High Desert Screamer

The season continued last weekend with a XC and TT race in Gallup, NM. Saturday's XC race featured rolling single track along Gallup's famous High Desert trail. The Men's A field went first for 30 miles and was won by the unstoppable David Carlson (UA), in 2nd was NAU's Kyle Gandy, and 3rd Alex Winkler (NAU). David clawed back a few more points on Winkler and closed the gap to 15 for the leader's jersey! The Women's A field was won by NAU's Lindsey Dye, who finally broke the 3-way tie in the individual omniumn. 2nd place was her teammate Amy Chandos.

In the lower categories, NAU ran the show! With all 5 Men's B riders and all 3 Men's C riders, the school was guaranteed max points for the weekend. NAU's Makenzie Wright also won the women's B race over UA's Leslie Sullivan. Kudos to NAU on bringing the largest team each weekend- keep up the solid recruiting!

Sunday's TT was an interesting event held on Gallup's new Brickyard Bike Park. Yet again, David Carlson (UA) laid down the fastest time of the day over a tie for second between Alex Winkler (NAU) and Douglas Torres (UNM). Winkler needed to finish no less than 2nd to defend his jersey and he delivered the goods, clinging on to a slim 5 point lead. NAU swept the women's podium with Lindsey and Amy going 1-2 again. As it was on Saturday, NAU dominated the lower categories on Sunday taking maximum points.

NAU holds the lead in both the men's and women's individual omnium and the Div 1 team omnium...but will they keep UA at bay? Only two weekends of racing remain!

NMSU (Horny Toad Hustle)

Thanks for a great race NMSU and the promoters of HTH! From what I heard the event went well!

Things have tightened up in the race for the individual omnium.... we have a 3 way tie in the women's A! In the men's A, Alex hung on to his green jersey despite suffering from a mechanical. UA's David Carlson pulled out another victory and has started to close the gap to NAU's Winkler. UNM's Douglas Torres isn't far behind Carlson in 3rd.

In the team omnium, NAU padded its lead over UNM and UA, and now commands a 300 point lead over both schools. However, the difference between 2nd and 3rd is much tighter at only 5 points! In the Division 2 standings, NMSU is on the board and in the lead!

The battle for the team omnium and the green individual jersey continues next week in Gallup with an XC and exciting TT!

UNM Recap

First- GREAT work hosting a full weekend of events UNM! The XC and DH courses were not only gorgeous but very challenging.

Results are posted under the Schedule Page.

We have an early lead from NAU in the team and Men's A omnium.... will Alex Winkler be able to defend his lead for the season? In the Women's A omnium there is a tie between UNM rider's Anona Whitley and Terah Blake. The action continues this weekend in Las Cruces and the Horny Toad Hustle- it'll be interesting to see how the rankings change!

Sedona!

The conference gathered in Sedona, AZ this past weekend for some riding, bonding, and to discuss the future direction of the conference.

Besides some epic riding- both in terms of terrain and weather- the schools were brought closer together over the course of the weekend. Everyone has a strong passion for collegiate cycling and desire to see the conference grow and improve. It was inspiring to say the least!