)
Swim - 2:23.99 (1196 points)
Run - 10:25.63 (1220 points)

Group A
Emily Shertzer – 21^st Place – 4028 points
Shoot - 176 (1048 points)
Fence - 8V – 22D (636 points)
Swim - 2:33.11 (1084 points)
Run - 10:15.22 (1260 points)

Group B
Sheila Taormina – 2^nd Place - 4220 points
Shoot - 175 (1036 points)
Fence - 15V - 15D (832 points)
Swim - 2:10.56 (1356 points)
Run - 11:21.47 (996 points)

Group B
Margaux Isaksen – 19^th Place - 4008 points
Shoot - 168 (952 points)
Fence - 13V - 17D (776 points)
Swim - 2:28.11 (1144 points)
Run - 10:46.28 (1136 points)

For complete results from the UIPM World Cup #5 in Drznokow, Poland and Szekefehervar, Hungary, please visit the UIPM website.

World Cup #5 was the culmination of a three-week European campaign for the USA Pentathlon Team.  World Cup #4 opened the European campaign with the women competing in Moscow, Russia and the men in Budapest, Hungary.  Following the World Cup #4, the USA Pentathlon Team reunited in Drzonkow, Poland for a training camp at Poland’s National Pentathlon Training Center from May 14-23.  The training camp was a continuing extension of international cooperation between the Pentathlon teams representing the two countries.  The USA and Poland have both participated in training camps at each other’s national training centers over the past few years.  Janusz Peciak, 1976 Olympic Gold Medalist in Modern Pentathlon for Poland and the Fencing/International Modern Pentathlon Coach for the USA Pentathlon Team has been instrumental in developing this relationship with the Polish team.