For those who were unable to attend the Kick-Off meeting on April 11th, attached are the slides from the meeting. No worries if you were unable to make it. Please continue to register your riders with our team and the league through PitZone. Reach out with any questions. We will have a team meeting in May where more information will be shared and we can touch base!
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2017 Mountain Bike Team season closes at state champs with strong JDCHS finishers
November 11, 2017
JD Mountain Bike Team Finishes Strong at State Champs Race in Cedar City
Earlier this month in Cedar City, the Soaring Eagle Mountain Bike Team closed out their competitive Division 2 race season with three impressive Utah State Cycling Championship finishes. Team captain Krew Summers (senior) was an aggressive south series rider this season, placing 17thout of 73 competitors in his final race wearing JD blue at state champs. Summers also placed 14that Moab and Eagle Mountain competitions this fall. In his first year mountain bike racing, Sophomore Connor Doyle completed the season with a 4th place south division men’s finish and ranked 8thin Utah (112 athlete field). In September, Doyle placed 3rdat the Powder Mountain race, earning the young JDCHS team their first podium medal in the sport. Sophomore Jacob Whitehead netted top 20 finishes at all three qualifying races held at Powder Mountain, Moab and Eagle Mountain. Whitehead ended the season strong, crossing the finish line 14thout of 63 racers in his division at the state champs race in Cedar City. Freshman Jacob Casper and Sophomores Isabella Bertagnolli and John Flanagan trained with the team this season, but were unable to attend the state champs race due to multi-sport conflicts.
Robert Steele coaches the co-ed club team with the assistance of parent volunteers. The JDCHS team is a member of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association and the Utah Cycling League, which grew to over 3,000 athletes in 2017. Soaring Eagle riders train with Alta High School’s division 1 team to share resources and coaching support; athletes of all ability levels and experience in the sport may compete at every race (no benches). Registration and training for the 2018 season begins in April, and new members are welcome and encouraged to join. https://jdchsmtb.com Twitter: @jdchsmtb
Soaring Eagle Mtn Bike Team wraps up 2017 season with strong finish at State Champs!
November 11, 2017
JD Mountain Bike Team Finishes Strong at State Champs Race in Cedar City
Earlier this month in Cedar City, the Soaring Eagle Mountain Bike Team closed out their competitive Division 2 race season with three impressive Utah State Cycling Championship finishes. Team captain Krew Summers (senior) was an aggressive south series rider this season, placing 17thout of 73 competitors in his final race wearing JD blue at state champs. Summers also placed 14that Moab and Eagle Mountain competitions this fall. In his first year mountain bike racing, Sophomore Connor Doyle completed the season with a 4th place south division men’s finish and ranked 8thin Utah (112 athlete field). In September, Doyle placed 3rdat the Powder Mountain race, earning the young JDCHS team their first podium medal in the sport. Sophomore Jacob Whitehead netted top 20 finishes at all three qualifying races held at Powder Mountain, Moab and Eagle Mountain. Whitehead ended the season strong, crossing the finish line 14thout of 63 racers in his division at the state champs race in Cedar City. Freshman Jacob Casper and Sophomores Isabella Bertagnolli and John Flanagan trained with the team this season, but were unable to attend the state champs race due to multi-sport conflicts.
Robert Steele coaches the co-ed club team with the assistance of parent volunteers. The JDCHS team is a member of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association and the Utah Cycling League, which grew to over 3,000 athletes in 2017. Soaring Eagle riders train with Alta High School’s division 1 team to share resources and coaching support; athletes of all ability levels and experience in the sport may compete at every race (no benches). Registration and training for the 2018 season begins in April, and new members are welcome and encouraged to join. https://jdchsmtb.com Twitter: @jdchsmtb
JD MTB finishes 2017 season strong at State Champs!
November 11, 2017
Moab race
Moab race
Connor and Jacob – Sophomores
Connor Doyle, 4th place
JD Mountain Bike Team Finishes Strong at State Champs Race in Cedar City
Earlier this month in Cedar City, the Soaring Eagle Mountain Bike Team closed out their competitive Division 2 race season with three impressive Utah State Cycling Championship finishes. Team captain Krew Summers (senior) was an aggressive south series rider this season, placing 17th out of 73 competitors in his final race wearing JD blue at state champs. Summers also placed 14th at Moab and Eagle Mountain competitions this fall. In his first year mountain bike racing, Sophomore Connor Doyle completed the season with a 4th place south division men’s finish and ranked 8th in Utah (112 athlete field). In September, Doyle placed 3rd at the Powder Mountain race, earning the young JDCHS team their first podium medal in the sport. Sophomore Jacob Whitehead netted top 20 finishes at all three qualifying races held at Powder Mountain, Moab and Eagle Mountain. Whitehead ended the season strong, crossing the finish line 14th out of 63 racers in his division at the state champs race in Cedar City. Freshman Jacob Casper and Sophomores Isabella Bertagnolli and John Flanagan trained with the team this season, but were unable to attend the state champs race due to multi-sport conflicts.
Robert Steele coaches the co-ed club team with the assistance of parent volunteers. The JDCHS team is a member of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association and the Utah Cycling League, which grew to over 3,000 athletes in 2017. Soaring Eagle riders train with Alta High School’s division 1 team to share resources and coaching support; athletes of all ability levels and experience in the sport may compete at every race (no benches). Registration and training for the 2018 season begins in April, and new members are welcome and encouraged to join.
Email: jdchsmtb@gmail.com to be added to the contact list for 2018
Twitter: @jdchsmtb
Instagram: @jdchsmtb
First year
This past season was unbelievable. What started as a complaint from my daughter, that she didn’t like to mountain bike because none of her friends did it became the most rewarding experience. I made contact with the Utah League Director Lori Harward, who suggested I attend a coaches summit. It turns out she has received these calls before and knows how to get people involved. Within the first hour of the meetings, I discovered I was the new “Head Coach” for Juan Diego. I sat in shock and began to listen more intently to the classes on risk management and team organization. Thankfully one of the seasoned coaches took me and our Juan Diego riders under his wings. Stephen Hales has been the Alta High School MTB Coach for a number of years and has two kids on the team. In April 2016, he held a parent meeting in the commons area of Alta High School. About two hundred people showed up, which worked out to about 60 students signing up for the team. A few weeks later we attempted to hold a similar meeting at JDCHS, three students attended with their parents and I wondered what I was doing. We set a deadline for team registration in May, out of necessity to order team uniforms and have them ready in time for the race season. We had a total of five student riders from Juan Diego, but more importantly we had nine ride leaders to support our team in training. We trained throughout the summer, three days a week (Tues, Thurs, and Sat).
Our first race was at Powder Mountain and I was blown away. It reminded me of the Quidditch World Cup from Harry Potter. In the beginning, we were on top of the mountain and no one was around. Within 24 hours, thousands of people converged on the race site.
JDCHS MTB TEAM 