From Tribune staff reports
TRUSSVILLE — The Hewitt Trussville High School and Middle School Mountain Bike teams are headed into the Alabama Cycling Association’s (ACA) state championship races this weekend with both teams holding onto first place.
In Race #4 of the series, both the HTHS and HTMS Mountain Bike teams brought home first places team finishes at the University of Montevallo trails. Finishing in the Top Ten were:
Varsity:
Joshua Walker -3rd
Conrad Jones-4th
Alex Davis – 5th
Noah Clark -6th
JV1:
Lelan Neal -2nd
Davis Sharp- 6th
Teague Jones – 7th
JV1 Girls:
Shazie Bryant -9th
JV 2 Boys:
Aiden Wardell -7th
Nicholas Davis – 9th
JV 2 Girls:
Evelyn Murphree – 5th
Freshman Girls:
Evelyn Lolley -1st
8th Grade Boys:
John Green – 6th
7th Grade Girls:
Isabelle Garver -2nd
Lily Neal – 7th
7th Grade Boys:
Lenwood Jones -1st
Lleyton Sharp – 5th
Jude Lolley – 6th
Abe Cox – 7th
Kaleb Richardson – 9th
6th Grade Boys:
Logan O’Dell
The team also has several riders who are current points leaders for the season. Those riders are: Teague Jones, JV1, Evelyn Lolley, Freshman girls, Isabelle Garver, 7th grade girls and Lenwood Jones, 7th grade boys.
Most Improved riders increased their place by 5 or more:
Brian Elmore – 12 places
Alex Woyak – 9 places
Tyler Steele – 6 places
Nathan Harris – 5 places
Chase Hendrix – 5 places
The ACA series is made up of 5 races for the season. The HTHS and HTMS teams each finished first at the second race in Fort McClellan in March. The HTMS team finished second and the HTHS team finished first at the third race in Huntsville at John Hunt Park in April.
The Alabama Cycling Association State Championship is this weekend, May 4 and 5, at Tannehill State Park. More information is available at acamtb.org.
