Lees-McRae Athletics
Patrick Smith, Director of Sports Information
BRISTOL, Tenn. – Maria Döring, Nicholas Sdrenka, Andrew Strohmeyer and Ava Sykes all captured first-place finishes as Lees-McRae tallied 10 total podium finishes in the four races at the King University Cyclocross race last Saturday in Bristol, Tennessee.
For the women’s team, sophomore Döring and freshman Sykes each posted their first race victories of the season, winning the Collegiate Women A and B races respectively.
Freshman Zoe Eckman finished third in the A race, while sophomores Riley Gallagher and Gabriella Vides-Barry completed the podium sweep for Lees-McRae in the B race.
For the men, Lees-McRae captured all three spots on the podium in the Collegiate Men A race, with Strohmeyer notching a first-place finish and Ian McDonald and Andrew Sparks finishing second and third respectively.
Sdrenka closed out the races on the men’s side with a victory in the Collegiate Men B race, as Josh Foleyposted a second-place finish. Owen Brenneman and Alex Trifunovic each finished fourth in the Collegiate Men A and Collegiate Men B race reps
Saturday’s races mark the end of the 2020 portion of the Cycling schedule, with Lees-McRae now shifting their focus to the start of the 2021 season.