Men's and Women's Cycling Finish Fourth at 2023 MTB National Championships

RIDE ROCK CREEK, N.C. – Lees-McRae men's and women's cycling rounded out the fourth and final day of the 2023 USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championships with Downhill and Team Relay on Sunday. The Bobcats took fourth overall in the Team Omnium and Tessa Greep placed fifth in the Women's Varsity Individual Omnium.
 
THE BASICS
RACE: 2023 USAC Collegiate MTB National Championships
LOCATION: Ride Rock Creek, North Carolina
 
 NOTABLES:

• Greep completed the MTB National Championships in fifth place in the Individual Omnium after taking 15th in the Downhill on Sunday. Gabby Vides-Barry followed in 24th in the Downhill discipline for the Bobcats.
• Dominic Mudry also had a solid day in the Downhill as he finished in seventh overall to lead Lees-McRae. Levi Smith followed in 15th and Sam Kahn took 19th in today's event. Jack Gilbert completed the course in 23rd and Max Ligman rounded out the Bobcat men in 27th.
• Josh Foley, Nathan Surowiec, Lina Dorscht, and Gabriela Ferolla captured fourth place for Lees-McRae in the Team Relay on Saturday afternoon.
• Lees-McRae earned fourth place overall after the four days of competition at the 2023 USA Cycling Collegiate MTB National Championships with 535 total points. Colorado Mesa took the team title with 672 points.
• CMU's Jack Spranger won the Individual Omnium in Men's Varsity and Brevard's Nicole Bradbury collected the Individual Omnium on the Women's Varsity side.

TEAM OMNIUM RESULTS:

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

UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae cycling begins their 2023 Cyclocross season on Oct. 28 with the Collegiate CX Showdown in Banner Elk.
 
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