Ishay, Sturm bring Fort Lewis College two more wins in short track

The 2011 USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championships continued Saturday as the riders contested the short track and the downhill races.

The weather remained a factor in the races. The sections of the short track course that were muddy during Friday's cross country races, had frozen overnight, making the course easier to ride in the morning. As the ground thawed, the course became muddy in sections.

Division I

In the short track races, Fort Lewis College flexed its muscles, claiming the top two spots on the men's and women's podiums. In the men's race, Rotem Ishay and Howard Grotts left the field competing for third place. In the end, the silver medalist in Friday's cross country race, Ishay, outlasted the winner of yesterday's race, Grotts, to collect the fifth national title of his collegiate career.

"I started in the front row," said Ishay, who won the short track in 2010. "I figured if I'm in the front row, I want to get a gap in the first few laps. I got a small gap and Howard caught up to me. I figured, 'I'm going to stay in the front and not going to let him pass me,' so every time he tried to pass me, I just gunned it."

In the women's short track, Sarah Sturm (Fort Lewis College), who was disappointed with finishing sixth in Friday's cross country race, simply rode as hard as she could to the finish line to win by 48 seconds over the silver medalist.

"It feels really good. I've never won," Sturm said. "I got sixth yesterday, which was really disappointing because I really wanted to win. I knew I could pass the girl in front of me on the climb and the descent wasn't very technical."

The winner of Friday's cross country race, Lauren Catlin (Fort Lewis College), overcame a difficult start and some mechanical issues to finish second. Catlin and Jill Behlen (University of Wyoming) were dueling on the track until Catlin was able to overtake Behlen with two laps remaining in the race. Behlen held on to third place.

Division II

The University of Denver claimed the top spot in the men's and women's short track races. In the men's race, Matt Lyons won by 28 seconds to claim the first national title of his career. Lyons attacked the field early in the race and stayed away throughout the contest.

"I was thinking before the race what I would try to do," Lyons said. "I was thinking that I would sit in the pack, maybe on the third wheel, but decided on the second lap that it was time to go. Everybody had slowed down on the toughest part of the course, the steepest part, I thought that would be the time to attack, so I went. It's a mental struggle going into the last three laps. People were telling me that the gap was getting smaller, but having that Stars-and-Stripes in front of you really makes you dig hard and deep."

In the women's short track contest, the silver medalist in Friday's cross country race, Rebecca Gross (University of Denver), used her cyclo-cross background to overcome the loosening terrain and win by 28 seconds. Alexis Skarda (Colorado Mesa University), who won Friday's cross country race, earned the silver medal while Eva Wilson (Warren Wilson College) earned the bronze medal.

"I've been racing cyclo-cross a lot in the fall," Gross said. "I'm pretty decent at that. I just put it down at the start and hoped I could hold it. It seemed to work out pretty well."

Full Results

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Division I men short track
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Rotem Ishay (Fort Lewis College)0:28:37
2Howard Grotts (Fort Lewis College)0:00:01
3Kerry Werner (Lees-McRae College)0:02:00
4Samuel Morrison (University of Colorado-Boulder)0:03:18
-1lapBradford Perley (Lees-McRae College)Row 4 - Cell 2
-1lapClayton Barrows (Pennsylvania State University)Row 5 - Cell 2
-1lapGregory Carpenter (Fort Lewis College)Row 6 - Cell 2
-1lapMatthew Fox (Colorado State University)Row 7 - Cell 2
-1lapVictor Alber (University of Florida)Row 8 - Cell 2
-1lapPeter O'Donnell (University of Colorado-Boulder)Row 9 - Cell 2
-1lapKeith Wong (Stanford University)Row 10 - Cell 2
-1lapTodd Latocha (West Virginia University)Row 11 - Cell 2
-2lapsAdam Looney (University of Wyoming)Row 12 - Cell 2
-2lapsCody Goettl (Lindenwood University)Row 13 - Cell 2
-2lapsKendal Johnson (California Polytechnic-San Luis Obispo)Row 14 - Cell 2
-3lapsKevin Kane (University of Colorado-Boulder)Row 15 - Cell 2
-4lapsColton Andersen (Fort Lewis College)Row 16 - Cell 2
-4lapsDavis Bentley (Lees-McRae College)Row 17 - Cell 2
-4lapsTaylor Ladd (Lindsey Wilson College)Row 18 - Cell 2
-4lapsEzra Mullen (Lees-McRae College)Row 19 - Cell 2
-4lapsCole Kirkpatrick (University of North Texas)Row 20 - Cell 2
-5lapsJoseph Yoham (California Polytechnic-San Luis Obispo)Row 21 - Cell 2
-5lapsTrevor MacLean (Lees-McRae College)Row 22 - Cell 2
-5lapsDerek Harnden (University of Vermont)Row 23 - Cell 2
-5lapsJordan Kestler (University of California-Berkeley)Row 24 - Cell 2
-5lapsClayton Omer (Appalachian State University)Row 25 - Cell 2
-5lapsDylan Stucki (Fort Lewis College)Row 26 - Cell 2
-5lapsJohn Giles (Northern Arizona University)Row 27 - Cell 2
-5lapsTodd Whitescarver (Appalachian State University)Row 28 - Cell 2
-5lapsJoshua Johnson (Marian University)Row 29 - Cell 2
-5lapsNitish Nag (University of California-Berkeley)Row 30 - Cell 2
-5lapsJoseph Welsh (Lees-McRae College)Row 31 - Cell 2
-5lapsChristopher Convis (California Polytechnic-San Luis Obispo)Row 32 - Cell 2
-5lapsJames Wittwer (Appalachian State University)Row 33 - Cell 2
-5lapsMatthew Dooley (Lindsey Wilson College)Row 34 - Cell 2
-5lapsKyle Johnson (University of Texas-Austin)Row 35 - Cell 2
-5lapsCody Kukulski (Northern Arizona University)Row 36 - Cell 2
-5lapsJacob Andersson (Virginia Polytechnic University)Row 37 - Cell 2
-5lapsBrad Berger (University of Colorado-Boulder)Row 38 - Cell 2
-5lapsChristopher Haga (Texas A & M University)Row 39 - Cell 2
-5lapsJames Brown (Lindsey Wilson College)Row 40 - Cell 2
-5lapsAlder Martz (Marian University)Row 41 - Cell 2
-5lapsGreg DiSanto (University of New Hampshire)Row 42 - Cell 2
-5lapsNathan Petter (Colorado State University)Row 43 - Cell 2
-5lapsAndrew DeVierScott (Appalachian State University)Row 44 - Cell 2
-5lapsDaniel Gerow (Marian University)Row 45 - Cell 2
-5lapsWilliam Vazquez (Colorado State University)Row 46 - Cell 2
-5lapsJoseph maloney (University of Wisconsin-Madison)Row 47 - Cell 2
-5lapsBenjamin Silva (Texas A & M University)Row 48 - Cell 2
-5lapsNeal Forbes (Marian University)Row 49 - Cell 2
-5lapsEric Hartsuyker (University of California-Santa Barbara)Row 50 - Cell 2
-5lapsNathaniel Williams (University of Massachusetts-Amherst)Row 51 - Cell 2
-5lapsTaylor Smith (University of New Hampshire)Row 52 - Cell 2
-6lapsBenjamin Cargill (University of New Hampshire)Row 53 - Cell 2
-6lapsKevin Bonney (University of Missouri-Columbia)Row 54 - Cell 2
-6lapsBrian Funk (California Polytechnic-San Luis Obispo)Row 55 - Cell 2
-6lapsBenjamin Moody (University of Vermont)Row 56 - Cell 2
-6lapsDouglas Torres (University of New Mexico)Row 57 - Cell 2
-6lapsAlexander Meyer (University of Wisconsin-Madison)Row 58 - Cell 2
-6lapsChristian Probst (Virginia Polytechnic University)Row 59 - Cell 2
-6lapsScott Pendleton (University of Southern California)Row 60 - Cell 2
-6lapsJohn Heine (University of New Mexico)Row 61 - Cell 2
-6lapsOwen Belton (Lindenwood University)Row 62 - Cell 2
-6lapsNicholas Heine (University of New Mexico)Row 63 - Cell 2
-6lapsShawn Small (Texas A & M University)Row 64 - Cell 2
-6lapsNicholas Chevalley (Lindenwood University)Row 65 - Cell 2
-6lapsLevi Grabow (University of Nevada-Reno)Row 66 - Cell 2
-6lapsBrandon Quam (University of New Mexico)Row 67 - Cell 2
-6lapsWill Canup (University of Virginia)Row 68 - Cell 2
-6lapsBryce Mihalevich (University of Missouri-Columbia)Row 69 - Cell 2
-6lapsPeter Deucher (Marian University)Row 70 - Cell 2
DNSTrevor DeRuise (University of Nevada-Reno)Row 71 - Cell 2
DNSZeb King (Appalachian State University)Row 72 - Cell 2
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Division I women short track
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Sarah Sturm (Fort Lewis College)0:29:14
2Lauren Catlin (Fort Lewis College)0:00:48
3Jill Behlen (University of Wyoming)0:01:04
4Claire Bensard (University of Colorado-Boulder)0:01:12
5Katharine Hall (University of California-Berkeley)0:01:18
6Katie Sodergren (University of Colorado-Boulder)0:01:38
7Deidre York (University of Colorado-Boulder)0:02:08
8Abigail Mickey (University of Colorado-Boulder)0:02:23
9Erica Zaveta (Lees-McRae College)0:02:47
-1lapAshley James (Appalachian State University)Row 9 - Cell 2
-2lapsVictoria Yoham (California Polytechnic-San Luis Obispo)Row 10 - Cell 2
-3lapsSofia Hamilton (University of California-Berkeley)Row 11 - Cell 2
-3lapsLindsay Dye (Northern Arizona University)Row 12 - Cell 2
-4lapsLinnea Dixson (University of Wyoming)Row 13 - Cell 2
-4lapsMarie Kenney (University of Vermont)Row 14 - Cell 2
-4lapsvhasti schmidt (Lindsey Wilson College)Row 15 - Cell 2
-4lapsAshlee Wilson (University of Colorado-Boulder)Row 16 - Cell 2
-4lapsLisha Herold (Marian University)Row 17 - Cell 2
-4lapsBrittany Clawson (Fort Lewis College)Row 18 - Cell 2
-4lapsJoanna Bechtel (University of California-Berkeley)Row 19 - Cell 2
-4lapsRachel Byus (Lindenwood University)Row 20 - Cell 2
-5lapsSarah Lukas (Lindenwood University)Row 21 - Cell 2
-5lapsAnne Cheeney (Fort Lewis College)Row 22 - Cell 2
-5lapsSarah Dixson (University of Wyoming)Row 23 - Cell 2
-5lapsCinthia Lehner (Lees-McRae College)Row 24 - Cell 2
-6lapsKathryn Hicks (California Polytechnic-San Luis Obispo)Row 25 - Cell 2
-6lapsIsabella Oleksy (University of New Hampshire)Row 26 - Cell 2
-6lapsVirginia Solomon (University of Southern California)Row 27 - Cell 2
-6lapsJennifer Higgins (Colorado State University)Row 28 - Cell 2
-6lapsMegan Baab (Lees-McRae College)Row 29 - Cell 2
-6lapsyesica mendoza (Lindsey Wilson College)Row 30 - Cell 2
-6lapsEllie Atkins (University of Colorado-Boulder)Row 31 - Cell 2
-6lapsBrooke Crum (Lindsey Wilson College)Row 32 - Cell 2
-7lapsAllie Dragoo (Marian University)Row 33 - Cell 2
-7lapsKristy Peck (University of Nevada-Reno)Row 34 - Cell 2
-7lapsKathryn Chinn (University of New Mexico)Row 35 - Cell 2
DNSShannon Howell (University of Southern California)Row 36 - Cell 2
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Division II men short track
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Matt Lyons (University of Denver)0:28:42
2Matt Schiff (Humboldt State University)0:00:28
3Adam Miller (Colorado College)0:00:58
4Drake Lindsey (Union College-KY)0:01:17
5Timothy Jenkinson (Mars Hill College)0:01:27
6Brae Patten (Western State College of Colorado)0:01:46
7Michael Keith (Mars Hill College)0:01:55
8Lewis Gaffney (Brevard College)0:02:06
9Steven Pearl (Humboldt State University)Row 8 - Cell 2
10Eric Smith (Ripon College)0:02:20
11Joe Schneider (Colorado School of Mines)0:02:26
-1lapPatric Rostel (Colorado Mesa University)Row 11 - Cell 2
-2lapsTaylor Schmidt (Colorado School of Mines)Row 12 - Cell 2
-2lapsChristoph Hurley (Colorado School of Mines)Row 13 - Cell 2
-2lapsWesley Lamberson (Union College-KY)Row 14 - Cell 2
-3lapsBenjamin Senkerik (Ripon College)Row 15 - Cell 2
-3lapsKarl Schroeder (US Air Force Academy)Row 16 - Cell 2
-3lapsLogan Luker (Cumberland University)Row 17 - Cell 2
-3lapsSam Chovan (University of Denver)Row 18 - Cell 2
-3lapsRichard Geng (Colorado Mesa University)Row 19 - Cell 2
-4lapsBen Jackson (Western State College of Colorado)Row 20 - Cell 2
-4lapszach winn (Union College-KY)Row 21 - Cell 2
-4lapsBrad Nelson (Union College-KY)Row 22 - Cell 2
-4lapsKeith Marek (Brevard College)Row 23 - Cell 2
-4lapsCorey Davis (Mars Hill College)Row 24 - Cell 2
-4lapsNicolas Jimenez (Colorado School of Mines)Row 25 - Cell 2
-5lapsDylan WRIGHT (Humboldt State University)Row 26 - Cell 2
-5lapsGeoffrey Bee (Colorado School of Mines)Row 27 - Cell 2
-5lapsBennett Winn (Union College-KY)Row 28 - Cell 2
-5lapsTanner Hurst (Cumberland University)Row 29 - Cell 2
-5lapsMichael Flynn (Warren Wilson College)Row 30 - Cell 2
-6lapsizzy cohan (Warren Wilson College)Row 31 - Cell 2
-6lapsZebulon Hanley (US Air Force Academy)Row 32 - Cell 2
-6lapsRyan Sullivan (Cumberland University)Row 33 - Cell 2
-6lapsOwen Tulip (Western State College of Colorado)Row 34 - Cell 2
-6lapsKody Adams (Brevard College)Row 35 - Cell 2
-6lapsAndy Fehrenbach (Ripon College)Row 36 - Cell 2
-6lapsmike baird (Union College-KY)Row 37 - Cell 2
-6lapsR Maitland Jones (Mars Hill College)Row 38 - Cell 2
-6lapsNathan Abel (Humboldt State University)Row 39 - Cell 2
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Division II women short track
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Rebecca Gross (University of Denver)0:26:41
2Alexis Skarda (Colorado Mesa University)0:00:28
3Eva Wilson (Warren Wilson College)0:01:32
4Essence Barton (California Lutheran University)0:03:35
5Elisa Otter (Union College-KY)0:03:46
-1lapRenee DeBruin (Ripon College)Row 5 - Cell 2
-1lapSyd Schulz (Middlebury College)Row 6 - Cell 2
-2lapsMaria Esswein (Union College-KY)Row 7 - Cell 2
-2lapsKlara Rossouw (Mars Hill College)Row 8 - Cell 2
-2lapsAlexis Kelley (Western State College of Colorado)Row 9 - Cell 2
-3lapsAngela Vitulli (Western State College of Colorado)Row 10 - Cell 2
-3lapsKara Uhl (Union College-KY)Row 11 - Cell 2
-3lapsMorganne Endicott (Cumberland University)Row 12 - Cell 2
-3lapsKaydee Raths (Humboldt State University)Row 13 - Cell 2
-3lapsMolly Friedland (Warren Wilson College)Row 14 - Cell 2
-3lapsHannah Madden (Colorado School of Mines)Row 15 - Cell 2
-3lapsMorgan Sykes (Brevard College)Row 16 - Cell 2
-3lapsRosette Reynolds (Ripon College)Row 17 - Cell 2
-3lapsMadison Samblanet (Western State College of Colorado)Row 18 - Cell 2
-3lapsLaura Rice (Mars Hill College)Row 19 - Cell 2
-4lapsChristina Torquato (Warren Wilson College)Row 20 - Cell 2
-4lapsCatherine Harnden (Union College-KY)Row 21 - Cell 2
-4lapsJenna Emerick (Saint Edward's University)Row 22 - Cell 2
-5lapsPetra Davis (Montana State University-Bozeman)Row 23 - Cell 2
-5lapsChristen Boyer (Colorado School of Mines)Row 24 - Cell 2

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