The Colorado High School Cycling League State Championship took place last weekend on the grounds of Colorado Mountain College in Glenwood Springs, October 19 – 20, 2024. Twenty-four riders from Steamboat Springs competed in the event, with a total of 932 riders competing. The Steamboat High School Mountain Bike Team placed second in Division 2, just behind Durango, with a total of 23 teams competing for the Division 2 title. Steamboat’s weekend was capped off with a win in the Team Spirit Award—for the second time in two years, thanks to their lively participation in the disco-themed spirit competition. Big thank you to Jen Tamburrino Casavecchia who lent her collection of disco outfits to the team to use. The cool and breezy weather was perfect for racing mountain bikes, and the athletes delivered standout performances and showed true team spirit.

Among the individual highlights, Whitney Warnke secured an impressive third place in the junior varsity girls race, while Eva Minotto finished 10th in the varsity girls category. On the boys’ side, Quinn Dressen claimed a strong third-place finish in the freshman boys’ race, and Sydney Soard took third in the freshman girls’ race​. Odin Gruben also contributed to the team’s success with his eighth-place finish in the freshman boys’ race, and Allie Reznicek finished sixth in the sophomore girls’ category​.

Several athletes showed significant improvement over their call-up place, which was based on race times throughout the season, with outstanding races at the finals. Eva Minotto moved from 43rd to 10th for the girls, and Zoe Chase climbed 32 spots to 21st after starting 53rd. Ellis Dressendorfer rode from 72nd to 49th, Anna Boness gained 20 spots from 114th to 94th, and Lindsay Berke, who started 31st, finished 15th in the state. On the boys’ side, Quinn Dressen moved from 16th to 3rd, Fisher Beauregard started 77th and finished 48th, and Soren Shepard improved 30 places from 92nd to 62nd. Many other athletes had great races as well.

The coaches couldn’t be more proud of the team’s efforts to bring another Colorado League team podium back to Steamboat and the team’s defense of the Team Spirit Award.

The Colorado High School Mountain Bike League State Championship Results (FULL RESULTS HERE)
https://my.raceresult.com/314486/

FULL Results for Steamboat athletes listed in the chart below.

Freshman Girls
Sydney Soard 3rd
Lucia Magnotta 10th
Ellis Dressendorfer 49th
Julia Boness 72nd

Sophomore Girls
Allie Reznicek 6th
Lindsay Berke 15th
Zoe Chase 21st

Junior Varsity Girls
Whitney Warnke 3rd
Jesse Weaver 25th
Anna Boness 94th

Varsity Girls
Eva Minotto 10th

Freshman Boys
Quinn Dressen 3rd
Odin Gruben 8th
Robbie Wodnick 21st
Caleb Walker 38th
Fisher Beauregard 48th
Henry Davis 65th
Soren Shepherd 62nd
Silas Setter 116th

Sophomore Boys
Oscar Libin 34th
Jackson Rosencrantz 59th

JV Boys
Ian McClarney 143rd

Varsity Boys
Luke Bedell 86th
Thomas Agosta 98th

The Colorado League consists of more than 160 high schools from Spearfish, South Dakota, to Taos, New Mexico. Team sizes range from five to 100+ riders. The 2024 race series has four regions: Yampa, Crystal, Piedra, and Platte. Steamboat Springs High School students and Steamboat Mountain School students race in the Yampa division. Each region has four races and the State Championships with top qualifiers from each region in each category. The Colorado High School Cycling League (Colorado League) is an independent 501(c)3 registered non-profit established in 2009. The Colorado League facilitates the development of interscholastic mountain bike cycling teams for grades 9 – 12. The program promotes positive youth development through interscholastic mountain biking for high school students in Colorado, southern Wyoming, northern New Mexico, and recently Spearfish, South Dakota.