Döring Captures Individual Omnium, Men's and Women's Cycling Place Fourth at 2022 MTB National Championships

RESULTS

DURANGO, Colo. – Maria Döring earned first place in the Women's Individual Omnium, after finishing out the MTB National Championships in 13^th place in the Downhill Women's Collegiate discipline, to pace the Lees-McRae men's and women's cycling teams to a fourth-place finish overall in the team omnium. Döring becomes the 60th national champion in program history and the Bobcats placed fourth in the team relay on Sunday afternoon.

Maria Doering is now a National Champion for @LeesMcRae!

Maria won the individual omnium and Mady Rails gets 4th! They raced in all four disciplines: XC, Dual Slalom, Short Track & Downhill. Maria and Mady are the epitome of what it means to be a Bobcat!#LeesMcRae #collnats pic.twitter.com/oG0n19h0JW

— Lees-McRae Cycling (@LMCcyclingteam) October 17, 2022

THE BASICS
RACE: 2022 USAC Collegiate MTB National Championships
LOCATIONS: Purgatory Resort – Durango, Colorado
 
NOTABLES:

• Lees-McRae men's and women's cycling placed fourth overall as the Bobcats completed the MTB National Championships one point short of Brevard College, who finished in third place.
• Döring led the Bobcats over the past few days in Colorado as the senior Business Administration major scored a sixth-place finish in the XC race on Friday and seventh place in the STXC race. Döring becomes the 60th national champion in program his
• Madysen Rails joined Döring with a fourth-place finish in the individual omnium after placing 17^th in the Downhill Women's Collegiate on Sunday afternoon. Gabby Vides-Barry rounded out the Bobcats in the Top-20 while completing the course in 18th. 
• For the men's cyclists, Levi Smith led the Bobcats with a 17th-place finish and Jack Gilbert followed in 19th. Dominic Mudry completed the Downhill Men's Collegiate discipline in 28^th for Lees-McRae.
• In the team relay, Lees-McRae placed fourth overall with Ian McDonald and Josh Foley joining Döring and Rails for the podium finish.

TEAM OMNIUM RESULTS:

• 1st – Colorado Mesa
• 2nd – Fort Lewis
• 3rd – Brevard
• 4th – Lees-McRae 
• 5th – Western Colorado

UP NEXT:
The Bobcats will now look to the Cyclocross season, which will begin in a couple of weeks during the month of November. The CX Nationals is scheduled for Dec. 8 in Hartford, Connecticut.

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Four years in the making. Sacrifice. Commitment. Determination. Maria Doering becomes the 60th National Champion in our program's history. Her spirit, attitude, and accomplishments will be spoken about for years to come. Thank you for being you, Maria! ????

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— Lees-McRae Cycling (@LMCcyclingteam) October 18, 2022