US Downhill and Dual Slalom National Championships 2012: Downhill Results

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Aaron Gwin topped the podium at US downhill mountain bike nationals(Image credit: USA Cycling)

The 2012 USA Cycling Mountain Bike Gravity National Championships are officially in the books as professional and category 1 downhill racing closed out competition at Beech Mountain on Sunday.

Also making it to the top step of the podium on Sunday was Ethan Faw (Brushy Mountain) who won the junior men's 10-12 event with a time of 3:11.6, and Ben Bodycoat who clocked a 02:48.9 to take the win among junior men 13-14. Alex Dawson posted a 2:31.8 to claim top honors among men 19-24 while Geoff Ayr clocked in at 02:35.9 to win in the men's 25-29 race. As the men 30-34 descended the mountain, it was Thomas Schueler to win with a 02:41.2, and then Mike Hummel was victorious among men 35-39 with a 02:43.7. G. John Leslie descended into a Stars-and-Stripes jersey in the men's 45-49 race with a time of 03:03.5 while Mark Poore clocked a 03:34.2 to win among men 50+.

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Elite men
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Aaron Gwin (Trek World Racing)	0:02:10.00
2	Neko Mulally (Trek World Racing)	0:00:03.20
3	Eliot Jackson	0:00:06.80
4	Logan Binggeli (KHS Factory Racing)	0:00:07.20
5	Kevin Littlefield	0:00:08.30
6	Cody Warren (DRD Intense)	0:00:08.40
7	Gavin Vaughan (Team Voncooper)	0:00:09.80
8	Austin Warren (DRD Intense)	0:00:10.10
9	Ethan Quehl	0:00:10.60
10	Kevin Aiello (KHS Factory Racing)	0:00:10.70
11	Jason Memmelaar (DRD Intense)	0:00:11.00
12	Duncan Riffle	0:00:11.30
13	Philip Wheeler (Team Big Crank)	0:00:14.10
14	Bradley Benedict (Specialized gravity)	0:00:14.30
15	Austin Hackett Klaube	0:00:14.60
16	Curtis Keene	0:00:14.90
17	Cody Johnson	0:00:15.10
18	Arthur Babcock	0:00:16.70
19	Samuel Pensler	0:00:16.90
20	Jason Scheiding	0:00:18.30
21	Max Morgan	0:00:19.60
22	Kyle Thomas (Diamondback)	0:00:19.80
23	Brandan Bohl	0:00:20.20
24	Logan Mulally (NC 15-16)	0:00:20.30
25	Nate Furbee	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Michael Haderer (IXS Unique Sports)	0:00:20.50
27	Leland O'connor	0:00:20.80
28	Jordan Newth	0:00:20.90
29	David Flynn	0:00:21.40
30	Hugh Taylor (Billy Goat Bikes)	0:00:21.90
31	Alexandre Couture (Kona/Michelin)	0:00:23.00
32	Christopher Mari (Speed Legion Racing)	0:00:23.20
33	Heikki Hall	Row 32 - Cell 2
34	Greg Nelson (East Coast Gravity Pros)	0:00:23.50
35	Ryan Condrashoff	0:00:25.00
36	Trevor Parson	0:00:25.90
37	Ben Calhoun	0:00:26.50
38	Tim Mangini	0:00:26.90
39	Michael Buell (Team Geronimo/Banshee)	0:00:28.20
40	Benedict Treglia	0:00:28.50
41	Burke Saunders	0:00:28.70
42	Jacob Hinlicky	0:00:29.20
43	Geritt Beytagh	0:00:29.50
44	Daniel Godard	0:00:30.50
45	Tyler Gilsdorf	0:00:30.80
46	Alex Mcandrew	0:00:31.30
47	Brian Buell (Team Geronimo)	0:00:31.50
48	Graeme Pitts (Graeme Pitts Racing)	0:00:33.00
49	Christopher Canfield (Canfield Brothers Factory Team)	0:00:42.60
50	Kyle Hogan	0:00:44.40
51	Dante Harmony	0:00:59.20
52	Kenneth (Chuck) Pitts	0:01:06.00
53	Wesley Boucher	0:01:06.20
54	Ben Furbee	0:01:30.50
DNS	Harrison Reynolds (Spin)	Row 54 - Cell 2
DNF	Tim White (Voncooper/Yeti)	Row 55 - Cell 2
DNF	Chris Higgerson	Row 56 - Cell 2
DNF	Nikolas Dudukovich (One Ghost Industries)	Row 57 - Cell 2
DNF	Luke Strobel	Row 58 - Cell 2
DNF	Evan Gilsdorf	Row 59 - Cell 2

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Elite women
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Jacqueline Harmony	0:02:36.60
2	Melissa Buhl	0:00:09.30
3	Jaime Rees (The Bike Hub)	0:00:16.90
4	Lauren Daney	0:00:19.70
5	Katie Holden	0:00:23.60
6	Katelyn Parhiala	0:00:35.60
7	Taylor Allison (Fastline Racing)	0:00:37.60
8	Rae Gandolf	0:00:47.40
9	Elinor Wesner	0:00:47.60
10	Amber Price (Royal Racing USA and The Fix)	0:01:16.40

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Junior men 11-12
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Ethan Faw	0:03:11.60
2	Phillip Steele	0:00:10.30
3	Palmer Metcalf	0:01:16.30
4	Aiden Loorham	0:01:41.20

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Junior men 13-14
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Ben Bodycoat	0:02:48.90
2	David Dressler	0:00:06.40
3	Wyatt Freier	0:00:08.50
4	Andrew Wegiel	0:00:17.70
5	Owen Witcher	0:00:23.30
6	Michael Kane	0:00:23.50
7	Joshua Rogers	0:00:24.20
8	Noah Bell	0:00:29.50
9	Evan Picinotti	0:00:44.40
DNS	Chase Willie	Row 9 - Cell 2
DNS	Clancy Loorham	Row 10 - Cell 2

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Junior men 15-16
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Jay Fesperman	0:02:23.10
2	Shane Leslie	0:00:01.50
3	Charlie Harrison	0:00:11.60
4	Matthew Branney	0:00:13.80
5	Matthew Fitzgerald	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Roy Benge	0:00:23.30
7	Brandon Coughlin	0:00:35.00
8	Luca Shaw	0:00:48.80
9	Eric Vest	0:02:47.50
DNS	Tyler Krenek	Row 9 - Cell 2

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Cat. 1 Men 19-24
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Alex Dawson	0:02:31.80
2	Corey Zell	0:00:03.90
3	Joseph Crosby	0:00:04.00
4	Danny Cesare	0:00:07.10
5	Anthony Leonarduzzi	0:00:08.00
6	Mac Banner	0:00:09.70
7	Paul Mcsparin	0:00:11.10
8	Brandon Blakely	0:00:11.90
9	Craig Folsom	0:00:12.80
10	Robert Monjure	0:00:13.60
11	Andrew Slowey	0:00:15.80
12	Cameron Nyguist	0:00:17.10
13	Zach Ahleen	0:00:17.60
14	Joshua Nevelson	0:00:20.50
15	Hunter Budd	0:00:20.80
16	Gustan Zimmerman	0:00:21.60
17	Nathan Swartz	0:00:22.90
18	Gus Michaels	0:00:27.40
19	Ace Savarese	0:00:31.90
20	Brian White	0:00:34.10
21	Adam Delonais	0:00:34.30
22	Eddie Mazurski	0:00:39.10
23	Joshua Patton	0:00:49.30
24	Derek Maiden	0:02:35.30

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Cat. 1 Men 25-29
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Geoff Ayr	0:02:35.90
2	Matt Henderson	0:00:02.50
3	David Medina	0:00:04.80
4	Willem Cooper	0:00:05.90
5	Steven Trottier	0:00:07.20
6	Daniel Ennis	0:00:08.10
7	Sean Gollub	0:00:16.80
8	Justin Steiner	0:00:19.90
9	Jesse Borror	0:00:20.80
10	Stephen Solt	0:00:21.20
11	Brandon Olson	0:00:24.40
12	Andrew Dean	0:00:26.20
13	Diego Ramirez	0:00:28.20
14	Josh Smith	0:00:30.60
15	Alex Ohman	0:00:31.60
16	Peter John Mihalick	0:00:32.30
DNS	Justin Mchenry	Row 16 - Cell 2

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Cat. 1 Men 30-34
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Thomas Schueler	0:02:41.20
2	Jeremy Edge	0:00:06.30
3	Gary Bethea	0:00:06.50
4	Aaron Polly	0:00:09.20
5	John O'shura	0:00:11.90
6	Michael Clark	0:00:13.60
7	William Murray	0:00:16.10
8	Harley Addair	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Eric Nicoletti	0:00:19.40
10	Brad Blackwell	0:00:21.20
11	John Fennell	0:01:36.30
DNS	Jason Nixon	Row 11 - Cell 2

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Cat. 1 Men 35-39
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Mike Hummel	0:02:43.70
2	Kyle Kutzler	0:00:03.30
3	Lane Boertmann	0:00:03.50
4	Kevin Addair	0:00:07.20
5	Coy Miller	0:00:08.10
6	Shawn Metcalf	0:00:10.20
7	David Bethea	0:00:12.90
8	Fred Heinly	0:00:14.90
9	Paul Chen	0:00:16.20
10	Ryan Cleek	0:00:41.80
DNS	Geoff Flegal	Row 10 - Cell 2
DNS	John Haynes	Row 11 - Cell 2

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Cat. 1 Men 40-44
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Kevin Liebig	0:02:36.40
2	John Nicholson	0:00:09.90
3	Jerry (Butch) Greene Jr	0:00:18.20
4	Matthew Adams	0:00:21.70
5	Heath Boedeker	0:00:24.90
6	Ian Starr	0:00:25.50
7	Craig Jeffers	0:00:34.80
8	Mark Overby	0:00:35.10
9	Anthony Pajakinas	0:00:40.90
10	Michael Calhoun	0:00:43.70
11	Kurt Dressler	0:00:44.30
12	Ed Buchan	0:00:46.80
13	Derek Atkins	0:00:48.60
14	David Gray	0:01:20.70
15	Jerry Mailloux	0:03:01.30
DNS	Todd Cholevik	Row 15 - Cell 2

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Cat. 1 Men 45-49
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	G John Leslie	0:03:03.50
2	Robert Safrit	0:00:02.40
3	Stefan Daney	0:00:05.90
4	Steven Brown	0:00:07.20
5	George Bodycoat	0:00:13.50
6	Joe Bell	0:00:20.00
DNS	Frank Endreson	Row 6 - Cell 2

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Cat. 1 Men 50+
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Mark Poore	0:03:34.20
2	Stefan Cihylik	0:00:09.30

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Cat. 1 Junior men 17-18
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Alexander Willie (Intense Cycles)	0:02:23.80
2	Cole Picchiottino	0:00:01.40
3	Cody Kelley	0:00:01.60
4	Ray Syron	0:00:04.50
5	Lucas Cowan	0:00:06.10
6	Jason Schroeder	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Max Kaupas	0:00:06.70
8	Dylan Unger	0:00:07.20
9	Sam Skidmore	0:00:07.30
10	William O'brien	0:00:08.00
11	Luca Cometti	0:00:09.20
12	Ian Turner	0:00:12.40
13	Kyle Grau	0:00:14.50
14	Jonathan Allyn (Big Tree Cycling)	0:00:14.60
15	Ryan Walker	0:00:14.70
16	Conrad Culleney	0:00:15.50
17	Wiley Kaupas	0:00:18.20
18	Davis Nonno	0:00:18.40
19	Bas Van Steenbergen (Transition)	0:00:18.90
20	Oliver Vowel	0:00:19.50
21	John Duffy	0:00:25.50
22	Cody Smith	0:00:27.80

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Junior women 10 & under
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Mckenna Merten	0:05:03.20

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Cat. 1 Women 19-29
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Coleen Pacurariu	0:03:18.30
2	Caroline Westray	0:00:08.10
3	Heather Mcfadden	0:00:17.50
4	Eva Wilson	0:00:22.60
5	Corrine Miller	0:00:33.10
6	Kate Weisenfluh	0:00:33.80

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Cat. 1 Women 30-39
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Heather Cowell	0:03:37.50
2	Roxanne Canent	0:00:39.90

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Cat. 1 Women 40+
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Ellen Adams	0:03:53.90

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Cat. 2 Junior men 15-18
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Bryce Hermanussen	0:03:12.00
2	Sawyer Alix	0:00:01.00
3	Sam Redman	0:00:02.00
4	Josh Standish	0:00:05.00
5	Conner Linton	0:00:07.00
6	Nich Ifkovits	0:00:13.00
7	Nick Gray	0:00:15.00
8	Andrew Summers	0:00:17.00
9	Quinton Johnson	0:00:22.00
DNS	Vecchione Dylan	Row 9 - Cell 2

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Cat. 2 Men 19-24
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Jimmy Awad	0:02:54.00
2	Andrew Ingram	0:00:14.00
3	Rowan Bateman	0:00:19.00
4	James Guidry	0:00:21.00
5	Christopher Patino	0:00:22.00
6	Sam Cookson	0:00:36.00
7	Santiago Franco	0:00:56.00
8	Joe Craigle	0:01:13.00
DNS	Michael Carswell	Row 8 - Cell 2

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Cat. 2 Men 25-29
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Michael Spierer	0:02:53.00
2	Nick Mileti	0:00:02.00
3	Ryan Dunn	0:00:04.00
4	Geoff Boone	0:00:13.00
5	Ian Lupo	0:00:14.00
6	Brandon Hopkins	0:00:22.00
7	Rj Harris	0:00:28.00
8	Zak Hinton	0:00:43.00
9	Bradley Smith	0:00:44.00

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Cat. 2 Men 30-34
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Christopher Skolnick	0:03:01.00
2	Justin Rush	0:00:07.00
3	Allen Weber	0:00:15.00
4	Zachary Slaybaugh	0:00:31.00
5	Adam Darling	0:00:33.00
6	Matt Trapnell	0:00:38.00
7	Nathan Wisch	0:00:40.00
8	Michael Lemon	0:00:43.00
9	Levi Thornton	0:00:51.00
10	Joaquin Canizales	0:01:07.00

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Cat. 3 Men 35-39
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Fred Mudd	0:03:07.00
2	Tommy Francis	0:00:08.00
3	Charles Duckett	0:00:09.00
4	Reid Allred	0:00:17.00
5	Robert Pavsner	0:00:30.00
6	Brad Newby	0:00:31.00
7	Ritch Ricker	0:00:38.00
DNS	Jason Hague	Row 7 - Cell 2

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Cat. 2 Men 40-49
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Jamie Jones	0:03:06.00
2	James Crowley	0:00:01.00
3	Carlton Noles	0:00:07.00
4	Thomas Learman	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Kristian Jackson	0:00:08.00
6	Sean Pepin	0:00:12.00
7	Steven Kaufman	0:00:15.00
8	Dan Linton	0:00:24.00
9	Matthew Herdklotz	0:00:25.00
10	Doug Tate	0:00:30.00
11	Mike Suddeth	0:00:38.00
12	Alfredo Carbonell	0:00:51.00
13	Jason Baker	0:01:00.00
14	Jose Olivas	0:01:34.00
15	Stephen Coleman	Row 14 - Cell 2
DNS	Todd Boucher	Row 15 - Cell 2

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Cat. 2 Men 50+
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Clealan Watts	0:03:06.00
2	Michael Cobler	0:00:19.00
3	Alan Daum	0:00:47.00
4	Dan Allyn	0:00:55.00
5	Phil Marsh	0:01:05.00
6	Scott Branney	0:04:16.00
DNS	Jay Stewart	Row 6 - Cell 2
DNS	Daniel Gore	Row 7 - Cell 2

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Cat. 2 Women 19-29
#	Rider Name (Country) Team
DNS	Amanda Batty

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Cat. 2 Women 30-39
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Elizabeth Jones	0:04:29.00
2	Jennel Santos	0:00:03.00

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Cat. 3 Junior men 15-18
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Grayson Richey	0:03:14.00
2	Zach Miller	0:00:03.00
3	James Crowley	0:00:39.00
4	Zachary Hutelin	0:00:42.00
5	Trey Crowley	0:00:55.00
DNS	Chris Frohsin	Row 5 - Cell 2

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Cat. 3 Men 19-29
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Cory Diamond	0:03:11.00
2	David Morgan	0:00:08.00
3	William Poehlman	0:00:14.00
4	Blake Bass	0:00:17.00
5	William Hinton	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Andrew Bousquet	0:00:20.00
7	Adam Baird	0:00:23.00
8	Cody Dunn	0:00:25.00
9	Chad Mooris	0:00:32.00
10	Jacob Naylor	0:00:34.00
11	Matt Lin	0:00:49.00
12	James Burkhardt	0:01:00.00
13	Adam Schell	0:02:59.00
DNS	Kevin Quillan	Row 13 - Cell 2

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Cat. 3 Men 30-39
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Patrick Alcisto	0:03:15.00
2	Eric Needham	0:00:06.00
3	David Petutsky	0:00:07.00
4	David Lamond	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Chad Meyerhoefer	0:00:08.00
6	Bryan Morgan	0:00:16.00
7	Matthew Smirniotis	0:00:23.00
8	Ed Kulbis	0:00:26.00
9	Joseph Kreidler	0:00:43.00
10	Allan Rosenberg	0:01:33.00

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Cat. 3 Men 40+
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Jason Schmidt	0:03:03.00
2	Michael Ward	0:00:05.00
3	William Miller	0:00:07.00
4	Christopher Hunter	0:00:16.00
5	Michael Watson	0:00:18.00
6	Bob Dunlap	0:00:21.00
7	Bruce Lockhart	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	John Oconnor	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Craig Kirkpatrick	0:00:26.00
10	Don Evers	0:00:43.00
11	Kreg Nederbrock	0:00:45.00
12	Samuel Jones	0:00:53.00
13	Ernest Davis	0:01:01.00
14	Frank Berry	0:01:13.00

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Cat. 3 Junior women 15-18
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Katherine Santos	0:04:50.00

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Cat. 3 Women 19-29
#	Rider Name (Country) Team
DNS	Sandra Kofler

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Cat. 3 Women 30+
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Christina Faust	0:04:40.00
2	Marci Panneck	0:00:41.00

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