Collegiate racing at the Uni. of Arizona
Another semester comes to a close and we’ve had a great fall! We recruited our largest freshman class (8!) and sent our first full MTB squad to nationals in several years. At CX Nats, we brought back a second place in the women’s CX race (Cara), 19th and 33 in the men’s race (John; Tim), 3rd in the team relay, and 3rd overall!
We’re looking forward to spring 2020! We’ll see you soon at our home race weekend!
Our six-person mountain bike squad just returned from the most successful collegiate mountain bike nationals in nearly a decade! Racing took place in cool, sunny, and dry conditions in Big Bear, CA.
On the women’s side:
Shelby Hoglund placed 14th in the XC and 15th in the short track (STXC)
Lily Pepe placed 29th in the XC and 23rd in the STXC
On the men’s side:
Spencer Ciammitti finished a career-best 4th in the STXC and 9th in the XC
Grayson Hughes was 17th in the XC and 29th in STXC
Ethan Krafft was 30th in the XC and 36 in the STXC
Collin DiMattio was 43rd in the XC and 32 in the STXC
Grayson, Lily, Shelby, and Spencer took on the team relay on Sunday- a first for us at this nationals- and finished 7th. Overall, the team was 9th in the omnium across all events. With no one graduating from this group, we’re stoked to continue building our mountain bike program for 2020! We’re especially looking to build out the gravity side of the team.
In sponsorship news, we’re proud to announce our new title sponsor:
Garmin has proved the team with some of their outstanding products to help us train smarter, harder, and more efficiently. Look for our riders to be rocking some new tech soon! Fun fact: Garmin has an office here in Tucson!