OGDEN, Utah (05/8/2012) —The University of Colorado Division I cycling team came in second
place at the 2012 Collegiate Road National Championships this past
weekend.
The
Buffs trailed only 30 points behind Marian University who received the national
championship title. Marian excelled as a team earning 500 points total and
their third national win.
Josh
Yeaton, Mac Cassin, Bill Golembieski, Camilo Zambrano, Jeff Perrin, Will Buick,
Abby Mickey, Heather Fischer, Christa Ghent, Claire Bensard, Nicolle Bruderer
and Megan Cole all rode for
Colorado, with Jeff Chmielewski
standing in as an alternate.
Yeaton cleaned up for the men’s
individual races, coming in first place overall with a 106 point lead on his
closest competitor. He racked up his points from winning both the criterium and
the road race.
Fischer came in second place for the
women overall, 29 points behind first place rider from Marian, Antonneau. Fischer
won the road race, but came in fourth in the criterium.
“Marian
is a slightly stronger team and
brings great competition,” said president of CU Cycling Danny Hiller. “I could not be more proud of
what our team accomplished though. Our goal next season is to move up one spot on
the podium.”
For an in-depth look at individual
and team results visit: http://www.usacycling.org/2012/collegiate-road-nationals
---CUCycling---
