GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – Lees-McRae men's cycling concluded the 2026 USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships at Grand Junction, Colorado over the weekend.
Christopher Grice led the Bobcats with two top-ten finishes in the Dual Slalom and Downhill.
THE BASICS
RACE: USA Cycling Collegiate MTB Nationals
LOCATION: Grand Junction, Colorado
NOTABLES:
- Gabriel Saenz picked up 14th place in the Cross Country discipline on Friday. Omar Wilson and Phillip Naude followed in 23rd and 25th. Ryan Avery, Schaeffer Locklear, and Simon Donner had placements in the top 50. Alejandro Castillo Garcia rounded out the Bobcats in Friday's race.
- Naude and Wilson joined women's cycling teammates Eliska Hanakova and Anabel Miller for third place in the Team Relay.
- Grice picked up his second top-ten finish of the national championships with eighth place in the Downhill discipline. Guillermo Tovar joined Grice in 10th place. Max Ligman placed 17th while Ben Ovington and Connor Parmelee recorded 23rd and 34th for the Bobcats.
- Lees-McRae concluded the national championships in Short Track Cross Country. Wilson led the Bobcats in 15th place and Saenz followed closely in 17th. Naude placed 20th and Donner earned 20th.
- Lees-McRae men's cycling finished in third place overall in the Team Omnium. Colorado Mesa took the team national title with 298 total points.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae men's cycling gears up for the cyclocross season at King on October 17.
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