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Ft Lewis continues to roll at collegiate Nat's

By USA Cycling
Published: Oct. 21, 2006

Angel Fire, N.M. (October 21, 2006)--Fort Lewis College won itsthird consecutive event at the 2006 USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain BikeNational Championships Saturday as Friday's shorttrack winner, Alex Hagman, won the 18-mile Division I men's cross countryrace.  Other key performances were turned in by the University ofArizona who placed first and second in the Division I women's cross countryevent and Colorado College who claimed the top-two spots in the DivisionII men's cross country contest.After Hagman captured the short track title Friday and teammates EricRansom and Noah Singer placed second and third respectively, Fort LewisCollege kept its winning streak alive thanks to Hagman who clocked a winningtime of 1 hour, 36 minutes and 21.58 seconds over two laps of a nine-milecircuit that included 2,135 feet of climbing and topped out at just over10,000 feet.  Andy Schultz (Montana State University), the highest-placednon-Fort Lewis College rider Friday, rode to a second place finish just35 seconds off Hagman's pace.  Last year's overall Division I champion,the University of Colorado notched their third podium performance of theweekend Saturday as Bryan Alders finished third with a time of 1:37:48.23. Competing in Division I for the first time after winning three straightDivision II crowns, Lees-McRae College's Scott Stewart placed fourth in1:38:26.64.  Fort Lewis College added some more points to their overalltally as Singer and Ransom placed fifth and sixth respectively.Although overall omnium standings were not yet available, Fort LewisCollege is all but assured its third Division I title in four years afterseveral strong performances throughout the first two days of competition. Only Sunday's downhill competition remains.The University of Arizona continued its success in the women's enduranceevents as Friday's short track winner, Chloe Forsman, claimed her secondstars-and-stripes jersey of the weekend with a win in Saturday's crosscountry race.  Riding the same distance on the same course as theDivision I men, Forsman turned in a winning time of 2:03:09.76.  Forsman'steammate, Melanie Meyers, placed second in a time of 2:04:04.07 to adda silver medal to her third-place effort in Friday's short track race. Friday's silver medalist, Heather Holmes (University of Utah), placed thirdin the cross country race while Caitlyn Tuel (University of Colorado) andKathleen Weber (Texas A&M University) rounded out the podium in fourthand fifth.In Division II action, Colorado College was clearly the strongest schoolin the men's event as U.S. National Team rider Colin Cares rode away withthe win by an impressive six-minute margin over teammate Mitchell Hoke. Cares posted a time of 1:37:02.34 compared to Hoke's 1:43:16.00. Friday's short track silver medalist, Braden Kappius (Colorado School ofMines), placed third in 1:44:18.90. He was followed by Matthew Jones (NewMexico State University) and Phil Grove (University of Montana) who placedfourth and fifth respectively.Amy Drumm (University of Colorado USC) took her second medal of theweekend, adding a cross country win to her third-place effort in the shorttrack race.  Drumm rode a 2:14:22.97 to win ahead of Natasha Cowie(Sewanee University).  Short track national champion, Amanda McKay(Union College) placed third.  Warren Wilson College's Kylie Krausswas fourth and Kate Chapman (Western State College) placed fifth.Sunday's downhill competition will conclude the 2006 USA Cycling CollegiateMountain Bike National Championships as Division I and II men's and women'sdownhill champions will be crowned.  Four overall champions will alsobe recognized as the top collegiate mountain bikers in the nation afterpoints from all four events will be combined to determine an overall DivisionI and II men's and women's champion.  Also, a Division I and II schoolwill be crowned national champion as points from men's and women's competitionswill be factored together.

2006 USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championships
Angel Fire, N.M. - October 20-22
Day Two ResultsDivision I Men's Cross Country
1. Alex Hagman (Fort Lewis College)
2. Andy Schultz (Montana State University)
3. Bryan Alders (University of Colorado)
4. Scott Stewart (Lees-McRae College)
5. Noah Singer (Fort Lewis College)Division I Women's Cross Country
1. Chloe Forsman (University of Arizona)
2. Melanie Meyers (University of Arizona)
3. Heather Holmes (University of Utah)
4. Caitlyn Tuel (University of Colorado)
5. Kathleen Weber (Texas A&M University)Division II Men's Cross Country
1. Colin Cares (Colorado College)
2. Mitchell Hoke (Colorado College)
3. Braden Kappius (Colorado School of Mines)
4. Matthew Jones (New Mexico State University)
5. Phil Grove (University of Montana)Division II Women's Cross Country
1. Amy Drumm (University of Colorado HSC)
2. Netasha Cowie (Sewanee University)
3. Amanda McKay (Union College)
4. Kylie Krauss (Warren Wilson College)
5. Kate Chapman (Western State College)