USA Collegiate MTB National Championships - NE

Angel Fire, New Mexico, October 20-22, 2006

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Race 2 - Oct 20: Four cross

Tokarczyk and Gerrard pick off four-cross championships

In the Division I men's Four-cross contest on Friday, the fifth-seeded Thomas Tokarczyk edged Chris Heath, his teammate and the top-seeded rider for the win. After earning the second seed in the morning's qualifying run, Weston Pope (Lindsey Wilson College) advanced to the final four where he placed second. Seventh-seeded William Parson, also of Lindsey Wilson College, placed fourth. In the small final, Paul Post (Lees-McRae College) took the win to place fifth overall.

The final of the Division I women's 4-cross featured Kraushaar, Leana Gerrard (Western Washington University), and University of Colorado teammates Caroline Jarolimek and Neven Steinmetz. A staple on the National Mountain Bike Series and U.S. National Team rider, Gerrard earned the second seed in qualifying but backed up her reputation with a win over Jarolimek, the fastest qualifier of the day. Although Steinmetz clocked the third-fastest qualifying time earlier, the 12th-seeded Kraushaar snuck in for third to add to the Fort Lewis College point total. Monique Hein (Lees-McRae College) rode to a win in the small final to place fifth.

The second-seeded Chapman took the 4-cross win ahead of Katelyn Parhiala (St. Michael's College), Amy Scherm (Western State College) and Nylene Wicks (University of Montana) respectively. Camille Prevost (Warren Wilson College) captured the small final for fifth place.

Anthony Coneski (University of Montana) captured the win the Division II men's 4-cross after turning in the second-fastest qualifying time in the seeding run. Coneski beat top-seeded Jess Pedersen (Colorado School of Mines) for the win. Nick Zuzelski (Colorado School of Mines) and Philip Chillimindris (Western State College) placed third and fourth respectively and Brandon Turman (Colorado School of Mines) placed fifth with a win in the small final.

Photography

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Images by Tim Hall/www.NashvilleCyclist.com

A bird's eye view of the course
You can almost see this rider dancing over the pedals
Who can get the most air?
A four cross rider speeds downhill.
A rider in black catches air.
Fans gaze on as rider catches air.
A Colorado rider flies through the turn.
Oops. Sometimes things do not go according to plan.
Four corss rider
The crowd blurs past
Catching air
Fans watch a four cross rider negotiate a turn
Plenty of padding for this rider
Negotiating bump after bump
A yellow-clad four cross rider.
More air
Landing rear wheel first
No time to look at the view
All aboard.

Results

Division I 
 
Men

1 Thomas Tokarczyk (Fort Lewis College)                  140 pts
2 Chris Heath (Fort Lewis College)                       120
3 William Parson (Lindsey Wilson College)                100
4 Weston Pope (Lindsey Wilson College)                    80
5 Paul Post (Lees-McRae College)                          60
6 Brian Quinn (Cal Poly Wheelman)                         60
7 Leland O'connor (Cal Poly Wheelman)                     60
8 Kevin Sudderth (Colorado State University)              60
9 David Smutok (University of Vermont)                    30
10 Charlie Mooney (Lindsey Wilson College)                30
11 Matt Russell (Colorado State University)               30
12 Cody Wilderman (Fort Lewis College)                    30
13 Mark Shaw (Northern Arizona University)                30
14 Jeffery Mccullough (Mesa State)                        30
15 Corey Smith (University of New Hampshire)              30
16 Matt Mason (Mesa State)                                30
17 Adam Morse (University of Vermont)                     15
18 Francisco Baca (Northern Arizona University)           15
19 Greg Smith (University of Florida)                     15
20 Philip Wheeler (CU Cycling)                            15
21 Matt Cipes (Chico State University)                    15
22 Cyrus House (University of Vermont)                    15
23 Jonathan Martin (West Virginia University)             15
24 Kyle Hickey (University of Vermont)                    15
25 Joseph Roberson (UC-Berkeley)                          15
26 Dan Godard (Colorado State University)                 15
27 Anthony Diaz (Fort Lewis College)                      15
28 Chris Johnson (Colorado State University)              15
29 Mark Drenka (Northern Arizona University)              15
30 Ben Richardson (Lindsey Wilson College)                15
31 Daniel Freitas (Arizona State University)              15
32 Jason Codding (University of Florida)                  15
33 Cody Smith (University of Nevada-Reno)                   
34 Kevin Albert (Chico State University)                    
35 John Lucas (Texas State University)                      
36 Ryan Fisher (University of Florida)                      
37 Rafer Willenberg (University of California-San Diego)    
38 William Lankford (Northern Arizona University)           
39 David Layman (West Virginia University)                  
40 Philip Noto (Lees-McRae College)                         
41 Isaiah Smith (Mesa State)                                
42 Alex Ogdon (University of Michigan)                      
43 Michael Buell (CU Cycling)                               
44 Steve Solt (Lees-McRae College)                          
45 Collin Sad (University of New Hampshire)                 
46 David Butler (West Virginia University)                  
47 Carson Haney (Mesa State)                                
48 Jason Key (University of Missouri-Columbia)              
49 Matt Tenure (University of Massachusetts-Amherst)        
50 Scott Stewart (Lees-McRae College)                       
51 Shawn Kane (North Carolina State University)             
52 Charles Cooper (University of Missouri-Columbia)         
53 Patrick Barrett (Texas A&M University)                   
54 Andy Schultz (Montana State University)                  
55 Chris Belnap (UC-Berkeley)                               
56 Alex Ohman (Florida State University)                    
57 Steve Tinsley (University of Missouri-Columbia)

Women

1 Leana Gerrard (Western Washington University)        140 pts
2 Caroline Jarolimek (CU Cycling)                      120
3 Sabina Kraushaar (Fort Lewis College)                100
4 Neven Steinmetz (CU Cycling)                          80
5 Monique Hein (Lees-McRae College)                     60
6 Jenna Kowalski (Cal Poly Wheelman)                    60
7 Naticia Slusher (Mesa State)                          60
8 Karin Hanzi (Cal Poly Wheelman)                       60
9 Jessica Vogt (CU Cycling)                             30
10 Alisha Gibson (Fort Lewis College)                   30
11 Dawn Wieker (Mesa State)                             30
12 Nicole Tunnell (Chico State University)              30
13 Olivia Maurey (Lees-McRae College)                   30
14 Maureen Kunz (UC-Berkeley)                           30
15 Samantha Hadley (Lindsey Wilson College)             30
16 Netana Hotimsky (Mesa State)                         30
17 Sarah Elworthy (Fort Lewis College)                  15
18 Danae York (CU Cycling)                              15
19 Kristina Henne (Lees-McRae College)                  15
20 Kathleen Perino (Fort Lewis College)                 15
21 Maria Stewart (University of Minnesota)              15
22 Catherine Elliot (Colorado State University)         15
23 Christina Moon (Mesa State)                          15
24 Christine Grasinski (San Diego State University)     15
25 Caitlin Trahan (North Carolina State University)     15
26 Jamie Dinkins (University of Tennessee)              15
27 Airn-elizabeth Tolnay (Colorado State University)    15
28 Cassie Bertram (Lindsey Wilson College)              15
29 Kartina Burleigh (Northern Arizona University)       15
30 Chloe Jackson (Lees-McRae College)                   15
31 Carina Uraiqat (UC-Davis)                            15
32 Erin Gibson (Lindsey Wilson College)                 15
33 Caitlin Ryan (Northern Arizona University)             
34 Jean Schneider (Lindsey Wilson College)                
35 Amanda Grant (Colorado State University)               
36 Krystan Umstattd (Northern Arizona University)

Division II
 
Men

1 Anthony Coneski (University of Montana)                140 pts
2 Jess Pedersen (Colorado School of Mines)               120
3 Nick Zuzelski (Colorado School of Mines)               100
4 Phillip Chilimindris (Western State College)            80
5 Brandon Turman (Colorado School of Mines)               60
6 Patrick Hurley (Warren Wilson College)                  60
7 Michael Valach (Davis and Elkins College)               60
8 Alexander Lewis (Warren Wilson College)                 60
9 Jesse O'hatnick (East Tennessee State University)       30
10 Gavin Gibson (Michigan Tech)                           30
11 Timothy Ruggles (Western State College)                30
12 Alex Prouty (Western State College)                    30
13 Toby Meierbachtol (University of Montana)              30
14 Marshall Burnette (East Tennessee State University)    30
15 Thomas Wilkinson (East Tennessee State University)     30
16 Sam Gardner (Michigan Tech)                            30
17 Garrett Owens (Western State College)                  15
18 Douglas Shryock (University of Montana)                15
19 James Martin (Warren Wilson College)                   15
20 Josh Callahan (East Tennessee State University)        15
21 Justin Becker (Union College)                          15
22 Ryan Sickles (Union College)                           15
23 Anthony Nichols (Warren Wilson College)                15
24 Kegan Lewis (Union College)                            15
25 Taylor Zimmerman (North Dakota State University)       15
26 Ryan Labar (Michigan Tech)                             15
27 Wil Macdonald (Michigan Tech)                          15
28 Jonathan Turner (Union College)                        15                
 
Women

1 Kate Chapman (Western State College)         140 pts
2 Katelyn Parhiala (Saint Michaels College)    120
3 Amy Scherm (Western State College)           100
4 Nylene Wicks (University of Montana)          80
5 Camille Prevost (Warren Wilson College)       60
6 Hanna Waldman (Warren Wilson College)         60
7 Amanda Mckay (Union College)                  60
8 Christina Buerkle (Union College)             60
9 Kylie Krauss (Warren Wilson College)          30
10 Melissa Marts (Colorado School Of Mines)     30
11 Autum Hicks (Union College)                  30
12 Heidi Caskill (University of Montana)        30
13 Tallulah Winquist (Warren Wilson College)    30