Dillen Maurer who is in his fourth year riding with the SoCal League, is a recipient of the Specialized Student Athlete Leadership Award and has taken on a mentor role within the club and actively helps the coaches teach new riders, according to the National Interscholastic Cycling Association. As Team President for two years he actively fundraises and volunteers at races. Outside of mountain biking Dillen had helped raise funds for the American Cancer Society, has emerged as a leader in his cinematography classes, was a cameraman at this year’s Athletes with Character and Ethics awards, and has also directed and acted in several short films. Even with all of this, Dillen maintains a high GPA, takes AP classes, wrote his senior research paper on the environmental, economic and personal benefits of bicycle riding, and is never late to his job at a .
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