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Marian University won the division 1 team omnium for the fourth consecutive year and Mars Hill University won the division 2 award for the second year at the 2016 USA Cycling Collegiate BMX Nationals which were held in conjunction with the USA BMX Bluegrass Nationals in Louisville on Saturday and Sunday. The individual titles went to Tyler Whitfield (Marian University) and Sabrina Bice (Lindsey Wilson College) when they posted the best overall performances after two days of racing.

On Saturday, Bice beat out second-place finisher Heather Collman (Lindsey Wilson College) for the top spot. Then in

Elite Men:
1     Mauricio GELUSINI TORRES     ARG     25     50     50
2     Hernan SANTILLAN     ARG     21     45     45
3     Jholman SIVIRA     VEN     21     40     40
4     Jonathan SUAREZ     VEN     34     35     35
5     Cesar MONTENEGRO     ARG     24     30     30
6     Jaime Roberto QUINTANILLA CUENCA     BOL     19     28     28
7     Jefferson MILANO     VEN     21     26     26
8     DNF  Sebastian VARGAS OVANDO     BOL     24     24     24

Elite Women:
1     Maria Gabriela DIAZ     ARG     35     50     50
2     Mariana DIAZ     ARG     24     45     45
3     Anna Sara ROJAS     BOL     20     40     40
4     Maria Alejandra PEINADO     BOL     19     35     35

Pic by Bart de Jong/EBC

Elite Men:
1     Aleksandr KATYSHEV     RUS     20     50     50
2     Vladislav NEYASKIN     RUS     22     45     45
3     Boris PONOMAREV     RUS     21     40     40
4     Pavel MALYSHENKOV     RUS     22     35     35
5     Sergey DEMKIN     RUS     27     30     30
6     Konstantin GALYAMOV     RUS     24     28     28
7     Artem BOYAROV     RUS     21     26     26
8     Evgeny NIKUSHENKOV     RUS     20     24     24

Elite Women:
1     Yaroslava BONDARENKO     RUS     19     50     50
2     Tatiana USOVA     RUS     20     45     45
3     Anastasia USOVA     RUS     20     40     40
4     Sandra ALEKSEJEVA     LAT     25     35     35
5     Tatiana KAPITANOVA     RUS     20     30     30

Elite Men:
1     Max CAIRNS     AUS     20     50     50
2     Trent JONES     NZL     22     45     45
3     Matthew JUSTER     AUS     26     40     40
4     Corey FRIESWYK     AUS     22     35     35
5     Bradley GAME     AUS     21     30     30
6     Tristyn KRONK     AUS     20     28     28
7     Joshua CALLAN     AUS     25     26     26
8     Kai SAKAKIBARA     AUS     20     24     24

Elite Women:
1     Lauren REYNOLDS     AUS     25     50     50
2     Leanna CURTIS     AUS     23     45     45
3     Kirsten DELLAR     AUS     24     40     40
4     Hannah SARTEN     NZL     20     35     35
5     Ashleigh GUNN     AUS     20     30     30
6     Gemma-Lee THOMAS     AUS     19     28     28
7     Sarah HARVEY     AUS     21     26     26

London Olympian Lauren Reynolds and determined Victorian local Max Cairns have come away the winners in the elite classes at round five of the BMX Australia National Series in Shepparton. In hot temperatures at the Shepparton BMX Club, a string of fast heats led to fiercely contested finals, Reynolds making the most of her first race on Australian soil this season to win, while Cairns upset recently crowned Oceania champion Trent Jones of New Zealand for his first elite class victory.

Name: Sylvain ANDRE
Age: 23
Hometown: Cavaillon, South of France
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Name: Trent Jones    
Age: 21
Hometown: Waipu, New Zealand (pronounced Why-poo)
Sponsors: Cycling NZ, Box Components
Instagram: @Tjones279

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-Frame: Thrill
-Forks: BOX X2

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Name: Federico Villegas
Age: 21
Hometown: Mendoza, Argentina
Sponsors: Crupi BMX, Answer BMX, Onyx, Bike Art, Pulver Nutrition, Bicimania, Extreme Board Shop, Enard.
Instagram: fedevillegas194

2016 Bike check:

-Frame: Crupi Pro XL 2016

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