Columbia, Ky. – The King University Cycling team competed at Lindsey Wilson for a cycling invite against multiple other colleges. Performances came from XC and Downhill on the second day of competition in the two-day event.
 
The day started with the XC, which was a 3.1-mile loop track. The Men's ones and twos saw four King cyclists place in the top 15 for the four-loop track. Jose Pena led the way for the Tornado, placing ninth with a final time of 1:10:26.21. He had very even splits throughout the race, averaging 2.6 miles per hour the whole race.
 
Ian Kangas, Nathan Feduniw, and Cooper Ward all competed and placed 13^th, 14^th, and 15^th, respectively. Kangas finished with a time of 1:12:48.84, Feduniw finished with a time of 1:13:17.39, and Ward finished with a time of 1:14:34.97.
 
Ashley Davis was the only woman who competed in the ones and twos, finishing in 13th place. Davis finished the four laps totaling 17.6 miles in 1:35:20.78.
 
The women showed up big in the twos and threes, with all three King athletes finishing in the top five. Alexa Whaley finished in first with a time of 48:25.27 through the two-lap course. Kaitlyn Mezo and Mashaila Fordham placed third and fifth with times of 49:56.86 and 50:20.24, respectively.
 
Downhill was the final event for the day. The Men's ones and twos had Colin Burgess with the highest place for King, with 12^th place in 53.9 seconds.
 
The Men's twos and threes had Noah Hornbeck and Hayden Fischer place third and fifth, respectively. Hornbeck finished with a time of 1:00.7 and Fischer with a time of 1:02.0.
 
Women's had Whaley finish first again in the twos and threes with a time of 1:16.8.
 
Up Next: King will be back on the road on September 19^th and 20^th as they head to Lees-McRae for the Collegiate MTB Challenge starting at 8:00 am.