Cap City Cross OVCX Ohio State Championship
Upper Arlington, OH
November 23, 2008
OHIO STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS REPORT
The Ohio State Championships were held in Columbus this past weekend on a course that featured equal parts power and equal parts skill. However, the presence of strong winds on race day made the power sections more significant, as three sections of lengthy straightaway went straight into a headwind. The park was extremely spectator-friendly, with most watchers perched up on the finish line hill looking down on the entire course.
In what would be a convergence of three Midwestern series (Zipp OVCX, Cap City, and Lake Effect), a group of 40 elite men tore off the line in pursuit of Ohio State titles, Zipp OVCX points and prize money. The beginning laps looked like it was going to be a tight finish. A group of six separated from the pack including old school hard men Phil Noble (Biowheels) and Jonathan Card (Saturn Toledo), OVCX leader Ryan Knapp (bikereg.com), and mountain man Gerry Pflug (Speedgoat). After a crash by Kennedy in a tight corner put him off the back of the group, Knapp and Card accelerated off the front. As the winds died down some in the second half of the race, more riders took the risk of going off solo. Knapp was the obvious aggressor, and tried many times to pull off the solo win but only Card could match his power. The last 30 minutes turned into a two man race between Knapp and Card, with Mike Mihalik (Beaver Valley Velo) busting out of the early group and dangling behind.
As the two leaders started the bell lap, it was obvious to the assembled spectators that a battle royale was brewing. They entered the finishing straight and the crowd grew silent. Knapp started the sprint from second wheel and seemed to have better of the veteran Card � until his pedal unclipped. Card was able to sprint up the hill for a well deserved gold medal. Knapp settled for second, with Mike Mihalik rounding out the podium in third.
In the womens race it was Nicole Borem (DRT Consulting) taking the top spot over a well-dressed Christy Blakely (BMW) and youngster Michelle Morris (One Call Now), who battled back from sixth place to take State Championship honors as the top Ohio rider.
Other notable results:
� Seventeen year old Anthony Marut (Lake Effect) took top honors in the Category 3/4 race over a very stacked field.
� Indiana native Sam Morrison won the 17-18 juniors race
� Sam Dobrozsi won two Ohio state championships in both the Junior Boys 15-16 and the Junior Men 17-18.
� Hannah Mossman overcame a strong field to win the Junior Girls 13-14 field
� Will Mandrola survived the long ride from Kentucky to take the Juniors 10-12 win.
� Laura Stahl (Team Awesome) dominated the 3/4 womens for her gold medal.
� Gerry Pflug won the elite masters race and then lined up for the Elite 1/2/3 race and got 4th, clearly the hard man of the day!
These results are provided for informational purposes only. Please note that
the protest period for this event has expired and no changes can or will be made
to these results.
Elite Men
1 JONATHAN CARD SATURN OF TOLEDO OH
2 RYAN KNAPP BIKEREG.COM IN
3 MICHAEL MIHALIK BEAVER VALLEY VELO PA
4 GERRY PFLUG SPEEDGOAT\SPK\SALSA PA
5 ANDY MESSER DRT RACING IN
6 PHIL NOBLE BIO WHEELS/REECE CAMPBELL RACING OH
7 MIKE KENNEDY BARBASOL KY
8 MITCH GRAHAM BIOWHEELS/REECE-CAMPBELL RACING OH
9 Matt Weeks Lake Effect OH
10 DONALD GALLIGHER DRT CONSULTING IN
11 CHRIS NEVITT DRT CONSULTING KY
12 NATE ZICCARDI JENI'S/TEAM AWESOME OH
12 Garth Prosser Sobe/Cannondale OH
14 RYAN MYERS DRT CONSULTING IN
15 CHRIS CHARTIER ALDERFER BERGEN OH
16 THOMAS DOMINIC SPIN OH
17 KYLE WINGLER ALAN FACTORY TEAM
18 RAY HURTON TEAM COLUMBUS OH
19 Mike House RGF Solutions OH
20 JUSTIN G POKRIVKA
21 NICK TINSLER DARKHORSE - RPC MECHANICAL OH
21 BRANDON GROFF TEAM AWESOME/JENI'S ICE CREAM OH
23 Andrew Hague Echelon OH
24 DAVE STEINER SNAKEBITE OH
25 Rick Toler Krietler Rollers OH
26 ANDY MOSKAL RGF SOLUTIONS/PANTHER CYCLING TEAM OH
27 Dan Mendoza Pista Elite IN
One Lap Behind
28 HANK CAMPBELL OH
29 CAMERON JACKSON RGF SOLUTIONS CYCLING TEAM OH
30 ERNEST MARENCHIN SPEEDGOAT.COM OH
31 CHRIS MAYHEW JBV COACHING PA
32 JUSTIN G POKRIVKA DIRTY HARRYS PA
33 KEITH LUCAS CKW RACING / OUTDOOR VENTURE KY
34 Sam Morrison
35 KATSU TANDA OH
dnf ZACHARY EDWARDS DRT RACING IN
dnf Ben Ortt Gary Fisher OH
Elite Women
1 NICOLE BOREM DRT CONSULTING IN
2 Christy Blakely BMW NC
3 Michelle Morris One Call Now OH
4 AMANDA SPROAT GARY FISHER 29ER CREW / TREK STORE OF COLUMBUS OH
5 JULIE LEWIS-SROKA LAKE EFFECT RACING OH
6 BRIDGET DONOVAN TREK STORE CINCINNAIT OH
7 CHRISTINE MCCARTHY TEAM AWESOME/ JENI'S ICE CREAM OH
8 LEAH HALLORAN OH
9 JAMIE CLIFTON NATIONAL ENGINEERING OH
10 Nancy Henderson OH
Cat 1/2/3 masters 35+/45+
1 GERRY PFLUG SPEEDGOAT\SPK\SALSA PA
2 FREDERICK ROSE BIKEREG.COM IN
3 ERIK FAGERBERG CALISTOGA RACING TEAM KY
4 JOHN MANDROLA CALISTOGA RACING TEAM KY
5 JUSTIN G POKRIVKA PA
6 GARTH PROSSER SOBE CANNONDALE MTB OH
7 Jeffrey Craft OH
8 John Koury Two Johns NC
9 John May KY
10 RUDY SROKA LAKE EFFECT RACING OH
11 Andrew Klumb OH
12 BILL CRANK PEDAL THE PLANET/CES KY
13 BRUCE PISAREK CENTRAL OHIO BICYCLE CLUB/NATIONAL ENGINEERING OH
14 DEREK WILFORD LAKE EFFECT RACING OH
15 BILL MARUT LAKE EFFECT RACING OH
16 NATE LOMAN SUMMIT FREEWHEELERS/RAINBOW INKS OH
17 DANIEL LACH ZWS/CYCLESPORT OH
18 MIKE OTTING MERCYHEALTHPLEX/7HILLS RACING OH
19 SCOTT YOUNG OH
20 JAMES TURNER TEAM IPRO OH
21 TJ TURNER BIOWHEELS RACING OH
22 Charles South
23 Lou Beckmeyer 7 Hills OH
24 MATTHEW KOEHN SPEEDWAY WHEELMEN IN
25 Mike Ramsey 7 Hills
26 DOUGLAS DOBROZSI QUEEN CITY WHEELS
27 John Reidel Alan OH
28 James Merchant
dnf JUSTIN G POKRIVKA DIRTY HARRYS PA
dnf Lou Beckmeyer
dnf Rick Toler
Cat 3/4 Men (B) Race
1 ANTHONY MARUT LAKE EFFECT RACING OH
2 CHRIS MAYHEW JBV COACHING PA
3 KEITH LUCAS CKW RACING / OUTDOOR VENTURE KY
4 MASON MORGAN JENI'S/TEAM AWESOME OH
5 JOSHUA PRATER SPEEDWAY WHEELMEN IN
6 ADAM JACKSON KY
7 BEN BONNEY OH
8 STEVEN GERS BIOWHEELS/REECE-CAMPBELL RACING KY
9 KATSUHIRO TANDA TEAM ATHENS P/B KT PROTOTYPE OH
10 ERIC LUNDGREN IRON CITY BIKES PA
11 MICHAEL CHEWNING TEAM HUNGRY OH
12 LAYNE PETERS TEAM AWESOME OH
13 JOSEPH HALL NATIONAL ENGINEERING (COBC) OH
14 RYAN LINDSAY ZWS/CYCLESPORT OH
15 DAVID GROEN NATIONAL ENGINEERING OH
16 BRENDAN JONES BEAVER VALLEY VELO PA
17 MARK FARMER OHIO ORTHOPEDIC/MORO CYCLING OH
18 JOHN MARKSTEIN JENI'S / TEAM AWESOME OH
19 JON CLOUS OH
20 Scott Carter
21 MARK TROUSDALE SPEEDWAY WHEELMEN IN
22 JOE BONNELL ECHELON CYCLING OH
23 JOHN PROPPE UNATTACHED OH
24 MICHAEL RILEY OHIO ORTHOPEDIC OH
25 JONATHAN LOMAX PA
26 BLAIR FRALEY ECHELON CYCLING TEAM OH
27 DAVID FARNHAM B1 BICYCLES OH
28 JASON LEAMAN STARK VELO OH
29 LAURENCE PESYNA SAVAGEHILL CYCLING TEAM OH
30 SCOTT BOND SPEEDWAY WHEELMAN IN
31 tim brown
32 DOUG WEBSTER OH
33 JOSH MURPHEY BAREKNUCKLEBRIGADE OH
34 Aaron Beck Team Awesome OH
35 MICHAEL BENEDEK IN
36 DOUGLAS BERNARD OH
37 JAKE MCKEEGAN TRI-TECH OH
dnf PETER CZERWINSKI ECHELON OH
dnf Riley Marn
dnf Mike Miller
dnf Jon Claus Ohio
dnf CHRIS Grisvard
Juniors 10-12
1 WILL MANDROLA RED ZONE CYCLING KY
2 ANDREW RADEMACHER QUEEN CITY WHEELS YOUTH CYCLING OH
3 Abigal Roof
4 Nora Bell
Juniors 13-14
1 HANNAH MOSSMAN ONE CALL NOW OH
2 ROBERT SROKA LAKE EFFECT RACING OH
Juniors 15-16
1 SAMUEL DOBROZSI QUEEN CITY WHEELS
Juniors 16-17
1 Colleen Morris OH
Juniors 17-18
1 Sam Morrison Indiana Fast Man! IN
2 Sam Dobroszi UDF OH
3 BRIAN HAMMOND KRIETLER ROLLERS OH
Cat 4 Men Open (C Race)
1 DAVE MUNDY OH
2 SCOTT ELLIS RMR CO
3 PETER HILLS TEAM DAYTON OH
4 CORY ST.CLAIR PRO CHAIN CYCLING OH
5 JADEN SEMPSROTT CINCINNATI OFF ROAD ALLIANCE OH
6 TIM DELGADO TEAM HUNGRY CYCLING OH
7 CAMERON POOLE TEAM DAYTON OH
8 SCOTT MURSCHEL TEAM ABUNDANCE OH
9 Peter Koury
10 PHILLIP BOYDELATOUR OH
11 DERRICK YOUNG UNATTACHED OH
12 JAMES BILLITER OH
13 KEVIN VANWERT ZEPHYR WHEEL SPORTS OH
14 SCOT HERRMANN TEAM DAYTON OH
15 TIM SHOLL OHIO ORTHOPEDIC/ MORO CYCLING OH
16 CHRIS BISHOP TREK STORE COLUMBUS
16 RICK VOITHOFER OH
17 ADAM SCHMIDT BIOWHEELS/REECE-CAMPBELL RACING OH
18 DOUG CARRAWAY OH
19 ANDY FISHER OH
19 ROBERT SROKA LAKE EFFECT RACING OH
20 STEPHEN FARRENS OH
21 DAN MASCRET B1 BIKES OH
dnf SPENCER HACKETT OH
Cat 3/4 Masters Men 35+
1 THOMAS HAYES VELO BIKE SHOP/CHERRYSTREET COFFEE WA
2 LARS ANDERSEN UNATTACHED OH
3 MARTY SMITH COMMONWEALTH EYE SURGERY KY
4 COREY GREEN GHISALLO CYCLING TEAM OH
5 Glen Gardner
6 Greg Charkoudian
7 Dave Johnson
8 RODNEY ROOF ZWS/CYCLESPORT OH
9 Unknown
10 RICK MAIER TEAM DAYTON BICYCLING OH
11 JOHN THOMAS UNATTACHED OH
12 CHRIS FISCHER CENTRAL OHIO BICYCLE CLUB OH
13 RICHARD ELWELL OH
14 ALEXIS ROCCOS OH
Cat 3/4 Masters Men 45+
1 DAVID COAR DRT CONSULTING IN
2 SCOTT BOND SPEEDWAY WHEELMAN IN
3 Mike Otting
4 DAVID HART ZWS/CYCLESPORT OH
5 MITCHELL BECKNER ONE CALL NOW OH
6 RICHARD TOLER KREITLER ROLLERS OH
7 FRASER CUNNINGHAM ZEPHYR WHEEL SPORTS OH
8 DAN RAMSEY 7 HILLS/MERCY HEALTHPLEX OH
9 JONATHAN SPICKER QUEEN CITY WHEELS OH
10 DELL WILLIAMSON QCW OH
12 CHRISTOPHER GRISVARD TEAM COLUMBUS OH
13 CHARLES SOUTH 3RVS KOEHLINGER-KELLY IN
14 DOUG HAMILTON BIOWHEELS RACING OH
15 Scott Belcher
16 Nate Szabo
17 Henry Dimmick
18 JIM PONTIUS ZWS/CYCLESPORT OH
19 Chris Karwisch
20 Joe Deloss
21 JON SCHAER OH
22 James Merchant OH
23 RICHARD Allen
24 Marty Withrow Echelon OH
25 FRED DIRKSE OH
26 Addison Smith
27 Joe Siebeualler
28 JOHN RADEMACHER QUEEN CITY WHEELS OH
29 MARK MCKENNEY 7 HILLS RACING OH
dnf PETER CZERWINSKI ECHELON OH
dnf KENNY SIPES CKW RACING / OUTDOOR VENTURE KY
dnf Michael Kreate
Cat 3/4 Women
1 Laura Stahl TEAM AWESOME/JENI'S ICE CREAM OH
2 HANNAH MOSSMAN ONE CALL NOW OH
3 Kiersta Tucker KY
4 ALICIA DICELLO TEAM AWESOME/JENI'S ICE CREAM OH
5 AMY KULESZA BIKESOURCE OH
6 Ryan Heflin
7 Melissa Corliss
8 JENI ROOSEN MHP/7 HILLS OH
dnf Alison Bedingfield
Women 35+
1 Gerry Schulze OH
2 Shellie Heggenberger OH
3 JAMIE CLIFTON NATIONAL ENGINEERING OH
4 BRIDGET SEMPSROTT CINCINNATI OFF ROAD ALLIANCE OH
5 KAREN HAMILTON BIOWHEELS RACING/REECE-CAMPBELL OH
dnf Brooke Crum
