High School Mountain Bike Racing Report

Dozens of high school athletes raced mountain bikes this last Sunday at the Vail Lake Challenge. The races were Part One of a five-race season for the SoCal High School Cycling League.

Each lap was raced over a rollercoaster-style singletrack with fast, fire road climbs. Riders completed multiple laps (approx 5.5 miles per lap).

Murrieta Valley High School was the only local team competing. Here are Division 1 team results:

[Place, School, Points]
1  Woodcrest Christian High School 3,877
2  Hemet High School 3,854
3  Yucaipa High School 3,743
4  Murrieta Valley High School 3,730
5  Rim of the World High School 3,688
6  Crescenta Valley High School 3,406
7  Eastlake High School 3,155
8  St. Francis High School 2,829

Local individual race results:

[Place, Name, School, Finish time, Points]

JV Boys (D1) (3 laps):
1 Jarred Jordan (Murrieta Valley) 1:07.07  525
21 Grayson Sanchez (Murrieta Valley) 1:22.58  390

JV Girls (2 laps):
13 Yessenia Gomez (Murrieta Valley) 1:18.51  373

Soph Boys (3 laps):
1 Cole Picchiottino (Murrieta Valley) 1:09.22  500
3 Alec Stambersky (Murrieta Valley) 1:12.01  481
4 Michael Gossett (Murrieta Valley) 1:12.55  472
6 Miguel Schoenborn (Murrieta Valley) 1:14.48  456
13 Kevin Aguilar (Murrieta Valley) 1:21.43  408
15 Bryce Longacre (Murrieta Valley) 1:24.20  396
16 Michael Berna (Murrieta Valley) 1:25.11  390
26 Nathan Barrett (Murrieta Valley) 1:46.39  344

Soph Girls (2 laps):
4 Gabriela Bolton (Murrieta Valley) 1:11.02  457
6 Nicole Fitch (Murrieta Valley) 1:16.18  431

Full race results are found here:  http://www.socaldirt.org/events/results/

2012 Race Season

Feb 26 Vail Lake Challenge

Mar 11 Hog Canyon Classic

Mar 25 Cruise the Keys

Apr 15 Victory at Vail

May 6 Power the Pinnacles

May 20 State Championships

"The League continues to grow fast as more and more high school students discover this challenging and rewarding sport," states the league's website.

For more information, visit:  http://www.socaldirt.org/