From Morris: Women's Mountain Bike Racing

We have all been very excited with the results of the Upper Valley Composite Mountain Bike Team.  All riders have given great effort and should be proud of their accomplishments.  I will focus specifically on the girls this week even though the boys have ridden equally as well.  The girls are few in number but include Ashlee Puzey, Adael Ashment, Ketti Christensen, and Morgan & Emma Hurst.  Many of them have stood on the podium at each race.  That in itself is impressive, but even more impressive is they are pioneering the way for future girl racers from the upper valley.  It is tough to break out of the mold of what we think are traditional women's sports in Rexburg and Sugar City and excel in their first and second years.  The great thing is that all but one of the women racers will be returning to the NICA league for the next few seasons. These early years will give them experience to fall back on in the future.  We have enjoyed watching each of them compete and grow with each race.