SECCC Conference Championships: Whaley and Horton Win XCO

Flat Rock, N.C. – The King University Cycling team competes on the first day of the SECCC Conference Championships, where King earns some wins in the XCO from Colin Horton and Alexa Whaley in the twos and threes.
 
Whaley and Kaitlyn Mezo started the morning on a tear, going one and two in the Women's twos and threes XCO three laps. Whaley won with a time of 1:08:12.3, with Mezo following right behind her with a time of 1:09:33.6.
 
Horton led the Men's twos and threes, earning first place through the four laps of XCO with a time of 1:07:30.8, outpacing second place by 14 seconds. Cayden Holmes finished in the top 10 with an eighth-place finish in a time of 1:12:34.6.
 
The Men's ones and twos had King athletes in the middle of the pack, with Jayson Wallace, Cooper Ward, and Ian Kangas all finishing one lap behind the leaders, earning 28^th, 31^st, and 32^nd place, respectively.
 
 
The DS started in the afternoon, where the King Women had Whaley show a strong performance, finishing in 13^th place overall and second place in the twos and threes with a time of 35.737.
 
The men's ones and twos had Colin Burgess lead the way with a 14^th-place finish with a time of 29.018. Noah Hornbeck finished in 22^nd place with a time of 30.680 seconds.
 
Up Next: King will finish the SECCC Conference Championships tomorrow.