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2010 Jan 21, Road Season Coming Up
Rachel V.
The App State riders are gearing up for road season which begins with our first race weekend hosted by NC State on February 13th and 14th. Although the conditions have not been great for riding in Boone the ASU Cycling team has been braving the snow, sleet, and rain to get some quality training in before another big season. The team is looking very strong and has a lot of potential. Our new Volunteer Coach, Sean Weddell has been holding weekly trainer sessions for the team and the turnout has been excellent! Wish us luck as we continue training and get ready for a killer season on the road!
2009 Dec 15, National Champs... AGAIN!
Rachel V.
It was a cold weekend in Oregon for the 2009 Cyclocross National Championships. The team arrived in Bend on Friday night after a nice stay with a cycling team Alumni known to most as "Tall Paul" in Portland. Another Alumni Alan Kissel, was gracious enough to provide us with dinner once we arrived in Bend. On Saturday the team was busy pre-riding the course and resting up for the big day of racing on Sunday.
The D2 Men started their race at 8am on Sunday Morning. The conditions were very cold and icy. There were lots crashes and the ASU Men did their best to stay in the top half of the field. Michael Koballa had a nice start and managed to miss a few of the crashes on the first turn. Thatcher Hurt put the pedal to the metal to finish as the top ASU rider in 13th place. Ross Bowden was not far behind in 15th, and Michael Koballa finished in 16th.
After a long morning of waiting around, the ASU women were on fire and ready to crush. The Conditions for the Women's race were much warmer and muddy. Rachel VandenEnde had a great start placing her in third, with Allison Forkner close behind. All four Women finished in the top ten with Allison in 3rd, Rachel in 4th, Bridgette in 7th, and Ariel in 9th. AWESOME WORK, GIRLS!
The proud team came home with two individual podium finishes (Allison and Rachel) and the Division Two Collegiate Team Title!!!! Awesome job, Mountaineers!
2009 Dec 11, Two Days til Race Day
Rachel V.
The ASU Cycling team is currently in Bend, Oregon getting ready to compete at Nationals! The collegiate races are being held on Sunday with the Men racing at 8am (pacific time) and the Women racing at 1pm. We'll keep you posted....
2009 Nov 27, 'Cross Nationals Countdown
Rachel V.
The countdown for 2009 Cyclocross Nationals in Bend, Oregon has started. The team of ten riders will be traveling out west in two weeks! The races will be held December 10-13, with collegiate races being held on Sunday, the 13th. The riders have been training hard in order to get ready for this huge event! The team that will be traveling to the other side of the country consists of:
Noah Niwinski, Thatcher Hurt, Ross Bowden, Michael Koballa, Martin Wadewitz, Charles Kutz, Allison Forkner, Ariel Leath, Bridgette McLean, Rachel VandenEnde, and Dan Sapp (bike transporter extraordinaire).
The team is confident they will be able to defend their title and bring home the stars and stripes! Go App!
2009 Nov 17, Cross Conference Wrap up
Michael K.
App made short work of the conference this weekend on the road to nationals. The women's team was led by Allison Forkner who battled tooth and nail and finished in 3rd place. She was followed by a newcomer to the scene Bridgette McLean in 4th, with honorable mention for Ariel, Rachel & Natalia. As for the gentlemen, the team was led by the veteran likes of Michael Koballa, Thatcher Hurt & Ross Bowden, who showed that age does come before beauty...SIKE!! Another honorable mention goes out to Wren Bruton who beat 3 collegiate A's in his first EVER Cross race! Next up on the agenda is nationals, so keep those wheels spinning and we'll bring home the black and GOLD!
2009 Nov 13, Cyclocross Conference!
Emerson H.
ASU will be hosting the ACCC cross championships on Sunday. Using a variation of the course Pirate Race Productions has held their Thursday night series on, Sunday's actions should provide a challenge for the racers and a good time for spectators. Public races will follow after the collegiate riders are done allowing all memebers of the High Country to get in on the action. The schedule is as follows:
11:00- Collegiate Women (45min)
12:00- Collegiate Men (60min)
1:15- Men 4 & Women 3/4 (30min)
2:00- Men 1/2/3 & Women 1/2 (45min)
Come out, race your bike, and show your support!
2009 Nov 2, Cyclocross Mid Season
Rachel V.
Last weekend NC State held their home race in conjunction with the NCCX series races in Cary/Raleigh. App riders had several impressive finishes including first place collegiate finishes by Noah Niwinski and Allison Forkner.
A big thanks, Boone Bike and Touring, one of our great sponsors for putting on an awesome 'cross race at Hawksnest yesterday! Although it was not a collegiate race, many of the App State riders were out racing on the muddy course.
Next weekend the ASU 'cross riders will be traveling to Virginia Tech to compete in one more weekend of collegiate racing before our home race on November 21st and 22nd. Stay tuned for more results!
