The Steamboat Springs High School Mountain Bike Team is over the hump of its regular season, completing the third of four races Saturday in Eagle. 

Rain and lightning delays throughout the day became a major challenge for event organizers who made the decision to have the freshman, sophomore and JV girls race just one lap while all other categories raced two, including the varsity boys and girls who had their races called due to weather during the race — finishing positions were determined based on the biker’s place at the previous checkpoint. 

Despite the setback, Steamboat managed to win the Haymaker Classic, scoring top-10 points from 14 riders including freshman Sydney Soard, who has now won all three races this season after completing her lap in 30 minutes, 42 seconds. 

Other Steamboat podiums came from sophomore Allie Reznicek, who took second with a 30:48 lap time and JV rider Whitney Warnke, who finished third. On the slippery course and amid the chaotic nature of the single lap, Warnke was part of an early crash in her race but managed to climb her way back up to the podium with a photo finish against the second-place finisher in 29:24. 

The highest points-scorers for the team were varsity riders Thomas Agosta and Eva Minotto, who placed seventh for the boys and eighth in the girls race, respectively. 

As is always the goal of the team, Steamboat won the spirit contest and remains in first place in the Yampa Region for Division 2. The final race of the regular season, the North Fruita Desert Classic, launches from Fruita on Sunday, Oct. 6. 

Immediately following the race, all riders will know if they qualified for the state competition. To qualify, riders must compete in at least two of the four regular-season races and finish in the top-40 for their respective region and category. Only three race scores are counted and the lowest score of the four races is erased for each individual who competes in them all. 

Results
CO MTB League
Haymaker Classic
Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024

Division 2
Varsity Girls — 8. Eva Minotto, 1:01:23.65. 
Varsity Boys — 7. Thomas Agosta, 1:05:49.43; 28. Luke Bedell, 56:00.43.
JV Girls — 3. Whitney Warnke, 29:24.44; 9. Jesse Weaver, 32:23.01.
JV Boys — 35. Wrigley Neeley, 59:43.98; 49. Jackson Sloop, 1:01:24.93; 51. Elliot Nance, 1:01:29.71; 84. Stovin Briggs, 1:09:27.49; 99. Brady Burton, 1:13:28.65; 116. Xavier Knott, 1:24:54.80.
Sophomore Girls — 2. Allie Reznicek, 30:48.11; 8. Lindsay Berke, 34:09.60; 12. Zoe Chase, 35:41.71.
Sophomore Boys — 7. Schuyler Biglow, 56:04.22; 10. Oscar Libin, 56:59.56; 11. Jackson Rosencrantz, 56:59.58; 19. Rowan Hanaughan, 1:01:38.56; 31. Logan Drury, 1:04:12.27; 42. Morgan Garrett, 1:07:37.84.
Freshman Girls — 1. Sydney Soard, 30:42.31; 8. Lucia Magnotta, 33:01.34; 22. Ellis Dressendorfer, 36:02.61. 
Freshman Boys — 4. Odin Gruben, 54:37.25; 5. Quinn Dressen, 55:19.32; 6. Robbie Wodnik, 55:19.67; 10. Caleb Walker, 57:52.07; 18. Fisher Beauregard, 1:00:22.75; 21. Silas Setter, 1:00:43.97; 22. Henry Davis, 1:01:28.53; 25. Soren Shepherd, 1:02:02.17; 40. Mason Lipscomb, 1:09:09.50; 51. George Boisjoli, 1:15:54.06.