Huntsman World Senior Games Active Life

Carolyn Zaumeyer is a nationally recognized nurse practitioner with more than 30 years of experience in women’s health and hormone optimization. As the Founder of LowTE Florida in Fort Lauderdale, where she specializes in personalized, evidence-based hormone therapy for men and women between the ages of 35-92, who are seeking renewed balance and vitality, she is rated first in Florida as a hormone...

Dr. Mike Studer, PT, DPT, MHS,NCS, CEEAA, CWT, CSST, CBFP, CSRP, FAPTA is a nationally and internationally recognized expert in neurologic physical therapy, aging, and brain health. With over three decades of experience, Mike has spoken in all 50 states and across six continents, bringing a powerful blend of science, motivation, and real-world application to rehabilitation and performance. He’s a...

Madonna Boclair Hanna is a sprinter proving that speed has no expiration date. Over the past 15 years, she has competed in nine Washington State Senior Games and set a Women’s 70–74 50-meter state record in 2024, a mark that had stood for 15 years. She has competed in five National Senior Games, winning her first national gold in the 4x100-meter relay at age 70. Her journey to the track began at a...

Lisa Cramer, Master of Arts, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Board Certified in Neurofeedback, and Quantative EEG - Diplomate Level, is a nationally recognized speaker who makes neuroscience feel personal, practical, and deeply hopeful. Lisa helps people understand what’s really happening in the brain when anxiety won’t ease, emotional outbursts keep happening, brain fog lingers, or burn...

This week’s Active Life podcast guest is Kristen Blake, functional nutritionist and founder of Kristen Blake Wellness, a virtual root-cause practice serving clients nationwide. With a Master’s Degree in Clinical Nutrition and Human Performance and coaching certifications through the AutoImmune Protocol and the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, Kristen specializes in helping men and women optimi...

Rich Marquez, AKA “Pono,” was diagnosed with stage 3+ pancreatic cancer, a diagnosis where only 15-20% of patients are even eligible for the life-saving Whipple procedure. Through what he calls a series of miracles, strong medical care, unwavering faith, a disciplined approach to nutrition and prehab, and constant care and encouragement from his wife, Rich not only endured the strongest preventive...

Wendy Lumby’s journey into active living began almost as soon as she could walk. Adopted as a baby in Saskatchewan, she found her passion early: skiing just under 18 months old, excelling in figure skating, alpine ski racing, and soccer, always drawn to speed, movement, and competition. That drive carried her all the way to the Canadian National Alpine Ski Team, World Championships, and the 1988 W...

Michael Smith is a lifelong swimmer whose relationship with water began at age nine in a small Ohio town with no high school pool. Instead, he had a YMCA, grit, and a first-generation college mindset that later led him to a double major in business management and humanities, advanced graduate work, and a Six Sigma Black Belt. That early path led him to national-level swimming competition, a decade...

Paul Soroudi is someone whose life has been shaped by saying yes. He didn’t grow up in an athletic family, but a simple invitation to join cross country in 10th grade sparked a lifelong relationship with movement. After building a successful business in his early years, Paul returned to running in adulthood, completing marathons, trail races, and hundreds of local competitions. More recently, pick...

Dale Huckabee became a professional Quarter Horse jockey at 16 and later set a world record in mule racing at the Aspencade Stakes in New Mexico that stood for decades, traveling 350 yards in 21.03 seconds. When health forced him to step away from horse and mule racing, he rebuilt working ranches, managing horses, and eventually rising through the ranks at Coca-Cola, where he now serves as a secur...

Jacquie Hertlein is a powerful example of how leadership, service, and sport can shape a lifetime. A lifelong multi-sport athlete, spanning volleyball, soccer, gymnastics, track and field, and tennis, she spent 17 years with the Calgary Police Service, rising to Acting Sergeant and earning recognition for compassion-driven policing. After an injury led to her retirement from law enforcement, Jacqu...

Janette “Pink” Johnson has been living an active life since childhood, from competitive volleyball and basketball in college to earning her first-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do at age 62 and competing in bowling against people across the nation. Pink also enjoys pickleball and hiking. After a health setback several years ago with a dramatic increase in fatigue, Pink tried several homeopathic opt...

Aileen Gaumond spent 20 years as an electrician at a time when women were rarely welcomed in construction, earning her place in the union and working on everything from high-rises to tunnels. Along the way, she raised two elite U.S. Figure Skating athletes, returned to school for graphic design, and later taught everything from computers to electrical skills in a youth maximum-security prison, ear...

Stephen Matakovich, better known as "Tako" in the Senior Softball circuit, grew up just outside Pittsburgh as a proud Pitt fan and someone who still builds his daily life around staying active. He was a die-hard baseball player growing up, dreaming of playing in the big leagues and winning the state championship in high school. He also enjoyed football, basketball, and martial arts in hi...

Isabel Eliashev grew up in Venezuela and came to the United States as an international student, eventually earning a track scholarship at the New York Institute of Technology, all before becoming a U.S. citizen. She went from learning English through her track coach to building a lifelong career in education. Today, in addition to teaching Spanish and coaching cross country, she serves as the Head...

A 75-year-old Army veteran and lifelong outdoorsman, Michael Sharkey spent years hiking, fishing, and skiing. More recently, he has taken up trap shooting, and he recently earned a silver medal at the Huntsman World Senior Games, hitting 80 out of 100 clay targets. Michael is also an avid gravel and road cyclist, traveling across the country and even Europe to compete. He finds cycling to be more...

Rocky Jackson has always enjoyed staying active. He was an employment labor attorney for 43 years, and at age 19, he was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in 1969 out of Yakima Valley Community College, which he jokes makes him the oldest living holdout of the team now called the Cleveland Guardians. He spent his college years playing against future MLB greats, collecting enough road-trip stories t...

Vera Koo is a first-generation Chinese American woman whose life reads like an adventure in courage and reinvention. She is a 79-year-old wife, mother of three and grandmother of six, author, entrepreneur, and retired professional athlete who broke barriers in action pistol shooting. Through her adulthood, she has enjoyed a variety of outdoor activities, including snow and water skiing, equestrian...

At just eight years old, Margie Mettenet survived a devastating car accident that left her in traction for months. Once she could walk again, she learned to run and didn’t stop: competing in track in the Junior Olympics, high school, and college. Margie also competed in high school basketball and volleyball at BYU, but after college, her 45-year love affair with high-level tennis began. A broken a...

Former Junior Olympian and college football player Tim McMahon has been a masters track athlete since age 32, having competed nationwide in sprints, hurdles, long jump, and decathlon. He recently expanded his athletic pursuits by competing in masters swimming for the first time at the Huntsman World Senior Games. Just three years ago, Tim was diagnosed with stage-3 lymphoma, and he also underwent...

James Neider is the Executive Director of Cardiovascular Services for Intermountain Health’s Desert Region, leading a team of more than 75 cardiology providers and 300 caregivers. He focuses on advancing cardiovascular care, operational excellence, and team development across the region. Previously, James directed the Heart Specialty Care & Transplant Center at Ascension Seton Medical Center i...

At 70 years old, Bee Kilgore is proof that adventure doesn’t come with an expiration date. A retired trauma ICU nurse of 20 years who completed three international medical missions, she’s also a mountain climber and a regular on 100-mile cattle drives. Bee began competing in tennis at age eight and was a highly-ranked player from the ages of 8-21 before transitioning to pickleball five years ago....

At 65, Debbie Barry is a powerhouse and benefactor of people who believed in her. Once a high school drum major and avid reader, she didn’t start her fitness journey until age 39, when she lost over 50 pounds with the help of a friend. Debbie ran distance races, including a marathon and several half marathons, cycled, and learned to swim. When she was 61, Debbie tried the Sierra Gold Track Team an...

Merilee Bingham is a first-year gift shop superstar at the Huntsman World Senior Games and a passionate, certified group fitness instructor who has turned her own journey into inspiration for others. While helping her children through some struggles, she realized she too should make some changes; as a result, she erased an unhealthy habit and replaced it with fitness, community, and purpose. Fitne...

Larry Kiser is a lifelong athlete whose passion for movement started on the football field, where he walked on, played, and lettered at Brigham Young University. These days, you’ll find him golfing with friends, hiking, or mountain biking around St. George, Utah. After surviving a heart attack in 2020, Larry made a commitment to take control of what he could: his health, mindset, and daily habits....