Team SAFE Skaters Excel at Nationals

Team SAFE member Donna Shelton, for the second year in a row, swept the Grand Veteran Ladies category at Indoor Nationals, held July 21-24 in Lincoln, NE. She won all three races -- the 500m, the 700m, and the 1000m. Breaking the national record for 700m, she now holds the national record for her category in all three races.

"I don't race for time anymore," said a pleased Shelton. "I just skate to win the race."

Other SAFE members also did well: In the Standard Division, Pro/Elite Sara Sayasane took 3rd in the 100m time trial (even after tripping), and 2nd in the Two-Lady Mixed Relay, partnered with Kimi Butler. Pro/Elite Rocky Dufrene took 12th in the 100m time trial. Pro Masters Mechele Busby took 4th in the 1000m, and in the Freshman Girls JO division, Nastassia Hamor took 4th in the 300m and 5th in the 700m.

The multi-talented Shelton stayed around Lincoln for Artistic Nationals the following week, placing third with her partner, James Barnett. The pair (as well as Sayasane and Hamor) trains at Cal-Skate in Milpitas, Ca.

ABOUT TEAM SAFE
Team SAFE is a professional inline skating team sponsored by SAFE (Security Alarm Financing Enterprises) LP and Bont Skates. Team SAFE's 2004 roster includes Adam Miller, Arica Armitage, Ricky Blas, Mechele Busby, Dan Christman, Critter Crittenden, Dennis Cummings, Rocky Dufrene, Dana Eads, Nastassia Hamor, Dennis Humphrey, Haley Galbraith, Paul Lomangino, Kim Perkins, Aimee Sanderson, Paul Sargenti, Sara Sayasane, Donna Shelton, Brian Talley, Christine Vanhunnik, and Scott Wolf. For more information on Team Safe, contact Dan Christman at turnsleftfast@yahoo.com.

ABOUT SAFE LP
The San Ramon, California-based SAFE group of companies has become one of the nation's largest enterprises involved in the purchasing, financing, and servicing of residential and commercial security alarm monitoring customers. Fifteen years after it acquired its first customer account, SAFE has acquired over 250,000 customers in 45 states. Visit www.safefinancial.com.

Results, Standard Division National Indoor Championships, July 21-24 2004

Donna Shelton:
National Champion, Grand Veteran Ladies
Winner, 500m, 700m and 1000m

Sara Sayasane:
2nd, Pro/Elite Two-Lady 3000m Relay
3rd, Pro/Elite Ladies 100 m Time Trial

Rocky Dufrene:
12th, Pro/Elite 100m time trial, 10.507

Mechele Busby
4th, Pro Masters 1000m

Nastassia Hamor
4th, Freshman Girls JO 300m
5th, Freshman Girls JO 700m

Team SAFE Results for Cornhusker Classic Marathon, July 25, 2004
Glenn "Critter" Crittenden, 23rd overall, 3rd Masters, 1:32:58.35