COLUMBIA, Ky. - The Red Hawks competed at Lindsey Wilson College over the weekend in a dual meet between the Southeastern Collegiate Cycling Conference (SECCC) and the Midwest Collegiate Cycling Conference (MWCCC), while also acting as the SECCC championship race weekend. The fields were large, competitive, and gave the Red Hawks a good warmup for Nationals, which will be held next week in Big Bear Lake, Calif.

On Saturday, the Red Hawks competed in the Short Track and Dual Slalom Races. The short track featured dusty switchback ascents and descents with a jump at the bottom and top of the course. The Dual Slalom proved to be on of the most technical well built courses in the country. Results are as follows:

STXC:
Nick Niemi - 27^th of 44 starters in Men's A field
Elliott Holt- 28^th of 44 starters in Men's A field
Noah Reckers- 1^st of 13 starters in Men's C field
Brandon Lyle- 13^th of 13 starters in Men's C field
DS:
Nick Nick Niemi- 3^rd of 21 participants in Men's C field
Elliott Holt- 13^th of 21 participants in Men's C field
The following day the Team competed in the Cross Country Race. The course featured a fast 5 miles lap with fast flowing single track. The Red Hawks Finished as follows:
XC:
Nick Niemi- 27^th of 44 starters
Elliott Holt- 36^th of 44 starters
Noah Reckers- 1^st of 12 starters

"Despite the 95-degree heat and fierce competition during both days of racing, the team performed great," Ripon Head Coach Alec Hoover said. "Noah won the first cross country race of his cycling career, Nick had a phenomenal performance in the dual slalom, given his limited experience in the discipline, and Nick and Elliott both proved they were capable of hanging in a National caliber men's A field."

The Red Hawks will be in competition again this weekend in St. Charles, Missouri for the MWCCC championship, before traveling to Big Bear Lake, Calif. for Collegiate Mountain Bike Nationals on October 11-13.