The White County mountain bike teams competed in their second race of the season this past weekend.
The Clash at the Creek at Allatoona Creek Park in Acworth was one of the more technical and difficult courses they have competed in this year, said White County High School Mountain Bike Team Head Coach Jeff DeFoor.
850 riders registered for the race, but even with the additional competition, Defoor said White County’s teams were successful.
Yonah Composite finished 1st in the Division II teams out of 17 and leads the team series results. They had 8 athletes competing between the middle and high school categories.
In the middle school group, Rush Chamberlain took 5th place in 7th grade, and Hope Hogan finished 6th in 8th-grade girls and sits in 5th place for the series.
The high school group consisted of Freshman Levi Hogan finishing 28th, and Brayden Watkins, who was unable to finish due to a wreck right after the start.
Avery Himstedt finished 37th in the JV1 category. Elizabeth Himstedt took 2nd place in JV1 girls and sits in 2nd for the series.
The LaRue sisters, Caitlin and Brianna took 4th and 5th, respectively, in Varsity Girls and Caitlin is now tied for 2nd, and Brianna sits in 4th for the series.
The White County High School team finished 6th in the Division I teams out of 27 and sits in 5th place in the team series.
The team had 13 athletes competing again between the middle and high school categories.
For the middle schoolers, Diezel Griffin took 2nd place, and Lucas Johnson finished 19th in 7th grade.
In 8th grade, Chance Miller took 1st place in a photo finish with teammate Jesse Bowen who took 2nd place. Chance now leads the series earning the privilege of wearing the leader jersey, and Jesse is tied for 3rd in the series points. Also competing in the 8th grade category were Asher Stewart finishing 28th, and Benjamin Witcher finishing 32nd.
Anna Kate DeFoor who took 1st place in JV1 Girls and leads the series, will continue wearing the leader jersey.
Caeden Allen competed in JV1 and finished 22nd. In JV2, Evan Adams took 2nd place and now sits in 2nd for the series as well. Also in JV2 were Nathan Witcher finishing 12th, Colt Miller finishing 13th, and Alex Wall finishing 37th out of 75 racers.
“All in all, a great day for our athletes and their hard work and determination is paying off,” said DeFoor.
The next race is Sunday, October 8, at the Duel at Dauset in Jackson, Georgia.
