All riders — new and returning — please fill out an annual sign-up packet. These are due before winter break, and can be turned in to Ms. Kavaler in room G304. Lots of important stuff, so get a head start on it so you’re ready to ride in January!
Second hill climb time trial of the season for the Berkeley High School MTB Team. It’s just over a mile long and 510 feet of climbing. Riders were started at 30 second intervals.
The start is the gate at the junction of Quarry and Big Springs where they meet South Park road. From there you head across the parking area and up Big Springs fire road (south). Upon reaching the ridgeline, take a left at the intersection and continue to the peak. Watch out for the false summit, it fools many.
Almost everyone improved on their previous time. Go Berkeley High!
Great riding, everyone! We’ll run the time trial several more times this season, and you can compare your individual results each time as a measure of your fitness.
Aaron – 13:19
Alex – 13:09
Camilo – 11:47
Carlos – Absent
Emily – Absent
Eric C. – 13:49
Forrest – 11:54
Ivan – 12:49
Jack – 14.34
Jacob – 13:30
Jesse – 11:38
Jobi – Absent
Jonah – 8:32
Kirby – 11:48(*)
Luke – 8:50
Max – Absent
Nathan G. – 9:38
Nelle – 14:50
Nelson – 12:51
Nick H. – 9:04
Roberto – 12:37
Vin – 12:14
Yuval – 9:48
Zay – 12:14
(*) This may be a new record female rider time…we’ll try to confirm. Way to go, Kirby!
Thursday, October 21, 2010, 7-9pm: pre-season meeting for returning parents and coaches. Email Josh if you need meeting location details.
Date TBA, but before winter break: Weekday evening meeting at BHS for all returning and prospective riders and families. Watch this site for the date and time, and come join the team!
BHS Sports Physical – Saturday, August 14, 2010 at Children’s Hospital,
9:00 – 11:00 am, first come, first served, in the Outpatient Center of
Children’s Hospital, across the street from the main Hospital at 747 52nd
Street, Oakland.
The BHS Mountain Bike Racing Club wrapped up its 11th consecutive year at the 2010 California State Championship race in Grass Valley. A number of riders posted strong results at the Championships and in the overall 2010 final season standings.
Graduating senior Nathan Granados finished his final race with a solid ninth place in JV boys at the State Championship race, and took the tenth place 2010 season JV boys podium spot.
Junior Lang Miller completed her second season riding for Berkeley High by bringing home tenth place in JV girls from the Championships, and winning tenth place overall in JV girls for the season.
BHS Sophomore Isaiah Rapko’s first-place finish in a field of seventy contenders in the JV boys category at the Championships sealed his place as top NorCal League JV boy for the 2010 season. Isaiah earned a coveted California State Champion racing jersey for his results, and moves up to the intensely challenging Varsity boys category as a junior next year.
Sophomore Emily Anderson-Merritt was third across the finish line in Sophomore girls at the State Champs, and her consistent results on the season put her in second place overall for 2010 in sophomore girls in the forty-school NorCal League. Emily will skip JV next year and race Varsity as a junior.
BHS Sophomore and first-year racer Nelle Gray wrapped up her impressive first season with ninth place overall in Sophomore girls. Nelle will race alongside teammate Emily in 2011 in the top Varsity category against the fastest girls in the League.
The California State Championship race also served as a qualfiying event for the USA Cycling National Championships in July in Granby, Colorado. Nathan, Lang, Isaiah, Emily, and Sophomore Jonah Udall placed high enough at the State level to qualify for the out-of-League national event, where they may compete if they so choose. Congratulations!
The Club wishes graduating riders many fun, healthy and safe cycling miles ahead. Next year’s returning riders will continue BHS’s great cycling tradition, and are looking forward to welcoming brand-new riders for 2011.
