Eli Krahenbuhl of the University of Wyoming took home the menвЂ™s individual omnium crown in DI with top finishes in all four of the weekendвЂ™s races. The individual omnium crowns are awarded to the top collegiate mountain bikers who competed in both an endurance and gravity event. Evenly dispersed talent was on display in DII with the top five schools finishing within 100 points. The DII team race was even closer with nearby Appalachian State University edging last yearвЂ™s champion, the Colorado School of Mines, 585 вЂ“ 575. On Sunday, the Dual Slalom course recovered well, allowing for a fantastic day of competition, capping off a successful three days of championship events.вЂќ In fact, especially with the talented and skilled riders competing, the mud added some excitement to the short track races. Although the weather could have been better, it was workable. Not only was our overall performance better than weвЂ™ve ever had in the past against perhaps the strongest team Fort Lewis has ever had, but the team rooted, cheered and supported each other throughout the entire three-day event. вЂњWe had a lot of great individual performances with some tragedies and some victories we didnвЂ™t expect,вЂќ said Lees-McRae head coach Brian Sheedy. The University of Colorado-Boulder was within striking distance, but had to settle for third while Lindsey Wilson College and the University of Vermont rounded out the top five. The top individual scorers in both endurance and gravity events were also awarded individual omnium crowns following SundayвЂ™s dual slalom contests.ДЇort Lewis College used a strong showing by its women in the final contest of the competition, the dual slalom, to leapfrog host Lees-McRae College and take home the DI team overall championship by 20 points, 698 вЂ“ 678. Even fewer points separated Division II champions Appalachian State University and second-place Colorado School of Mines.

Don't miss a moment from Paris-Roubaix and Unbound Gravel, to the Giro dвЂ™Italia, Tour de France, Vuelta a EspaГ±a, and everything in between when youДЇort Lewis College narrowly edged host Lees-McRae College to win the Division I team omnium competition at the 2008 USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championships.

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