Returning area riders posted strong results at North Carolina’s first NICA (National Interscholastic Cycling Association) race in Salisbury. There were 542 riders in 18 divisions. Four more weekend races are scheduled for middle and high school MTB riders in the spring season.
Points are awarded to schools for team finishers in each race. CC Chaos and composite teams combine riders from different schools on a single team. First place is worth 400 points.
Here are the top local finishers with times and distances:
Gramm Walters, Chatham Co. Chaos, fourth, 6th grade boys,1 lap 22:54, 52 finishers.
Birdie Pedraza, Chatham Co. Chaos, second, 5th grade girls, 1 lap 23:48, 12.
Andreas Trinado, Chatham Co. Chaos, fourth, JV2 boys, 1 lap 18:12, 79.
Claudia Baum, Chapel Hill High, second, JV1 girls, 2 laps 39:37, 12.
Giuliana Greto, Chatham Co. Chaos, fifth, JV2 girls, 1 lap 21:48, 7.
Radek Prochazka, CHHS, first varsity boys, 3 laps 48:30, and Leif Hastings, CHHS, third, 48:31.16, 20.
Jesse West, East Chapel Hill, first JV1 boys, 2 laps 32:49 and Isaac Schultz, Orange Co. Composite, third, 33:52, 49.
Oliver Jensen, Orange Co. Composite, second MS-A Boys, 2 laps, 35:15, 33.
Baum, Prochzka, Hastings, West, Jensen were among returnees from last season and some did cyclocross races in the fall.
Points totals after Race 1–High schools, CHHS first, 2142 points, East Chapel Hill, 12, 1764, Chatham Co. Chaos, 24, 1438, OC Composite, 29, 1314; Middle schools, Smith MS 1852, seventh (leader 2016), McDougle MS, 10, 1751, Chatham Co. Chaos, 20, 1580. Orange Co. Composite, 27, 1349, Culbreth, 48, 420.
