Tornado capture ACCC Mountain Bike championship

BANNER ELK, N.C. – The King University cycling team concluded their regular season at the Lees-McRae College Mountain Bike race where the Tornado clinched the Atlantic Collegiate Cycling Conference (ACCC) championship. The weekend was highlighted by four individuals winning conference titles as well.

HOW IT HAPPENED – WOMEN

• Kiley Krasley
  • Category A gravity and endurance ACCC champion
  • Cross country (Category A) – 21st
  • Dual Slalom (Category A) – 17th
  • Short Track Cross Country (Category A) – 12th

HOW IT HAPPENED - MEN

• Derek Maiden
  • Category A gravity ACCC champion
  • Dual Slalom (Category A) – 28th
  • Downhill (Category A) – 18th
• Jeremy Boaz
  • Category B endurance ACCC champion
  • Category C gravity ACCC champion
  • Cross Country (Category B) – 19th
  • Short Track Cross Country (Category B) – 11th
• Caleb New
  • Category C endurance ACCC champion
  • Cross Country (Category C) – 13th
  • Short Track Cross Country (Category C) – 19th
• Jesse Stidham
  • Category B gravity ACCC champion
  • Cross Country (Category A) – 40th
  • Dual Slalom (Category B) – 20th
  • Downhill (Category B) – 13th
  • Short Track Cross Country (Category A) – 37th
• Dawson Sanders
  • Cross Country (Category A) – 30th
  • Dual Slalom (Category B) – 18th
  • Downhill (Category B) – 18th
  • Short Track Cross Country (Category A) – 28th
• Ben Lightfoot
  • Cross Country (Category A) – 32nd
  • Downhill (Category B) – 24th
• Brennan Cherry
  • Cross Country (Category A) – 33rd
  • Short Track Cross Country (Category A) – 26th
• Colby Simone
  • Cross Country (Category A) – 39th
  • Short Track Cross Country (Category A) – 30th
• Gideon Bezuidenhout
  • Dual Slalom (Category A) – 39th
  • Downhill (Category A) – 38th
• Alex Campbell
  • Short Track Cross Country (Category A) – 35th
• Samuel Fuller
  • Short Track Cross Country (Category A) – 39th
• Che Nunez
  • Short Track Cross Country (Category A) – 43rd

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• This marks the second straight ACCC Mountain Bike championship for the Tornado. The last came in 2019 as the 2020 season was canceled

UP NEXT

• King will be in action again on October 15-18 at the USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championships in Durango, Colo.