Page 4 Sports The Clarion | Sept. 18, 2009 BC excels in cycling meet in Elk Banner photo courtesy M. Newton photo coutlesy M. Newton Brevard cycling traveled to Banner Elk, N.C. last weekend and competed against 9 other schools from the southeastern region. Brevard raced well, consistently placing a rider in the top 3 in almost all races. In the Men's downhill, Danny Cesare placed second, mere hundredths of a second behind the winner. In the men's cross country race, Tristan Cowie fell behind with bike problems, but moved back through the field into first place to win the race. In the women's events, Jo Tuttle palced 1st in downhill and third in cross country. Julia Tellman placed second in hte cross country race and third in the downhill. The Tornados will be back in Banner Elk this weekend for another set of races. photo courtesy M. Newton photo courtesy M. Newton