The first portion of the 2013 USA Cycling Amateur BMX National Championships took place Saturday in Phoenix, Ariz., as the collegiate riders took to the Black Mountain BMX Track. A record turnout of 52 riders, more than twice the participation of 2012, battled it out for individual and team titles on behalf of 12 colleges and universities in front of over 5,000 enthusiastic BMX fans.
Women’s participation more than tripled from last year, to 23 total entrants, but the top result remained the same as last year:
Dominique Daniels (Gilbert, Ariz./Grand Canyon University) won the day after winning two of her motos and the semifinals,