Slaughter Pen Slam! | Race Recap - Ozark Cycling Adventures

By Barbara O’Connor

[Photos: Zuzanna Sitek, Ellen Brune, Megan Sebek, Thomas Ufer]

Arkansas NICA racing is on fire! Our second race, Slaughter Pen Slam had 120 riders competing for a place on the podium. The atmosphere was electric with competition, cheering and cowbells ringing non stop.

A BIG THANK YOU to all the volunteers that made the race possible. The race production team is made up entirely of volunteers, and your help with everything from setting up the course to taking down the course and infield are so valuable.

Girls Wave

In the girls division, Lauren Adams from Lincoln Junior High said she was proud that she “improved enough to get first place and to be on top of the podium.” She is looking forward to practicing even more to stay on top of the podium.

Results

6th/7th Grade Girls
1 RYLEIGH REDDELL Lincoln Junior High School
2 MACKENZIE CHAVEZ Independent
3 EMMA JOHNSON RazorbaCX Little Rock Composite
4 RYAN GRYNWALD RazorbaCX Little Rock Composite
5 JAELYN KAROW Fayetteville Cycling

8th Grade Girls
1 LAUREN ADAMS Lincoln Junior High School
2 AVERY ESCAJEDA Pea Ridge High School
3 ELLA VANHORN Fayetteville Cycling
4 RACHEL ARNOLD Fayetteville Cycling

9th Grade Girls
1 JORDAN SAULS Bentonville West High School

10th Grade Girls
1 CATE MERTINS Haas Hall Academy

JV Girls
1 ANGELA WURZER Bentonville High School
2 DESTINY GILLUM Springdale Har-Ber High School

Middle School Boys Wave
Parker Cantrell from Lincoln Junior High took third place in the Middle School Boys Division. According to Parker, his most memorable moment was “Getting third place and going on the podium.” Cantrell’s coach, Tim Keith stated, “I am very proud of all the riders. The standout performance this week would be between Eli Seay and Dakota Falcon. Dakota prevailed but Eli ran the last 100 yards with his chain off to secure 2nd place.” Now that is what we are talking about! Desire, dedication and competition in its truest form!

Results

6th/7th Grade Boys
1 NEYLAND ROBINSON Lincoln Junior High School
2 STIHL SNYDER Independent
3 STERLING OSKAR MINICK Rogers Composite
4 CHARLIE CARTER Lincoln Junior High School
5 COLIN HULL Northwest Arkansas Classical Academy

8th Grade Boys
1 DAKOTA FALCON Independent
2 ELY SEAY Lincoln Junior High School
3 PARKER CANTRELL Lincoln Junior High School
4 IAN MALLOY Fayetteville Cycling
5 EZRA SCHROER Haas Hall Academy

High School Boys Wave
Anya Bruhin, head coach for Pea Ridge High School said, “Everything was great! We had our whole team present along with everyone’s parents/siblings and other family members. All of the riders improved their best times significantly. We had a really great atmosphere in our tent with all of the families and riders coming together. That is my favorite thing about the league.” Bryce Wall, who finished first place for Pea Ridge in the Freshman Boys division, stated, “The race was very well planned out, and I really enjoyed racing against the other athletes in our area. I am only able to race on Saturdays, so this was a fun opportunity to be able to compete.”

Results

9th Grade Boys
1 LUCAS BYRNE Northwest Arkansas Classical Academy
2 JACOB SMITHPETERS Haas Hall Academy
3 HENRY WIGINTON Northwest Arkansas Classical Academy
4 KENTON ROBERTS Haas Hall Academy
5 CAMDEN GOFF Haas Hall Academy

10th Grade Boys
1 BRYCE WALL Pea Ridge High School
2 LANDON FREEMAN Springdale Har-Ber High School
3 CARSON Bentonville High School
4 JONATHAN YEOW Haas Hall Academy
5 ASHTON PHILLIPS Bentonville High School
6 EVAN KEITH Arkansas Arts Academy

JV Boys
1 LENNY TELLEZ Fayetteville Cycling
2 JASON VAN DER BYL Bentonville High School
3 TOM OLSON Bentonville High School
4 GRANT LAMPSON Rogers Composite
5 JACOB VELLIQUETTE Springdale Har-Ber High School

Varsity Boys
1 AUSTIN MORRIS Independent
2 COLE ANDERSON Bentonville High School
3 KADE KORTE Bentonville High School

Team Results

First Place Team and Series Bentonville High School
Second Place Team and Series Springdale Har-ber High School
Third Place Team and Series Haas Hall Academy