CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: First U.S. man to qualify for the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing by finishing 11th at the ITU BG Beijing World Cup event in September. ... Finished sixth at the Pan American Games in Brazil in 2007. ... Finished 2007 ranked 37th in the world. ... Had a first-place finish at the 2007 ITU Drummondville Pan American Cup. ... Finished eighth at the Hy-Vee Triathlon ITU Des Moines World Cup in 2007. ... 2006 USAT Haul to the Great Wall Series Champion. ... Earned first world cup podium finish with second at Edmonton in 2006.