Los Alamos Mountain Bike Team Earns Top Spots At Manzano Mountain Madness

Submitted by Carol A. Clark
on October 2, 2024
- 8:00 am

Los Alamos athletes Ian McLean in 2nd place and Calvin Grow in 5th place earned spots on the podium in the boys JV2 race on Sunday. Courtesy photo

First time racers, Hannah Waldenschmidt and Adis Bock are recognized by the NMICL for their inaugural race performance. Courtesy photo

By PAULA KNEPPER
Los Alamos Mountain Bike Team

Ten Los Alamos high and middle school mountain bike team members competed at the Manzana Mountain Madness New Mexico Interscholastic Cycling League (NMICL) race held at Oak Flats on Sunday Sept. 22. Oak flats is in the Manzanito Mountains east of Albuquerque, and the area was peaking with local pinon and nearly 150 talented youth cyclists from across the state of NM. Spectators and forgers had plenty of action to keep them cheering.

Middle school athletes were the first to queue up at the start line. Quanah Moseley (6th grade Mountain Elementary School) maintained his solid lead and the leader’s jersey earning another top spot on the podium. Leif Wald-Hopkins (7th grade Los Alamos Middle School) competed in the 7th grade boys race earning a 14th place finish. Dmitri Lawrence raced a single loop MS race and took the top spot in his first race of the season.

Hannah Waldenschmidt (11th grader Los Alamos High School) competed in the HS one lap race.

Hannah climbed to the top of the podium during her debut bike race. Phoebe Reid (11th grade LAHS) moved up to the JV2 field landing her a 5th place on the podium.

Hannah Waldenschmidt earning first place and sporting the leader’s jersey at her debut mountain bike race. Courtesy photo

Sebastian Koglin sporting the leader’s jersey kicked off the JV1 field. Following the JV1 field were the JV2 athletes that included Ian McLean, Calvin Grow, and Adis Bock (10th graders at LAHS). Ezra Kozimor (9th grade LAHS) moved up to the 9th grade field during his second race of the season.

The HS boys team all finished in the top 10. Sebestian Koglin finished the JV1 race in 5th place. Ian McLean, Calvin Grow, and Adis Bock finished the JV2 race in 2 nd , 5th and 9th, respectively. Ezra Kozimor finished the 9th grade race in 9th place.

The next NMICL event will be held at Pajarito Mountain Oct. 12-13. Community members are welcome to come out and support our local athletes.

New athletes between 6th grade to 12th grade are welcome to join the LA mountain bike team and information is available at https://newmexicomtb.org.

Los Alamos bike team athletes along with a few siblings eager to embark on another day of mountain bike racing. Pictured from left Ian Mclean, Calvin Grow, Ezra Kozimor, Phoebe Reid, Sebastian Koglin, Adis Bock, and Quanah Moseley. Courtesy photo