Valley Preferred Cycling Center Hosting 2009 Collegiate Track Nationals

The USA Cycling Collegiate Track National Championships will be held this weekend at Valley Preferred Cycling Center in Trexlertown. The event, which is hosted by Penn State University, will mark the opening of the 2009-2010 USA Cycling Collegiate Cycling season.

The event will also feature several local riders. Jeremy Shirock (Emmaus, Pa.), Lauren Shirock (Emmaus, Pa.), Morgan Farnsworth (Schnecksville, Pa.), Rodney Santiago (Allentown, Pa.) and David Espinoza (Breinigsville, Pa.) will be competing for Penn State University; Nik Reinert (Mertztown, Pa.) will riding for the University of Pittsburgh; Mary Costelloe (Emmaus, Pa.) and Colleen Hayduk (Kutztown, Pa.) will be representing Kutztown University; Kim Geist (Emmaus, Pa.), riding for Northeastern University; Matthew Holub (Quakertown, Pa.) for the University of New Hampshire; Kyle Wagner (Bethlehem, Pa.) for Lehigh University; Ben Barczewski (Allentown, Pa.) for Columbia University; and Taylor Brown (Fleetwood, Pa.) for Marian College.

These riders will be among more than 100 student-athletes from across the country that will vie for national titles in over ten different events on the track. Meanwhile, dozens of schools from all over the nation will compete for an overall national title.

The most prestigious of the national titles that will be awarded over the weekend will be the omnium titles given to the top overall male and female individuals in Divisions I and II, as well as the best overall teams in each division.

Competition is set to begin at 9:00 a.m. this Thursday. The event is slated to run through Saturday evening with morning sessions beginning at 9:00 a.m. each day and evening sessions at 5:00 p.m. Sunday, September 27 has been designated an official rain day, meaning any competition that is postponed due to weather conditions will take place Sunday morning.

Admission is FREE. The 2009 Collegiate Track Nationals at Valley Preferred Cycling Center is a great way to spend some time over the weekend. For more information, please visit www.thevelodrome.com.

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