Hey all. As many of you know, I have raced the last four
years in the NorCal High School Mountain bike league. Freshman year I raced
Freshman D2, Sophomore as D2 JV, Junior as Varsity, and finally Senior as
Varsity. I have started and finished every single NorCal event the last four
years, 22 races I believe. I have been on each and every step on the podium,
and never DFL. Not to brag, but there are few who can say this, and I am very
proud. NorCal has been my focus for the last 4 years, and it is tough to see it
go. I have made so many friends, learned so much about racing my bike, and
devoted so many hours to NorCal. Hours training, hours in the car traveling to
races, hours thinking about it.
A few weeks back was
State Champs, my last high school race. It was brutal, and I finished mid pack.
It was epic to finish this final race. The course was brutal, the field was
brutal (even though the top 3 guys were off at World Cup in Germany), and
getting sick midway through the race was brutal. But that’s racing. I held on
and pushed through the finish. And it was over.
It is very tough for me
to see NorCal go out of my life, but I am also excited for some road and hopefully
some enduro racing this summer, and get up to Northstar and send it on the big
bike. Today is my last day of high school. Tomorrow is my graduation ceremony.
In September I move to San Diego to start studying at the University of
California San Diego. Don’t worry, I plan on racing collegiately. Major changes
are happening in my life, and I couldn't be more excited. It is with a heavy
heart I say goodbye to NorCal, but I can’t wait to keep racing, and see what collegiate
racing is all about.
Huge thank you to my family, girlfriend, friends, coaches, mentors, teammates,
and of course my wonderful sponsors at Grammo for all their support and making these past 4 years of racing
happen.
Excited about life, I’ll keep you posted.
Photo cred: Julie Barton, Vince Tarry (Cycling Development), and Capturaphoto.com
Hey all. As many of you know, I have raced the last four
years in the NorCal High School Mountain bike league. Freshman year I raced
Freshman D2, Sophomore as D2 JV, Junior as Varsity, and finally Senior as
Varsity. I have started and finished every single NorCal event the last four
years, 22 races I believe. I have been on each and every step on the podium,
and never DFL. Not to brag, but there are few who can say this, and I am very
proud. NorCal has been my focus for the last 4 years, and it is tough to see it
go. I have made so many friends, learned so much about racing my bike, and
devoted so many hours to NorCal. Hours training, hours in the car traveling to
races, hours thinking about it.
It is very tough for me
to see NorCal go out of my life, but I am also excited for some road and hopefully
some enduro racing this summer, and get up to Northstar and send it on the big
bike. Today is my last day of high school. Tomorrow is my graduation ceremony.
In September I move to San Diego to start studying at the University of
California San Diego. Don’t worry, I plan on racing collegiately. Major changes
are happening in my life, and I couldn't be more excited. It is with a heavy
heart I say goodbye to NorCal, but I can’t wait to keep racing, and see what collegiate
racing is all about. 
