Amongst all of the activities of the first weekend of school, we had a fair showing at our first race of the season, The Camp Eagle Classic. There were super-D, short track, and cross country races throughout the weekend, and although we didn't have the largest collegiate team of the weekend, we still managed to hold our own in each of the races. The A+M team pulled ahead in the team overall competition by shear numbers alone, but we weren't too far behind in second.
Notable results:
- Joseph Tokarski, 2nd, Mens B Super-D
- Bennett Brown, 2nd, Mens A Short Track
- Kyle Johnson, 3rd, Mens A Short Track
- Brenna Wozniak, 1st, Womens B Short Track
- Bennett Brown, 1st, Mens A Cross Country
Our second race, Texas State's Rocky Hill Ranch race, was canceled because of Hurricane Ike, which gave us a few extra weeks to prepare for the rest of the series.
The next race on our schedule was supposed to be the Dave Boyd Huntsville Classic, but again, because of Ike, the state park was closed. Luckily the University of Houston team was able to get a last minute venue change, and the race was moved to Rocky Hill Ranch. This was a good change for us, because it was much closer to home, and we had our biggest turnout of the season. This weekend was our only non-stage race of the year, with only a cross country race on Sunday. Rocky Hill is a brutal course though, so one race was plenty for a weekend.
We maintained our second place in the team competition, but Texas State had a turnout to rival A+M's and began to catch up to us.
Notable Results:
-Tommy Beales, Mens C, 3rd
Two more weeks went by, and then it was time for our third race, at Cameron Park in Waco. First off, I want to thank the quite small Baylor team for putting on what I heard several people calling the best collegiate race of the season!
Saturday there was a tough short track that was about half loose single track and half open field with a head wind. It was good fun. Sunday had in store one of the most fun cross country courses I have ever ridden, though (as anyone who has ridden at Cameron park should know) the large amounts of elevation change provided the second tough race of the weekend.
We had a pretty good turnout both days, and though A+M continued to increase their lead on us, we stayed ahead of Texas State, though it was getting close.
Notable Results:
- Brandon Barber, 2nd, Mens B Short Track
- Kyle Johnson, 3rd, Mens A Short Track
- Brenna Wozniak, 2nd, Womens B Cross Country
Just one week and we were at the Lake Bryan Power Pedal for A+Ms race. Unfortunately, this was also OU weekend, so a few people opted for the football game instead of the race...
Saturday there was a short track and night time trial. I won the award for best crash in the short track, and chose to opt out on the time trial, but when Sunday and the cross country rolled around, I was feeling better, and the team was ready to go. Everyone that made it out had a good race, but sadly Texas State was still able to overtake us and we were pushed back into third in the team competition.
Notable Results:
- Whitney Schultz, 3rd, Womens A Cross Country
- Kristen Robertson, 3rd, Womens B Cross Country
One more week, and it was time for the final race of the season, the Conference Championships! Saturday there were time trial and cross country races. We didn't have a big showing, but everyone that was there had good races. Sunday there was a short track before the overall awards for the season. A few more people drove out just for this race, and they ended up having the best results of the weekend!
We weren't able to catch back up to Texas State, but the team still got third overall for the season!
Notable Results:
Brenna Wozniak, 1st, Womens B Short Track
Kristen Robertson, 2nd, Womens B Short Track
Brenna Wozniak, 3rd, Womens B Season Overall
Kyle Johnson, 4th, Mens A Season Overall
Whitney Schultz, 4th, Womens A Season Overall
Overall, this was a great mountain bike season. We had good results at every race (if I had listed all of the top fives this post would be twice as long), but more importantly, everyone had a good time.
I suppose it's time to start getting ready for road racing now.
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