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Animas High Ospreys Team up with Durango Cyclery to put on Muscle Cross

This Sunday the 5th, come down to Buckley Park and witness the fun of Cyclocross. As part of their class project, the Animas High Mountain Bike Class will be putting on the event along with Russ Zimmerman from the Durango Cyclery. The students have been working on the event for the past month with help from teachers Sarah Tescher and Chad Cheeney, local Durango Devo coaches. This is the final event in the line-up for the 2010 Fort Lewis Cycling Cyclocross series. There will be no FLCCX series points awarded at this race as the series ends on Saturday at the race up on the FLC campus. Muscle Cross is a fun race to celebrate the fun cross season, with a shorter course and some pretty silly sections, this final race will leave the racers smiling. Racing begins at 9am with the 5 lap Open MTB Category, open to anyone on a MTB. 9:30am will see the Free Kids Race take off, open to all kids 12 and under. No kid is too young as we will have helpers out on course to assist them in the obstacle sections. The Star Spangled Banner will start the 30 minute B Mens race at 10am to be followed by the 30 minute A Women’s race at 10:45 and the 40 minute A Men at 11:45. There will be no age group racing. Prizes and Medals for the MTB, Kids and B racers and cash money to the top 3 A Men and Women. Cost is Free for the Kids race, $10 for the MTB class, and $15 for all others. Live race announcing, teenage DJ, Hot Chocolate, Chiminea for warmth and plenty of oohs and ahhs! Come down to Buckley Coliseum this Sunday morning and have fun with the Animas High Ospreys!

The AHS Ospreys taking the barriers out to pasture

Animas High Team up with Durango Cyclery for Muscle Cross

The Animas High School Osprey mountain bike team has partnered with the Durango Cyclery this season to help promote and run the 2010 version of the Muscle Cross, a local cyclocross event on December 5th. As part of their semester long cycling class, the students have been working with the local bike shop to put a new spin on the 4 year old event. Taking place at Buckley Park in downtown Durango, The Muscle Cross will be a test of bike handling skills mixed with dose of smiling, with a purpose of entertaining the passer-bys and local cycling enthusiasts. Localy known as the last cycling event of every season, this is one event not to be missed.

poster by AHS students, Tucker, Stephan and Elijah

Animas High Ospreys Head to State Champs

The Animas High Osprey’s are heading off to state championships this weekend in Elbert, Colorado at the Peaceful Valley Boy Scout Ranch. We are taking 12 athletes to the final event of the inaugural Colorado High School MTB league season. We are currently in 6th place in the team standings out of 20 teams. There will also be 1 or 2 athletes from DHS attending as independent racers, as DHS does not have a formal team this season. The league has been very successful in its first year as it has averaged over 170 racers per event. A typical summer Mountain States Cup race or large regional race will tend to average 25-35 per event. This new junior racing program in the state will have a huge effect on Colorado’s future junior cycling development as it is a great non-intimidating introduction to the sport.race information

Freshman India Waller rails towards 2nd place in the JV girls race

Animas High Ospreys!

Four Animas High Ospreys and one team Mom headed up to Tabernash last weekend to take on round 2 of the inagrual Colorado High School Mtb Series and walked away with a 6th place team finish. India Waller and Robin Austin lead the team in scoring to secure the sweet team placing. Check out the results here.

Animas High Ospreys Had Fun in Nathrop

Tucker leads out Nate during a preride at Chalk Creek

India was the first Osprey to race, and placed 2nd!

Animas High team uniforms were spray painted

Stephan on saturdays team preride in Nathrop

Chalk Creek Campground was bumping with High Schoolers and Family

Coach Chad gets to lead out the Varsity Boys race with Dave Wiens

The team congratulates India after her race

The Osprey boys warm up before their race

fridays team practice in Overend Mountain Park

Tucker, Caleb and Nate prepare for the challenge ahead

Ospreys in Nathrop 2010, Click and read the press release from the race

Animas High Ospreys Flock to Nathrop

Its the season opening event in Nathrop Colorado that has 6 Animas High School students and their families, heading upstate to mountain bike race. It is the inagrual race of the inagrural season, and Durango has a team. Coached by Devo coaches Sarah and Chad, the Animas High Ospreys have 9 boys and 2 girls signed up for the team/class. 4 of them being summer Devo athletes. Rumor has over 130 high school students from all corners of Colorado attending the race. Categories are Freshman, Sophmore, Junior Varsity and Varsity for both boys and girls. Points are awarded to each teams riders, with the team title being the most prestigious. 7220 Composite, Animas High School , Boulder High School , Rocky Mountain HS , Crested Butte MTB , Fort Collins Comp , Gunnison HS , Lyons Composite , Palmer High School , Salida-BV Composite , Cheyenne Mountain , Monarch MTB , Summit High School , Vail Valley Comp , Fairview High School , Ralston Valley HS , and Douglas County HS are all the registed teams as of today. Check out http://www.coloradomtb.org/ for more info on the league.

cycling class is in session at Animas High

Animas High School Ospreys Get Ready to Ride

Telegraph Trail Climbing

(D:Horse Gulch, 3rd street behind SonicAnimas High School Joins the National Interscholastic Cycling Association

The Animas High School Ospreys will be jumping into the newly created
Colorado High School Cycling League, starting this fall. The paperwork for

the team is being completed as we speak with the help from Animas High
School’s Michael Ackerman and Jesse Hutt and Durango Devo’s Sarah Tescher
and Chad Cheeney. Michael Ackerman, AHS’s Head of School, commented, “This
partnership with Durango Devo’s coaches creates unique opportunities for
students. More young adults will be able to get out and enjoy biking on our
beautiful trails while learning skills from pro cyclists. And we know that
students will enjoy competing in races around the state.” The team will be

open to all levels of riders with the goal being competing as a team at the
State Championships on Halloween weekend in Elbert, Colorado. Sign up for
the class begins next week, so look out for the green and gold Ospreys!

polo mallets fall to the ground in Telluride.....this photo really has nothing to do with AHS.

High School MTB Racing at Animas High School!

The Animas High School Ospreys will be jumping into the newly created Colorado High School Cycling League, starting this fall. The paperwork for the team is being filed as we speak with the help from Animas Highs Michael Ackerman, Jesse Hutt and Devo’s Sarah Tescher and Chad Cheeney. The team will be open to all levels of riders with the goal being competing as a team at the State Championships on Halloween weekend. Wish them luck gathering cyclists and look out for the green and gold Ospreys!

2010 Colorado High School MTB Series
• Sept. 19: Race 1. Chalk Creek Ranch, at Nathrop, 20 miles north of Salida
• Oct. 3: Race 2. TBA
• Oct. 17: Race 3. Bear Creek Lake Park, Lakewood
• Oct. 31: Race 4 (State Championships) Peaceful Valley, Elbert
• Call Kate Rau for registration info — 720.272.9282
www.coloradomtb.org

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