November 20, 2019 | The Clarion
Sports
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Tornados cyclocross
dominates in Charlotte
By Phil de Montmollin
Sports Information Director
The Brevard College Cycling team
accumulated several strong results at the North
Carolina Cyclocross (NCCX) Series event held
Sunday, Nov. 17 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The race served as a precursor to this weekend’s
NCCX North Carolina Grand Prix event in
Hendersonville, North Carolina.
At the Cyclocross event in Charlotte, Brevard
College riders won three races to go along with
four podiums and seven top-tens.
BC senior Hannah Arensman won the
Women’s Pro Category 1/2/3 race. A Brevard
College raeer also won the Women’s Category
3/4 race as freshman Emma Schwab took that
event’s crown with her teammate Michaela
Gray placing fourth.
Brevard College sophomore Tyler Clark
won the Men’s Pro 1/2/3 race to go along
with a second-place finish by senior Carson
Beckett. Brevard College alumnus and current
Assistant Coach Cypress Gorry finished third
to give BC student-athletes and alumni a clean
podium sweep.
Tyler Miranda (6th Place) and Dalton Collins
(8th Place) of Brevard also provided strong
performances in the Men’s Pro 1/2/3 race.
The Brevard College Cycling team, under
the guidance of Head Coach Brad Perley,
will now turn its attention to the 15th annual
NCCX North Carolina Grand Prix, part of
the USA Cycling ProCX Series. The NCCX
series-finale represents a home race for the
Tornados with action at nearby Jackson Park
in Hendersonville, North Carolina. The NCCX
North Carolina Grand Prix will take place all
day on Saturday, Nov. 23 and Sunday, Nov. 24
at Jackson Park. For more information, go to
www.nccyclocross.com.
Following the NCCX Grand Prix, Brevard
will begin preparations for the USA Cycling
Collegiate Cyclocross National Championships
to be held Dec. 10-15 in Tacoma, Washington.
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Photo by BC Tornados
Brevard College student-athletes Tyler Clark (center) and Carson Beckett (left) are joined by BC alum and Assistant Coach Cypress Gorry for a ciean podium
sweep in the Pro Category 1/2/3 CycioCross race in Charlotte.