1st in the ACCC!

To update you on last weekend's impressive results in Charlottesville, VA, the Appalachian State Cycling Team officially moved into 1st place in the ACCC! Pfeiffer University dropped into second place while John Hopkins continues to hold on to the third place. These next few weeks will be crucial as the Mountaineers set out to capture an unprecedented 3rd straight ACCC Road Championship as well as the triple crown with Mountain, Cyclocross, and Road Championships all in the same season!

This past weekend witnessed another impressive Appalachian showing in Blacksburg, VA, as Yosef's finest captured numerous top 10 finishes as well as a sweep of 1st place finishes in the men's D races with Chris Jones continuing to unleash the fury as he took home the win in both the road race and the uphill time trial. Michael Wilson led the men's A team with a 6th place finish in the road race and a 4th place finish in the time trial. The women also placed well this weekend with Amanda Gilbert and Allison Forkner continuing to pick up those vital points in the women's races.

Appalachian will look to distance itself yet again from the rest of the ACCC as they travel to West Virginia this upcoming weekend. Look for updates from those races and more this upcoming weekend as Appalachian prepares to defend its conference title at Wake Forest in just under two weeks! The finish line is almost there on the 2008 campaign and we'll keep you posted on every step of the way as the Mountaineers look to solidify their hold of 1st place in the ACCC!

-AppState Cycling

Road Season Update

The men and women from Boone have been showing impressive results throughout the ACCC so far this season and we wanted to update you on their results. The Mountaineers recently competed in Philadelphia, Boone, and Harrisonburg, VA, and Charlottesville, VA. Only three weekends remain in the 2008 season with races remaining at Virginia Tech, West Virginia, and Wake Forest. It's now or never for the Appalachian State Cycling Team and you can certainly bet that the Apps will leave it all on the table in hopes of walking away with another conference title.

Philadelphia was a display of brutal weather with constant rain and heavy winds but the Apps managed to pull out some much needed points in their quest to capture their third straight ACCC Road Championship. The home weekend over Easter Break in Boone witnessed an impressive display of heroics by the riders in black and gold as top five finishes were common. Zach Greene came out of the woodwork to record his first win of the 2008 campaign by launching to a 1st place finish in a sprint for the line in a road race that included only a select group of riders at the finish. The women with Amanda Gilbert, Allison Forkner, and Ariel Leath also recorded top finishes in the women's B road race on a beautiful afternoon in Boone. Other top performances include that of Chris Jones and Josh Marcus who both recorded top five finishes in their respective road races. Special attention also goes to Lauren Trull who recorder two first place finishes in the women's A road race and criterium. David Forkner unleashed the fury in Sunday's criterium as well as he soloed to a 2nd place finish after constantly being in break-aways all afternoon. If there was an aggressive rider award for Boone's criteriums, David would take home that honor without any doubt.

The Mountaineers have fought back tooth and nail with in-state rival Pfeiffer University as well as conference power John Hopkins. Harrisonburg and Charlottesville provided a few opportunities for Appalachian to make up some ground on first place as they currently sit at 2nd in the conference standings. It is very crowded at the top of the conference standings but the Mountaineers are resilient in their efforts to capture that elusive third conference title. Updated ACCC standings will be coming shortly so stay posted!

-App State Cycling